Are Building Upper Body Muscles Hard To Achieve?

C'mon, we all know why we like building upper body muscles as oppose to anything else. Its because the upper body muscles are the ones that are on display. Its what looks good in the summer time and makes an average tank top look great.

And us men know that lots of women happen to like a nice body. I personally feel that if we like to obsess over women and their body parts then at least we should have something decent to bring to the table as well. If we like nice chests on women, and nice flat stomachs then we should have something for them also.

Scroll down and you will see what i think are the best exercises you can use for building upper body muscles.

DEADLIFTS (the best upper body exercise?)

I know you dont like the fact that i put Deadlifts as my first exercise in building the upper body. But Deads build everything! Its primarily a back and thigh/glute/hip/posterior chain exercise, but it hits other muscles hard like your shoulders, traps, biceps, and forearms. This is arguably the best upper body exercise. I think that its probably one the best TOTAL body exercises. The mere fact that this exercise promotes the release of growth hormone is a good enough reason to have this exercise on the list.

PARALLEL BAR DIPS

Great for building size and strength in the chest, shoulders and triceps. It also works what are known as stabilizer muscles because thats what you use to balance yourself on the bar. Something else that makes this move great is that you can add weight if you have a chain that holds plates which goes around your hips and the weight hangs down between your legs.

Jump up on the bar and grab it at about shoulder width. Lean forward slightly, lower your body until you reach a 90 degree angle with your body. Push back up hard but dont lock your elbows.

CHIN UPS

I know you hate doing these, but that's why they are so effective. I love Chin ups! They are great for building big biceps and it builds up your lats aka your 'wings'.

Performing chin ups will incorporate alot of muscles in the exercise. Even your abs are hit to some degree when doing chins.

grab the chin up bar a little closer than shoulder width apart with your palms facing you. Lift yourself all the way up as far as you can and hold for a second, then with a controlled decent, lower all the way to full extension.

BENCH PRESSES

Okay of course you know this was going to be on the list. What other weight training movement could you do that would build a thick chest better than the bench press.

CLOSE GRIP BENCH PRESSES

This exercise really blows up your triceps! In this exercise, you sit down on the bench, grap the bar about shoulder width, lower the bar to around nipple level and arms are parallel to your body, try to keep your elbows in comfortably, and press upward and concentrate on using your triceps for the lift. I lower the bar slower than when i explosively raise it! It makes a difference, you'll feel it!

INCLINE DUMBELL CURLS

This exercise puts you in a position that eliminates cheating and the incline really makes it burn. Great for really torching those bi's and adding on size. I lke to do 3 sets of these after i finish my 3 or 4 sets of chin ups. After that my bi's are officially done!

Sit in an adjustable chair and set the angle at about 45 to 50 degrees, Dont make it to steep. Hold the dumbells down to your sides with a supinated grip. Bring them both up at the same time and contract your bi's at the top for a second. Lower the weights in a controlled manner back down to the starting position.