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Muscle Transformation Exercises

November 18, 2010 Print This ArticleShare

Author: Michael Greeves


Exercises for Muscle Body Transformation

Muscle transformation exercises work the body in a very specific way.  Muscle transformation is a unique process in that it allows your body to burn fat while simultaneously burning muscle. This requires a very delicate balance as generally the body either burns fat along with muscle, or adds fat along with adding muscle.

There are some very classic, yet effective, exercises you should incorporate into your muscle transformation routine. One of this is the dumbbell shoulder press, which is effective at building muscles in your shoulders. A standard shoulder press only allows you to hammer your deltoid with heavy weights, with a movement that is straight up and down. A dumbbell shoulder press has the advantage of forcing you to train in a three dimensional plane. This means that you incorporate three different parts of the deltoid, including the posterior, medial, and anterior. This three-dimensional exercise leads to shoulder development in a short amount of time. If you perform these while standing, you’ll force your muscles to stabilize even more. This also allows you to minimize any stress put on your shoulder.

Another great muscle transformation exercise is the straight bar curl. Anyone who has worked out in a gym before has most likely been introduced to this exercise when they first start.  While there might be exercises that help you transform your muscles quicker, these other exercises force you to do more reps and isolate the biceps. Developing solid muscle mass in the arms while also transforming the size and shape of your biceps is best done with the straight bar curl. While compound exercises are ideal for muscle transformation, the straight bar curl doesn’t quite fit the bill. It is, however, the closest you can get to a compound exercise while still specifically targeting the bicep.

Muscle transformation involves all parts of the body, and adding muscle to the chest area is vital. An exercise that will help you achieve this is the heavy incline press.  This exercise focuses muscle building efforts on the upper part of the pectoralis major muscle. If you begin working on the upper part of your pecs with this simple chest movement that allows you to train with heavy weights, you will see a drastic transformation in the shape and size of your chest.

These basic exercises will set you on the path to muscle transformation. The key is finding exercises that involve muscle groups for fat burning while also building muscle.



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