There are many different types of muscle building exercises to target different regions of your body.
Every body builder or weight trainer has his or her favorite exercises that works best for them.
It is vital that you keep a track record of the different exercises that you perform in order to know when to increase intensity or repetition to achieve your goal quicker.
In this article we will focus on muscle building exercises targeting the biceps.
Biceps- If you are just starting out, I recommend you start off with a very light weight dumbbell.
Depending on your size or if your are male or female, this can range anywhere between 5 - 30 pounds.
The first thing you should do is to stretch your arm muscles to prevent any cramps that may occur.
To do this, take your left palm facing down with your right hand and pull away from you body until you feel a stretch in your biceps.
Repeat this several times alternating hand positions.
After you are done stretching, you are now ready to start your weight training.
Get into a standing position and with your legs about half a meter apart and grab two dumbbells (remember to start with the lightest weight first).
You are going to lift the weights alternately (right hand then left) in a 'come here motion' slowly up and then slowly releasing.
You may be tempted to go fast, but when you go slowly more resistance will build up which helps to build your muscles faster.
Do a bout 3 sets of 15 lifts and then increase the weight by five pounds.
Repeat the exercise several times until you have added 15 pounds to the weight you started out with.
After you are finish this exercise you must repeat the stretching exercise illustrated earlier to prevent your muscles from aching.