Neuromuscular Activation - The Key to Massive Toned Biceps

First of all, why is Testosterone so important to building muscle

Testosterone is a male sex hormone that is found naturally in your body. This hormone helps in stimulating muscle growth as well as protein synthesis. Because testosterone stimulates muscle growth, it helps in the development of lean muscle in the body, which is what gives you that boost of power that so many body builders and athletes need when doing bicep workouts. This in turn means you can work out longer and with more intensity, thus building even bigger stronger muscles.

One thing to always remember is that the more lean muscle that you have on your body, the more calories it will burn each day. The more calories that your body burns, the more fat your body burns. See the cycle here.

Now, how can we get our Bodies to Produce Testosterone?

There are many bicep workout gurus out there who suggest taking testosterone supplements, personally I think that supplements for the most part are a waist of time and money, but hey, that's just me. I have found that one of the best was to get your body to naturally produce testosterone and growth hormone is by doing more compound exercises with a high level of neuromuscular activation.

Now, for many this raises another question, what is neuromuscular activation?

The neuromuscular system is a combination of the nervous system and the muscular system. Basically, your nerves and muscles working are working together. After you break your arm, your physiotherapist will often get you to do bicep workouts that improve neuromuscular function.

Now how to maximize the potential activation of your neuromuscular system?

There are certain exercises that provide more neuromuscular activation than others. Ever wonder why when you go to physio, they don't often get you start in on the bicep workouts by lifting a bunch of weight? It's because you are only using one specific limb and only working on one specific muscle, your bicep.

Since the neuromuscular system combines both the nervous system and the muscular system, there really are 2 ways that you can change the activation level of your neuromuscular system (what a mouth full). For the muscular system, do more compound exercises rather than isolation exercises. Compound exercises are anything that works more than one muscle grouping at a time, for example when doing bicep workouts try a pull up or a dip. For the nervous system side, do more exercises that require more control and focus of your mind, for example, the plank or anything with a yoga ball.

Since the neuromuscular system is the combination of the nervous and muscular system, the more involvement of each of those systems an exercise requires, the more neuromuscular activation it provides. Therefore there are two ways to affect neuromuscular activation: one is to increase the muscular system involvement. You do that by choosing compound exercises over isolation exercises, since compound exercises work more muscles at once. The other is to increase the degree to which your nervous system is involved. And you do that by choosing exercises that require more control, more focus, more involvement of your mind. When you do a compound exercise that also requires the most control and focus, you achieve maximum neuromuscular activation.

If you think about it, it makes a bunch of sense. When you are doing your bicep workouts, you think of doing 2-armed curls, 1 armed cable curls, isolation curls, these are all great bicep workouts but they are isolation exercises. Next time you set out to the gym try throwing in "chin ups" into your routine. This is a prime compound exercise. When you are doing a chin up, your are not just working your bicep muscles, but your chest, back and abs. This is a complete core workout on top of the desired isolation exercise.

The ideal routine to maximize your neuromuscular activation potential should comprise mainly of body weight exercises; such as pull ups, push ups, chin ups, TRX straps, ect. Click Here! for more. You can also do free weight exercises but try to do them using yoga balls instead of benches so you really need to focus on your stability.

The higher the degree of neuromuscular activation the more effective the exercise, which makes for faster routines because you don't need several exercises for each muscle group in order to achieve great results and you need fewer sets of each exercise. This also allows you to work out less often because you don't need several workouts to deliver great results. Those routines will give men a strong, solid, naturally muscular and masculine looking body, and give women a toned, feminine, well-shaped body.

Hope that this is of interest.

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TRX Straps Bicep workouts!

I have personally always been a fan of more traditional bicep workouts such as curls, dips ect. However there certainly is something to be said for body weight bicep exercises, this elicts a higher level of neuromuscular activation and helps build muscle and develop strenght faster. I have come across a cool product called "TRX Straps" maybe some of you have heard of them already. The great thing with this product is that it harnesses your own bodyweight to create resistance as you train. That's all you need - the TRX and your own body. No additional weights required. I did a little bit of reasearch on this product and found that it has got quite a few good reviews one specifically from another body building guru "Jason Ferruggia" author of Muscle Gaining Secrets. This makes for a great bicep workout because you are moving your body through space as opposed to just moving your individual limbs as in most classic bicep workouts. Another great advantage to this particular product is that it really works your core, thus preventing many future injuries.

Take a quick peek at this TRX straps bicep workout video and then hit up TRX Straps.com for more info and testimonials.

Are Your Muscles Hidden Behind A Layer of Fat?

Are you getting tired of working so hard on those bicep workouts, chest workouts, and ab workouts, but month after month you still feel a little "squishy"? This is a hard truth that many gym gurus don't want to either tell you or admit. Not matter how hard you hit the bicep workouts, and no matter how big your muscles are, if your body fat index is to high you just simply wont be able to see all of those rock hard muscles below. And believe me you will have the stunning abs, chest and biceps to flaunt by the time your done here. But first we need to find out how to lose belly fat so we can see what we are working with.

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"MC" Hammer Curl - Bicep hammer curl

Okay, so if you are new to weight lifting, you may not have known that there are many different bicep workouts you can throw into your weekly arm workouts. The hammer curl is one of the great bicep workouts that tones your outer bicep, and as an added bonus of doing these arm workouts, you build up your breakialus muscle (forearm).

Points to remember when preforming the bicep hammer curl:
1. Moderate weight, not to heavy. You want to be able to do at least 10 solid reps.
2. Keep those elbows in tight at your side, with your palms facing inward.
3. Try counting 1-2-3 on the way up, pause to contract your bicep, 1-2-3 on the way down to get a good stretch on the negative.
4. For these bicep workouts, do 3 sets of 8-10 reps each.

The bicep hammer curl is key to getting a whole bicep workout.

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Check out this video i found and let my man from "Expert village" show you the precise way to do this bicep exercise.

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Dumbbell Bicep Curls for begginers!

There are a lot of people out there who want to get the big blasted biceps, but do not know how to do the bicep workouts properly and safely. The dumbbell bicep curl is one of the staple bicep workouts that should find its way in to everyone's bicep day at the gym. Here are a few key points to note when you are starting out with your bicep workouts. When performing these bicep workouts such as the dumbbell bicep curl, posture and form is crucial. Remember, moderate weight, you don't need a lot of weight to get great results with these bicep workouts. Knees bent slightly, elbows at your side. Make sure your not swinging your body, or arms. Master the dumbbell bicep curl, and if you want to learn more, here are a few more Secrets for shredding those biceps.

Check out this video I found, this guy from "Expert Village" shows the dumbbell bicep curl in perfect form.

Hope this helps with the bicep curls fellas, Enjoi!

3 Great bicep workouts to get you jacked!

Hey Guys.
There are so many bicep workouts to choose from that if your a beginner, you don't know what bicep workouts to focus on.
Here are 3 of my favorite bicep workouts that put meat on my arms in a hurry.

1. Seated 2 arm dumbbell curls

The key to this bicep exercise is that it builds mass very quickly. Start your bicep workouts with this exercise. Here's the Secret. First, get the blood flowing to your biceps by doing 12-15 reps of very low weight seated 2 arm dumbbell curls. Now go heavier, and try 10 reps. For this particular bicep exercise, do 3 sets.


2. 1 Arm Cable Curls

For these bicep workouts, focus on keeping your arm nice and close to your body with your elbow at your side. These bicep workouts specifically give a great contraction at the top of your bicep. The key to this bicep exercise over barbell curls is that each bicep has to pull its weight. Do 8-10 reps then switch arms.

3. Seated Concentrated Curls
This bicep exercise with focus the muscle groups. Put your elbow so that it rests just below your inner thigh. Use full extension of the bicep and nice slow negatives on the way down. Remember just like any exercise, if you cheat yourself on your bicep workouts, you wont get the results. The Secret! This one of the bicep workouts is a great way to finish.


Remember that there are 100's of bicep workouts that can be done, however, these particular 3 bicep workouts are a great way to build size and definition quickly.

Good Luck with the bicep workouts fellas!