Ask any guy what he would want to get bigger, and I guarantee that #2 would be bigger arms. (Chest is #1 ... obviously!) So, with that said, let's go from developing those 12" scrawy toothpicks into 24" pythons!
From Zero to Hero #4
Imagine yourself sitting on a chair. Your legs are bent, your back is up against the back rest and your hands are by your side. While you're sitting in the office, the sun is beaming through the window and you start to hear your favourite song. You reach over to your desk to have a sip of your cool, refreshing drink. You put the drink back down and a smile creeps up - what a beautiful summer day...
From Zero to Hero #3
From Zero to Hero #2
It's Sunday, time for another superhero workout! Ever been able to do a pull up? How about climb a rope? Well either way, going to have to work on those wings if you want to make it to the top. Today where going to work on making sure we can go from modified pull ups (using the assisted pull up or Lebert equalizer) to doing a full body weight pull up!
So what do you need to do to go from Clark Kent to Superman? (or Peter Parker to Spiderman, although I'm not too fond of spiders... ) Well, for one, you need to do pulling exercises, anything that brings the weight towards the body. You're are looking at working your lats, erector spinae, deltoids, biceps, etc. Any weakness in any of those muscle groups and your looking at a potential injury while performing a pull up.
From Zero to Hero #1
Every week, I always have someone ask me how to I improve (insert any exercise here). Whether it's a chick asking me how to improve her push ups or pull ups, or a guy asking me how to increase his bench or his squat, the fundamentals are the same. Practice! You're not going to improve your max deadlift by running. If you want to improve at anything, you have to think about the principles of fitness I talked about earlier - specificity. How do you improve your push ups? Well let's find out!