Muscular Strength Exercises – 3 Great Muscular Strength Exercises

Finding good muscular strength exercises is not always easy, since it is not only important what kind of muscular strength exercise you perform, but also how you perform it.

You see, the best way to increase muscular strength is by lifting heavy weights and challenging your body to keep up with the pace. A lot of exercises that you see in the fitness media lay a great emphasis on “toning” exercises which really increase muscular endurance by performing a large number of reps on low weights.

This is fine, but it is not the way to build pure brute muscular strength. To do that we need heavy weights on low reps, around 6-8 per set. The last rep should be difficult to complete.

Below are 3 great muscular strength exercises that will work multiple muscle groups at the same time while strengthening your core, to help improve your posture and prevent injury.

Deadlifts

These can be performed with a long barbell bar or dumbbells in each hand.

I personally prefer the barbell version, since it helps you keep a better technique and lift heavier weight. Don’t cheat on this muscular strength exercise and take care to perform proper technique. You can start on a light weight with this one until you get the technique down.

Put your feet flat beneath the bar, and then squat down to grab the bar in an overhand or mixed grip about a shoulder-width apart. Keep your back and arms straight and your head looking forwards.

Lift the bar by pushing your heels into the floor and extending your hips and knees to full extension. Pull your shoulders back slightly at the top of the movement, then slowly return to the start position.

Bentover Barbell Row

This is one of the great muscular strength exercises for the shoulders, back, lats, and arms.

Bend your knees slightly and grab the bar with a wide overhand grip, making sure to keep your back straight at all times.

Now, pull the bar towards your upper waist as if you were rowing a boat (but don’t arc the motion), then slowly lower it back down to the start until your arms are straight and your shoulders pulled downwards slightly.

Standing Military Press

A super muscular strength exercise to build the upper shoulders, trapezius muscles, lats, upper chest and back.

This exercise is safer to perform with a high weights rack where you can put the bar at the start and end of the exercise, to avoid straining your back when lifting it off the floor.

Grab the bar in an overhand grip slightly more than a shoulder-width apart. Lift off the rack and start with it just above your chest, in front of you neck. Push the bar up until your arms are almost extended, hold briefly, then lower back to the start position. Repeat.

This exercise can also be done behind the neck, but make sure you have someone to spot you, and / or use a sliding weight rack.