Triceps Day!!

There is this huge misconception among people that for a big, flashy and pumped up arms, you only need to work on your biceps. Bullshit!! Triceps play greater role here. Yes you heard that right. TRICEPS!!

Tricep is a long muscle located in the back side of upper arm. It extends from shoulder to elbow. It is made up of 3 sets of muscles; lateral head, medial head and long head. The long head arises from a shallow depression of scapula. It gives the horse shoe shape of tricep. The major function of tricep is that it helps in movement of arms. The movement of arm relies on contraction/relaxation of biceps and triceps muscle.

Lying Barbell Tricep Extension



Lying tricep extension is an important workout for bigger volume triceps. Hit 3 sets of tricep extension(1st set with 12reps followed by 10 and 8 reps) as soon as you warm up. Let me remind you, you've got to increase the weight you are hitting by each set for good result.

Following are the steps for proper lying tricep extension:

- Lie down on a bench and hold the curl bar with palms facing forward. The curl bar is to be handled in its inner handle.
- Extend the arms upright.
- Slowly bring down the bar downwards in a semi circular motion.
- Once the bar is down, take a small pause and again lift it upright through the same path.
- While you are curling, make sure your upper arms remain close and intact and  keep your elbows in.

The Power House- EGG

What strikes your mind when you hear 'eggs'?? The brownish/reddish oval thing, inside containing white and yellow parts? Well that, my friend, is an unfertilized egg provided my mother hen/ mother duck :D And yes we sure are going to discuss about these very eggs here.

But the literal definition comes alongside the term fertilization during the process of reproduction. An egg is an organic vessel containing the zygote that develops into an embryo.

The eggs we get from market are the unfertilized ones. These eggs are considered as power house because they are loaded with high nutrients, some of which are rare in our normal diet. 

Eggs whites are the extremely rich in  low-calorie protein. Besides, the white part of eggs have very lower carbs but  higher minerals and vitamins.  It consists of vitamins A, E, B12 and B2 where as it is packed with minerals like zinc, iron,  phosphorus.

The health benefits of eggs are:

- Muscle building:
Every bodybuilder incorporate egg in their daily diet plan. It is because the egg whites are highly proteinitious with very low fat. It helps in growth and development of muscles.

-Source of vitamins:
Eggs are considered as the rich source of vitamins. It consists of Vitamin B2, Vitamin B12, Vitamin A and Vitamin E.

-Raise HDL level:
Egg consists of harmless cholesterol(good cholesterol) that helps in increasing HDL(High Density Lipoprotein). Higher the level of HDL, lower the risk pf many diseases.

- Good for eye:
Eggs consist of antioxidants like Lutien and Zeaxanthin that helps in development of retina.