muscles

How do muscles work? How do they grow ....when you work out do they rip and grow back stronger or what happens, what types of food should i eat after working out or before? i do benching at school but i want to do some chest workouts at home too, my arms are ok but what can i do to do chest...

I work pretty hard. But I seem to be causing injurys and sore muscles. Is taking a day or 2 off (not together) like Thursday and Sunday ok?

I kind of have a six pack but not really just yet. i know some good ab exercises but i don't know of many that would REALLY target those side ab muscles. I don't mean the obliques ( I don't think?) but rather the muscles just to the left and right of the actual six pack. I guess it would be the...

I'm 17 and i can do about 35-40 push ups on average. I'm chubby, not fat, but I also have muscle. this is what I need help with - Losing fat around the chest so my muscles are more prominent. - What exercises are good for building pecs, and abs. Are push ups good for pecs? - How to lose fat...

I've started working out for my very first time. I've been weightlifting, working on my biceps, triceps, chest, and back. It's been a month already and I haven't been seeing any progress. What am I doing wrong? btw.. I'm not trying to lose weight, I'm a very scrawny guy who seeks to get bigger

I have a question about my diet. I have been trying to become healthy lately and I have started working out a little bit. I just got a gym membership and I have been going (not to much yet) I am 25 years old and way 179.6 pounds and I am 6ft tall which is not over wait but I'm starting to get...

Im 173cm and 58kgs.What are some exercises and food i can stick to?

I am 13 years old. And i approximately weigh 135. I have a little muscle on my arm but not a lot. And my pectoral muscle became fat. All i want to do is gain more muscle in my pectorals, but i also want to get muscles in my arms at the same time. What can i do other than push-ups (which are...

Just need some biology homework help. Thanks!

i want to get faster for football, i play quarterback.

I want to loose some fat from around my pecs, its not a lot, but Id just like to loose it. Whats the most effective exercise to do this?

I would think that that would be a bad thing, but people try to do it.

I'm trying to lose weight, but I read that going on a crash diet will make my body burn my muscles in order to get energy. I'm also, at the same time, try to gain muscle. What should I do to accomplish both goals?

I mean is it good to train the same muscles daily. Because i train the same muscles from Monday to Friday and doing this weekly. Or would it damage my muscles? Normally for each day i do: 5 sets of 20 push ups 5 sets of 5 chin ups 10 sets of 20 crunches Is this bad for my muscles since i'm...

when i work a certian muscle, say i worked my biceps, the same day, if i flex it, itll stay hard for a extra second even when i am not flexing, and sometimes ill feel this pain inbetween my elbows and ill see a red mark on the skin, i am thinking i am popping a vessel when i flex? even when i...

I recently joined the gym at my college, but I am a beginner to the whole gym thing so I really don't know what to do. I know I need to work abs and do the treadmill/bike thing everyday (I know there are other machines for this part i.e. the rowing machine etc... but I haven't tried them yet...

they hurt

ive tried lots of workouts but i think i don't eat the right foods can someone tell me the workouts they have done to get there six pack abs and muscles and the right foods to eat by the way im not fat and dont need to lose weight.

I'm a girl. Exercising on it 3 hours everyday. and if so -- what can you do to keep the muscles off while still using the machine

I'm 20 and engaged.. In about a year and a half I plan to marry my wonderful fiancee, and I'd like to know what muscles I should work on if I'd like to carry her over the threshold on our wedding night. She's about my height, and I'm not in shape, so right now it's a struggle to lift her or...