Arm Workouts: How to Build Bigger Biceps and Triceps

Building bigger biceps and stronger forearms requires specific supersets and mass-building routines using dumbbells and pull-up bars. Learn how to perform push-ups safely even with weak muscles and address shoulder imbalances through targeted weight training.

What Muscles Does Hanging on a Bar Strengthen?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Rob Harris

Pullups tend to be one of the more challenging exercises. They use your body weight against you and engage multiple muscle groups at once to move your body against gravity.

While studying journalism in the Army and at the University of Missouri, Rob Harris developed a lifelong love of physical fitness and nutrition, contributing often to a dairy industry newsletter. He has also worked with and created blogs for several family businesses including a professional dog kennel and a flower shop, where he used his experience as an avid gardener to grow plants for sale.