If you want to find out how to build bigger arms you'll undoubtedly find a sea of misinformation and contradicting advice which has led many men down a path of frustration for years.
Among the techniques already being adopted in the quest for head-turning guns are..
1. Constant variety with your rep range to train every muscle fiber.
2. Incorporating new moves to prevent your workouts from becoming stale.
3. Regularly increasing the resistance you use to force new results.
And while all three of these methods are definite ways to improve results, still there is a huge problem here. For most men simply cannot experience the type of muscle growth in their arms that they so badly desire.
For all their toil and hard work, getting no results can be frustrating.
If you have been down this path of frustration before, then the recent findings from a team of Norwegian researchers will definitely interest you.
This in depth study analyzed whether or not the testosterone spike created by training legs prior to an upper body workout would be significant enough to have any effect on the smaller upper body muscles. An interesting theory, but it needed some proof.
So one group of exercise enthusiasts were instructed to follow an eleven week protocol. They trained their left arm as normal. They trained their right arm following a leg workout. The results were compiled by the researchers and analyzed to see the effects.
The spike in enzymes following a leg session is often thought to carry over and have full body effects. It's one of the main points brought up by personal trainers trying to convince guys that they need to stop neglecting their lower body. Until this 2011 study from Norway, it was merely guesswork.
But what the team found was quite startling.
By supporting their right arm workout with a leg session immediately beforehand, the subjects did indeed take advantage of the spike in muscle building enzymes. This resulted in greatly improved biceps growth in their right arm.
But in making this discovery, they also put the nail in the coffin of another popular training myth. You do not need to train your legs in order to get a bigger upper body. Although growth hormone levels did increase dramatically, they dropped within an hour. So in order to get the full body benefits many people tell you about from training your legs regularly, you need to hit a smaller muscle group quite fast!
The group's one rep max for biceps also increased on their right arm during the study.
So while it could be tempting to run to your local supplement stockists and spend your monthly budget on miracle powders, don't be fooled. The scientific data suggests that by simply pairing your arms with your legs you can improve results massively - this should be your first step to building bigger arms.
Among the techniques already being adopted in the quest for head-turning guns are..
1. Constant variety with your rep range to train every muscle fiber.
2. Incorporating new moves to prevent your workouts from becoming stale.
3. Regularly increasing the resistance you use to force new results.
And while all three of these methods are definite ways to improve results, still there is a huge problem here. For most men simply cannot experience the type of muscle growth in their arms that they so badly desire.
For all their toil and hard work, getting no results can be frustrating.
If you have been down this path of frustration before, then the recent findings from a team of Norwegian researchers will definitely interest you.
This in depth study analyzed whether or not the testosterone spike created by training legs prior to an upper body workout would be significant enough to have any effect on the smaller upper body muscles. An interesting theory, but it needed some proof.
So one group of exercise enthusiasts were instructed to follow an eleven week protocol. They trained their left arm as normal. They trained their right arm following a leg workout. The results were compiled by the researchers and analyzed to see the effects.
The spike in enzymes following a leg session is often thought to carry over and have full body effects. It's one of the main points brought up by personal trainers trying to convince guys that they need to stop neglecting their lower body. Until this 2011 study from Norway, it was merely guesswork.
But what the team found was quite startling.
By supporting their right arm workout with a leg session immediately beforehand, the subjects did indeed take advantage of the spike in muscle building enzymes. This resulted in greatly improved biceps growth in their right arm.
But in making this discovery, they also put the nail in the coffin of another popular training myth. You do not need to train your legs in order to get a bigger upper body. Although growth hormone levels did increase dramatically, they dropped within an hour. So in order to get the full body benefits many people tell you about from training your legs regularly, you need to hit a smaller muscle group quite fast!
The group's one rep max for biceps also increased on their right arm during the study.
So while it could be tempting to run to your local supplement stockists and spend your monthly budget on miracle powders, don't be fooled. The scientific data suggests that by simply pairing your arms with your legs you can improve results massively - this should be your first step to building bigger arms.
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