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With so many different workout combinations, it's tough to know what workout is best for you! We've found that there are a number of workout philosophies that merit a presence here. Every workout is reviewed for its effectiveness! Only TRULY EXCELLENT workouts are listed here.

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Looking for a workout that is customized to exactly what you want? The Bodybuilding.com Workout Database contains hundreds of categorized workouts that you can search using our simple form! Choose how many days per week, the type of program, how many sets you want and more. Print out the printable log and get to work!



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View all the articles on our site that have full workout programs and tips. Learn the secrets to getting the best gains in the shortest amount of time! These articles contain printable workout logs, descriptions of the exercises, the full science behind working out, and much more. Get started!



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Learn the correct form with picture and video guides! With the Bodybuilding.com Exercise Database you can search by bodypart worked, equipment used or even by compound or isolate exercises! The best guide to exercises on the Net.



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A Great Starter Workout! Astounding 3 Day Workout For Mass! Are you frustrated with your current workout? Have you been at the same weight and same strength for months ... or even years? This full guide will get you growing like crazy!

Awesome Starting Programs			Awesome Starting Programs
	Everything You Need! A comprehensive guide for the beginning bodybuilder or someone who has just started.			Increase Muscle Now! This outline for a workout is simplistic, which is also why it's very effective.
• Resistance-Training For TOTAL Beginners! • Best Mass-Building Workout For Beginners? • Building A Bodybuilding Foundation.			• Weight Training For Beginners. • Someone Who Has Never Trained? • Bodybuilding For Beginners!

Taking The Next Step			Taking The Next Step
	No Longer A Beginner. Here's your next step. It is now time for a routine that is a bit more challenging!			Intermediate's Program! You've been training and eating right for 6 months and are ready to take it to the next level!
• You're Not A 'Newbie' Anymore! • Novice Intermediate Workout! • The Best Intermediate Workout?			• Ab Training Routines. • Frequency Of Training! • Performance Improvement Strategies!

Advanced Programs (Men)			Advanced Programs (Women)
	Hardcore Workout! You need more intensity! Here's a great high intensity workout for greater gains!			5 Workouts For Women! 5 different workouts to wake up your muscles and make them grow to a curvy summer shape!
• Advanced Bodybuilding Program! • Super Charging The 5x5 Program! • Advanced 6-Day Routine!			• 5 Full-Time Fat-Blasting Workouts! • 5 Powerful Methods To Jump-Start Fat Loss! • Beefing Up The Off-Season!

How-To Guides

Articles and images of exercises can be of great help but lose their impact quickly when they don't explain HOW TO conduct them. Our main exercise database map provides a direct route of answers to your questions and our videos show you the correct technique with some great hints and tips.

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Technique And Form Are Important No Matter How Advanced You Are.

Be The Exercise Expert! Over 300 Exercise Videos! Search for exercises and learn the correct form with picture and video guides! BodyPart Exercises Chest Exercises. Biceps Exercises. Triceps Exercises. Abs Exercises. Quads Exercises. Shoulder Exercises. Lats Exercises. Calves Exercises. [ View All ]

Helpful Video Guides			Helpful Video Guides
	The Poe Show! Follow Brandon Poe through his contest preparation for several bodybuilding contests.			LiftRite Video Guides! Watch Jim and Josh cover everything a lifter needs to know about exercise.
• The Fit Show: First Ever Bodybuilding Show! • Cut With Glass: Trainer Charles Glass! • Your 12-Week Video Transformation Guide.			• Inside The Life Of A Natural Pro! • The Brit Show With John Berry! • Scivation Tri-Phase Training.

More Workout Help

The great thing about weight training is that it covers so many benefits - assisting in the prevention of heart disease, bone density breakdown, Alzheimer's, depression as well as health, fitness and appearance goals.

The list goes on and the evolution wheel of its benefits keep turning so we continue our workout help with some miscellaneous advice that will help you become more educated in your quest to an improved state of health and level of physical achievement

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Weight Training Covers So Many Benefits!

10 Factors To Help. Stay Motivated And Succeed! Everyone will have their own methods, but there are a few factors that are common to most people. Motivation Articles 10 Motivational Tips. Kick Your Motivation Into Overdrive! Learn From Your Mistakes. Motivation & Bodybuilding Achievement.

Short Term Motivation			Long Term Motivation
	Bring It To The Gym! You're connected with your power. So get your game on... right now!			Get Lifetime Motivation! Ladies, use these 7 helpful tips for the long haul - truly a change for life.
• 12 Short-Term Motivation Steps! • Motivation And Success: Follow Through! • Motivation 101!			• Balanced Focus With Long-term Motivation! • The Secret To Staying Motivated Long-term? • How To Stay Motivated!

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Injury Prevention			Injury Recovery
	Injury Free Deadlifts! Poor form on an exercise such as the deadlift could really mess up your back.			Safe Workouts! No one plans on getting injured but it will happen if you don't take safety into consideration.
• Can We Increase The Safety Of Sports? • Protect Against Knee Injuries. • Your Keys To Rock-Solid Ankle Stability!			• Chronic Wrist, Elbow, Ankle Or Knee Pain. • Recovering From A Muscle Tear? • Bicep Tendon Injuries.

Plateau Busting			Overtraining
	Bust Through Plateaus! Learn how specific exercise training is the key to breaking plateaus!			Overtraining! Adding more and more stimulus to improve? Often this is not the end result.
• In A Rut? Don't Just Sit There. • Mix It Up To Keep The Gains Coming! • Bust Through With These Strategies!			• The Muscular Battle Against Overtraining! • How Can One Prevent Overtraining? • Overtraining: Signs & Solutions!

Everyone has an opinion and everyone's is different to the next, so who do you believe? Our team helps you clear out all the myths and spells cast upon you by well-meaning self-proclaimed "Pros" who could have you on the road to nowhere. We can give you misconception detraction.

Myths & Misconceptions			Myths & Misconceptions
	Beginner Myths! Because they are just starting out, teens are vulnerable to every bodybuilding myth...			Women's Myths! The myths about women's weight training and bodybuilding do not ever seem to go away.
• The Top 5 Fat Loss Myths! • 30 Lies Of Bodybuilding! • What Are The Biggest Bodybuilding Myths?			• Training Myths And The Female Athlete! • You Can't Spot Reduce: Learn Why! • Fitness Mythology: Challenge The Dogma.

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BodySpace			BodySpace
	attmandu! Summer beach muscles? Check out my blog for some easy to understand diet info.			MoJoFit! I believe in waking up everyday with a purpose and striving toward a goal.

BodyBlogs			BodyBlogs
	deserusan! Inside the Mind of Deserusan: Ex uno disce omnes.			dvsness! Dvsness, Dedication and Desire: My Road to NPC Figure.

Galleries			Galleries
	oldsuperman! It amazes me how my body responds even at my age.			penny08! Gaining some muscle! Enough to look like Carmen Electra.

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