Book 1
Strength Training
The Ultimate Guide to Strength Training
By
Nicholas Bjorn
Book 2
Supplements
The Ultimate Supplement Guide For Men
By
Nicholas Bjorn
Book 1
Strength Training
The Ultimate Guide to Strength Training
Essential Lifts for Muscle Building, Size, and Strength
th Edition
By Nicholas Bjorn
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Introduction
During one of my breaks from writing this book, I watched the live stream of the finals night of the 2018 Mr. Olympia competition. Mr. Olympia is the Super Bowl of all muscle-bound pageants. If you want to see the limits of the human body in terms of building muscle and fat loss, this is the show to watch. Where else can you see big muscle-bound men in skimpy thongs, posing for the crowd, hugging each other in congratulations, and crying tears of joy? Its only in bodybuilding, and Mr. Olympia is the event to be in.
While practically 99% of the human population wont be able to duplicate the amount of muscle these bodybuilders have or achieve the same strength levels as theirs, practically anyone can realize their full strength and muscle-mass potential with the right information, right attitude, and consistent action. Of these three factors, only one comes from the outside: the right information. Two-thirds of whats necessary for realizing your full strength and muscular potential lies within you: your attitude and what you do with the information given to you. However, its often the single outside factor that can make or break your ability to reach your full potential. This is because even if you have the right attitude and consistently apply the information youve gathered, you can still fail if the information you get sucks.
Thats why Ive written this book. I want to give you only the very best information on becoming stronger and more muscular and realizing your full potential. The fact that youre reading this book means you probably have the right attitude and the desire to put in the work. I want to help you make the most of that attitude and desire. In this book, youll learn about:
What strength training is and why its crucial for realizing your full physical potential;
What makes for a good strength-training program;
The key exercises that will help you build strength and muscle, including squats, overhead presses, deadlifts, bench presses and variations of those exercises; and
The nutritional side of becoming stronger and more muscular.
By the end of this book, youll be in a very good place to start your journey toward optimizing your full strength and muscular potential through strength training. Youll have the tools by then, which means the rest will be up to you. So, if youre ready, turn the page, and lets begin!
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Chapter 1: Strength Training 101
Also referred to as weight training or resistance training, strength training is a kind of exercise program designed to help people become physically stronger and build muscles. Strength-training programs require people to perform exercises that are specific to key muscles and that move against a specific amount of weight or resistance.
These exercises can be classified into two general types: using external weights and resistance, such as barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, or resistance bands; and calisthenics, in which a person works against his or her own body weight. Between the two, using external resistance or weights is the much better option for two reasons. For beginners, body weight is often too heavy, and using bodyweight immediately can lead to burnout or worse, injuries. With external weights, the people exercising or training can adjust the weight or resistance to optimal levels, i.e., the heaviest they can safely work against given their current strength levels and experience. For more experienced and stronger people whod like to continuously increase their strength and muscle mass, body weight exercises are limited to their body weight only. When using external resistance or weights, the skys the limit when it comes to increasing ones working resistance or weight. The only limit is ones strength. When you look at power lifters and Mr. Olympia competitors, none of them got as strong and big using calisthenics or body weight.
When it comes to using external resistance or weights, well stick mostly to barbells and dumbbells. They will be the meat and potatoes of our strength training, with more emphasis on barbells. Theyre collectively called free weights because you can move them freely any way you like, unlike weight machines, which limit your movement to their predetermined lines and ranges of motion. The ability to move weights freely can significantly reduce your risk of injuries because of awkward body positioning as a result of having to fit into the machines ranges of motion.
Using free weights will also make you stronger and, consequently, bigger. Why? With free weights, youll need to balance the weights youll be working with, unlike with machine exercises, where the machines defined range of motion ensures you wont need to work extra hard just to balance the weights or resistance, and because free weights will require more work to balance them, you end up using other muscles for support and stabilization, making you generally stronger and more muscular all over.
You dont need to be a professional bodybuilder or a power lifter to benefit from strength training. Everybody benefits from a stronger and more muscular body, while not necessarily becoming bodybuilder big and power lifter strong. For example, if you want to be able to play with your toddlers by tossing them in the air, you wont be able to do that with a feeble set of lower back, shoulder, and arm muscles. Being strong and muscular can also help you do more things at home, such as moving furniture around or being able to carry more groceries to the car. For the guys, being strong and muscular is always a physical advantage when it comes to the ladies.