Have you been on a dilemma on the number of reps that will give you the workout form you wanted? Which is better, doing 10 reps 3 times or using a heavier weight and doing only 5 reps 5 times instead? Beside your actual muscular strength, your workout goal will determine the factors that will go into your regimen. Let’s examine these one at a time.
It is a given that you will only lift weights which your muscular strength will allow, i.e., if you can’t lift the weight five times (if your doing 5 X 5) on the first set, then you should lower the weight and choose something which you can lift five times per set. But make sure that the weight isn’t too light for you either. The ideal weight should allow you to do it easily in the first three sets but would already be difficult in the last two; even reaching failure before completing the last set is fine.
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Aside from workouts, the other important factor in getting that well-toned physique is a good diet. Take Hollywood hunk Ryan Reynolds for example. To prepare for his role in the 2004 movie Blade Trinity, he had to undergo an intensive physical training and a very strict diet. He reportedly dropped his body fat from 11% to an amazing 3% during his training that’s why he looked fantastic shirtless on that movie - well-defined muscles that aren’t too big, just the perfect body a man could ever have.
Whether you are a bodybuilding aficionado or one who just wants to put in some chest muscles to look good, it is important to know the underlying processes that happen when we exercise. This is important as failure to know understand these things may result in undesirable consequences, like growing muscles on the wrong areas or worse, incurring injuries.
Many people envy the lean bodies of participants in every physique contest. And who wouldn’t? People having 10% or more body fats would look heavy and hefty when compared side-by-side with those with only 6% fat so everyone works hard to lower the body fat to that level. However, what people don’t know is that everyone, even those competing in physique contests, cannot possibly maintain their body fat at 6% all year-round.
Like any place in which different people converge, fitness centers require some form of etiquette on top of the rules imposed by the gym management. Following the rules would score us points from the gym management, but showing good manners would gain us respect from other patrons. Unless, of course, if you want to purposely gain notoriety.
For bodybuilding enthusiasts, having well-developed biceps, triceps and forearms are important in order to win in amateur or professional body-building competitions. If you already have great-looking triceps and forearms, here are some tips on how to add more inches to your biceps in eight weeks. 
Muscles are complex tissues which often take years to develop. Correctly building the muscles requires determination and keeping in mind three important factors: nutrition, consistent and intense exercise and rest. If any of these three is neglected, you’ll likely end up looking no better than what you look today, or even worse.
There are many ways to tell if one is a gym idiot. For example, if you do chest and biceps workout everyday of the week, you are a certified gym idiot. This is because a basic rule in any workout program is to give the muscles some rest and time to recover. In doing the same workout everyday, you’re not only overworking the same muscles but running the risk of actually injuring these. And doing chest on Mondays and triceps on Tuesdays is not good either because this will essentially involve exercising the upper body muscles in successive days.
