These days there is an array of muscle building exercises that have flooded the market of body building. What is common about these exercises is the fact that they are targeted to a particular muscle group and are also derived from one or more of the basic body building techniques. It has therefore become quite difficult to select the most effective of all these. You must ensure that you only try out those muscle building exercises that have been proven over the years to help your muscles grow stronger.

Indeed one of the muscle building exercises that has stood the test of time is the compound exercises. These exercises will greatly help in increasing your muscular strength and also put a lot of muscles on your feet. While they may not be that exciting, they are one of the basic free weight exercises that are very effective.

Another one is the pull-ups that are sure going to make your upper body very strong especially the shoulders. Apart from the fact that this exercise builds the shoulders, it also stimulates some other parts of the body and some of the joints. It therefore helps in inducing muscle growth in more than one muscle group.

Up next, another thing you have to note about these muscle building exercises is the fact that for whichever one that you decide to do, it should be totally based on your goals. This is because what may have worked out for a friend may not be that effective for you. Therefore take time to choose the best one that will suit your muscle growing needs and get to work at it.

Some of the basic muscle building exercises include among others alternating Dumbbell curls, barbell curls, weighted step ups, lying triceps press, barbell squat, lunges, barbell shrugs as well as bench press. Others will include stiff legged dead lift, barbell rows, and pull-ups, incline press, standing barbell shoulder press, seated DB shoulder press in addition to overhead triceps extensions.

The good thing about these exercises is that you could combine them to get the maximum results out of it in an effective manner. However, it is also possible to do them in isolation in which case they should be done with the heaviest weight possible. If in case the exercise restrains you from intense motion, then it will really not allow you to train heavy enough.