ArticlesBase.com - Free Articles Directory
Free Online Articles Directory
25.07.2008 Sign In Register Hello Guest
Email:
Password:
Remember Me 
forgot your password?


5 Tools To Help You Gain More Muscle

Author: Shawn Lebrun Author Ranking Silver | Posted: 13-01-2006 | Comments: 0 | Views: 624 | Rating:  (50) Article Popularity - Green (?) Got a Question? Ask.

Gaining muscle mass is all about lifting heavy weight. The stronger you get, the more muscle you gain.

So the key is, to focus on increasing your strength in your workouts. When you get stronger, over time, you'll also gain more muscle mass.

And in order to get stronger, you must train and eat correctly. But even then, your body could use a little extra, to help supplement this training and eating.

So here are 5 simple, proven things you can use in your workouts that will help you increase your strength and gain more muscle mass.

1. A Belt: Belts are probably the most used weight lifting accessory. Belts help increase your strength by providing back and ab support during exercises.

The tighter the belt, the greater the ab pressure against the spine. This helps keep the spine and your entire torso tight, maximizing your strength and safety.

The belt can be used to increase your strength on deadlifts, squats, and overhead presses. Belts allow you to use more weight safely, therefore increasing muscle stimulation and growth.

2. Gloves: Getting blisters or calluses on your hands can prevent you from gripping the weights. They also can help prevent grip slippage.

They help you get a better grip on almost all exercises that require pulling or curling movements. A better, stronger grip means a stronger lift.

3. Wraps: Wraps are used to help support the knees. They are best used on maximal lifts and should not be used as a crutch.

Most powerlifters use wraps on the knees when squatting and deadlifting. They provide knee support, so you can use more weight in the squat. The key with wraps is to use them for only a few sets and a few reps, since they can stop circulation if used for too long.

4. Straps: When you start using heavy weights on your lifts, it's possible your grip strength will give out before the muscle you're training gives out.

When you have weak grip strength, it can limit how much weight you lift on lat pulldowns, deadlifts, and shrugs.

Straps can help you gain muscle mass because they allow your arms to act as hooks to lift the weight. Straps prevent grip failure from coming into play before reaching muscle failure on the muscle you're training.

You can use cotton straps, nylon straps, and even straps with hooks.

5. Chalk: Like gloves and wraps, chalk is meant to give you that little edge. It helps you grip the weights better, preventing grip slippage or failure.

Many times, just by using chalk, you can get 4 to 5 extra reps on an exercise. You can use chalk for your bench press, deadlift, squat, curls, and shrugs.

There you have 5 effective tools for increasing your strength and gaining more muscle mass. Any time you can give yourself an edge and allow yourself the chance to lift more weight, you will also gain muscle mass as a result.

Rate this Article: Current: 5 / 5 stars - 1 vote(s).

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/fitness-articles/5-tools-to-help-you-gain-more-muscle-10843.html

Print this Article Print article   Email to a Friend Send to friend   Publish this Article on your Website Publish this Article   Send Author Feedback Author feedback  
About the Author:
Learn how to gain more muscle mass weight in the least amount of time possible. Check out personal trainer and natural bodybuilder Shawn LeBrun's powerful weight gain workout and nutrition program: How To Gain Weight.net
Submitting articles has become one of the most popular means of generating quality backlinks and targeted traffic to your website. Join us today - It's Free!

Article Comments

Comment on this article Comment on this article
Your Name
Your Email:
Comment Body
Enter Validation Code: Captcha


Related Articles

Gain Weight With These 5 Nutrition Tips
By: Shawn Lebrun | 03/01/2006 | Fitness
If you want to gain weight fast, this article by fitness trainer and natural bodybuilder Shawn Lebrun shows you 5 easy things you can do with your daily nutrition to gain weight and muscle mass in less time.

More Rest Means More Gains
By: Shawn Lebrun | 14/01/2006 | Health
If you're feeling tired and sluggish, that can negatively impact your muscle and strength gains. This article by fitness author and bodybuilder Shawn Lebrun shows you why resting is important in making muscle gains.

The Biggest Muscle Building Fallacy in Bodybuilding
By: Scott Abbett | 19/10/2007 | Muscle Building
Natural bodybuilding is mired in a lot of misinformation. It's no coincidence that muscle building remains a frustrating endeavor for a great many gym goers. Most of this frustration could be alleviated with the adoption of sound muscle growth principles - or at least with the elimination of fallacious ones. Here's a body building myth that you should consider erradicating for better muscle growth gains.

Steroids: Distorting the Worlds of Muscle and Fitness
By: Scott Abbett | 14/08/2007 | Health
Nothing has been more distortive to muscle building information than the low profile prevalence of steroid use. What else can explain the vast amount of lousy and even useless training techniques for natural trainers that have become the prevailing wisdom in the bodybuilding industry? As one observes some of that prevailing wisdom closely, one can notice that truly wise advice is scarce where drugs have altered the picture.

Gain Muscle - Why You're not Making Muscle Building Gains
By: Scott Abbett | 01/10/2007 | Fitness
Too many natural muscle building enthusiasts are frustrated with their progress. If you're one of them, find out what is likely holding you back by reading this to-the-point and one-of-a-kind article.

The Skinny Guy's Guide to Glutamine
By: Vince Delmonte | 03/04/2008 | Muscle Building
When was the last time you read an article discrediting the effects of glutamine? Maybe this will be your first one? Unfortunately, the majority of bodybuilding and muscle magazines still have this supplement on their "Top 5 Lists." I am not here to convince you to never buy another tub of glutamine again, but if stay with me, I will do my best to debunk some of the common myths that have led you to believe that this expensive supplement is necessary.

Top 10 Tips to Successful Teen Bodybuilding Part 1
By: Vince Delmonte | 03/04/2008 | Muscle Building
Teen bodybuilding is growing at an alarming rate, as enthusiastic teens hit the gym every night of the week. I don't blame them. Teen bodybuilding is one of the most effective ways to boost a skinny guys self-confidence and self-image. Did I also mention lots of attention and admiration from the ladies and respect from the guys. Teen bodybuilding does not just help out with vanity but promotes a nutritious diet, disciplined lifestyle, and strong work ethic.

Learn How to Build Muscle in 4 Simple Steps
By: Vince Delmonte | 03/04/2008 | Muscle Building
Are you sick and tired of everyone telling you a different way to build muscle? Are you unhappy with how you look in the mirror? Are you frusturated with your slow progress in the gym? Are you ready to learn five simple steps that will teach you how to build muscle safely and effectively?

Got a Question? Ask.

Ask the community a question about this article:

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I clear my arteries?
By: dcha12 | 22-07-2008
how can I clear my arteries?

I want larger, thicker, fuller and longer ejaculations
By: Wise Ali | 22-07-2008
How would I be able to produce a larg(er) amounts of semen during an orgasm. Is there a food or drink or exercise that I can intake or perform that increases the amount of cum I have to give?

I am running a 10K in 5 weeks. Can anyone help me ...
By: mjpcu | 22-07-2008
I am running a 10K in 5 weeks. Can anyone help me with my diet?

Lice
By: nagalie | 22-07-2008
I am so grossed out, tired, and aggrivated. I need help. I need some feedback. To begin with, I'm an ultra clean person but I think I have lice. I am not sure. for a week now I have been itching like crazy but didn't find anything until today. I can never find anything at will. Nothing in the seems of my clothes. I only feel them. anyway, today I found on my arm ( think it fell from my head) what I now know looks like lice according to pictures i've seen. It had 6 legs was a transparent brown exept for the dark insides of its body. It was about the size of the period at the end of this sentence but a bit larger including it's legs...(Sooo sorry that you are getting this gross info but it's quite necessary for the process of identifying my problem.) Anyway, I am pretty sure it is lice but the question i want to ask now is what kind? If it is body lice it should be treated different from head lice I think. I know you can get rid of head lice with olive oil but body lice? Here are my symptoms... I am 90% sure I got this from my dog who was in some tall grass the other day. I saw her itching intensely but shes never had any bites before so I didnt think about it. I thought it was allergies and gave her a benedryl. THEN I started itching along with her. I know its not fleas. I don't think its scabies because my bites dont run in lines or around the webbing of my fingers. Not only that but scabies dont look like lice from what I know. Now, I can't tell if it is head or body lice because of this, they are both on my head and on my body. I even feel them in my eyelashes. I have them in my nether regions...and I've never had sex.lol I have bites that look like pimples all spread out on my legs...nether region...round my belly button, on my behind, back and neck. None on my chest or face thank God for that. But head lice are supposed to remain on the head for all I know and body lice on the body. I even feel itchy in my ears. I can barely sleep. Someone help me so I can search for a remedy pleeease. If you have a remedy for either please share it with me . Thanks

Losing weight, not friends
By: Coast-to-Coast | 21-07-2008
If I have gained weight and want to lose it what is the best way for me to find support for that? If I can't just do what I want to do because I have others to think about and have to work with them too, then how do I motivate them to get active and stop eating so much? Do you find that your weight and motivation to watch your weight varies by what you are doing? Thanks for all the good answers, I really am not sure how this works, guess I will be finding out.

Contraceptives and weight gain
By: Lissette | 21-07-2008
does the contraceptive pill Ortho-Tri Cyclen Lo cause weight gain?

Q&A Powered by:
Powered by Yedda 

Latest Fitness Articles

Lower Body Exercise Secrets of the Stars
By: Lyla Feldman | 25/07/2008
There are many celebrities who are famous for their body parts and even get them insured for pricey amounts of money. For example, when you think of Jennifer Lopez or Kim Kardashian what comes to mind? Besides the fact that they are extremely talented and wealthy what do they have in common? Everyone wishes they had their behinds. The million dollar question is how do you get a nice, round attractive bottom without resorting to implants or butt pads?

Strength Training Exercise
By: prabakar | 25/07/2008
Take your time when toning your body. You can maximize the benefit of a biceps strength training exercise, a back strength training exercise, a chest strength training exercise, and so on, by doing them in small blocks of time every day. Don't be discouraged from your fitness walking regimen.

Best Workouts for Your Health
By: prabakar | 25/07/2008
Workouts For You custom designs each program based on individual needs, lifestyle and goals to ensure that each client is working out using exercises that are most efficient for them. Plus, if you ever have any questions about any part of your WFY training program, you can e-mail your trainer and you'll receive a quick response. Many workplaces now have showers, so you can freshen up afterwards.

Using Information From Testing
By: Alien | 25/07/2008
Perhaps clearer explanations of management methods are needed. There are several methods of managing insulin, as follows: Method 1: Complete Management by the Physician. The physician mayor may not have the patient do self-blood-sugar monitoring.

Diabetes - Gaining Their Support
By: Alien | 25/07/2008
You can help your family in many ways, some of which may be quite subtle. One way is to see that your family receives diabetes education. This gives them some understanding of how they can be of assistance.

How is Diabetes Monitored?
By: Alien | 25/07/2008
Diabetes is known to cause high blood-glucose levels, but how do you know to what extent this has occurred to you? When insulin is too low and glucose levels are too high, glucose is not getting into the cells.

Diabetes - Self Esteem and Family Support
By: Alien | 25/07/2008
Your self-esteem involves who you think you are, what strengths you feel you have, and what you feel you have achieved. Your level of self-esteem will have a great deal to do with how you react to having diabetes.

Motivational Strategies for Your Workouts so You Finish Every Time
By: Derek Manuel | 24/07/2008
Staying motivated is a key factor to having success in the gym. As they say, most people are good starters but poor finishers. This is because it is easy to get fired up and excited about a future goal you want to attain, such as trying to get in shape and build muscle fast, especially when you flip through a bodybuilding magazine or see a role model with a body like the one you want.

More from Shawn Lebrun

How To Get In The Best Shape of Your Life
By: Shawn Lebrun | 14/03/2008 | Muscle Building
Learn what you have to do, each and every day, in order to get the body you've always wanted.

8 Simple Ways To Lose Fat
By: Shawn Lebrun | 14/03/2008 | Muscle Building
This article shows you 8 simple, proven ways you can lose more body fat in less time.

To Build Muscle, Get A Tan!
By: Shawn Lebrun | 14/03/2008 | Muscle Building
This article by Shawn Lebrun shows you how overtraining with your lifting routine is similar to getting a sunburn when trying to tan.

How Overtraining Kills Your Chances Of Building Muscle
By: Shawn Lebrun | 15/01/2006 | Fitness
If you're not gaining the muscle mass you want from your workouts, chances are, you could be overtraining. This article from personal trainer and natural bodybuilder Shawn Lebrun shows you what overtraining is and how it leads to problems in and out of th

The Only Way To Gain Muscle
By: Shawn Lebrun | 15/01/2006 | Fitness
If you're looking to gain muscle mass, this article by fitness trainer Shawn Lebrun reveals the only way possible to gain muscle. Start using the principle that's in this article and you'll begin to build muscle a lot faster.

More Rest Means More Gains
By: Shawn Lebrun | 14/01/2006 | Health
If you're feeling tired and sluggish, that can negatively impact your muscle and strength gains. This article by fitness author and bodybuilder Shawn Lebrun shows you why resting is important in making muscle gains.

How To Start A Muscle Building Program
By: Shawn Lebrun | 14/01/2006 | Fitness
If you're just beginning to work out, this article by fitness author and natural bodybuilder Shawn Lebrun will show you how to start your workout program. Skip the learning curve and cut out all the trial and error that most beginners go through.

Why Intensity Is The Key To Building Muscle
By: Shawn Lebrun | 13/01/2006 | Fitness
The most important factor in building muscle is using the most overload and intensity you can. This article by fitness trainer and natural bodybuilder Shawn Lebrun shows you why intensity and effort is the key to muscle growth and strength gains.

Article Categories






Give Feedback

Sign up for our email newsletter

Receive updates, enter your email below