Especially the men devote a lot of attention to arm training and most of them really enjoy arm training. In the pressure exercises in the upper body area, the muscles of the arms are almost constantly involved, such as in the chest training, pulling exercises or back training. In all these cases, you passively load the arms as well, since they serve as auxiliary muscles, but unfortunately this stimulus is not enough to make the muscles grow.
With the right strength equipment you can train the arms again specifically and completely isolated and this allows to compensate for possible weaknesses. If you want to build strength and mass, you should focus on the basic exercises, because then the whole picture of the muscle is trained and the result, the strength potential is built and improved, because more muscle fibers are stimulated.
When it comes to arm training, the focus is mostly on the biceps, the so-called arm flexor and the triceps, the arm extensor. Both muscles together make up the upper arm and if these two are trained, then the forearm is automatically also stressed. If there are deficits, it is also possible to train the lower arm separately with strength equipment for the arms.
The question: Which strength equipment for the arms should it be?
Since arm training can be performed in a very specific way, it is necessary to experiment a little beforehand to find out which exercise works best. Usually, bench press, cable pull, dumbbells (both dumbbells and barbells) and also the extension machine are used, as well as some other equipment. However, the most popular strength equipment for the arms is the weight bench. A sturdy weight bench allows for an efficient workout.
However, there are great differences in the quality and equipment of weight benches and flat benches. Therefore, it makes sense to think in advance what you need for a weight machine to train the arms.
On it should be paid attention with the purchase
The question exists, should only 2 - 3 basic exercises be performed or would one rather like to perform a whole set of the most diverse strength training units? This question can help in the decision:
- For which exercises should the weight bench be used and how many different work-outs should be performed?
- What price fits into the budget?
- Should the backrest be adjustable so that the weight bench can also be used for incline bench presses, or is the flat bench sufficient?
- Do you want to expand - or should the weight bench for the arms be used for the entire body right from the start?
- Do you attach importance to the design of the weight bench?
- What is the spatial situation like? How much space is available?
There are certainly very solid weight benches offered, which are also from the price-performance ratio quite acceptable. However, you should not save too much when buying such a weight machine for the arms. Because no one wants to call a weight bench his own, which is poorly processed, because this strength equipment for the arms should finally last for years and also you want to train risk-free.
The different designs
A weight bench does not always have to be just a "bench", but can be a fully equipped strength equipment for the arms. Thus, power equipment is already offered today, such as a professional weight bench, which is immediately equipped with an extensive dumbbell equipment. However, each individual strength equipment for the arms brings its advantages and disadvantages. But they all have one thing in common, these strength machines ultimately allow not only the training of the arms, but a work-out for the large muscle groups and thus the rapid build-up of muscle mass is promoted.
One last note for the strength equipment for the arms: the more extensive the device turns out, the more space it requires. Therefore, you should inform yourself sufficiently in advance in any case.
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Published on: 12 January 2015