The Secret for Building a Greek God Physique

You’ve most likely seen their bodies; Zeus, Poseidon, and other Greek gods portrayed in statues. All have that proportioned physique that would make any guy standing next to them feel diffident. But how do you achieve such look? Isn’t it something that only genetically gifted people has?

Well, not really. Anyone is capable of building muscles. It’s just that people either overdo it or don’t really care about proportions. But if you’re one of those who do care, then following these 5 guidelines is the right thing you can do in order to get that eye-catching physique.

Stop Doing Isolated Exercises Unless You Really Need To

The problem with gyms nowadays, is that you’ll see people performing single joint exercises (i.e. bicep curls) instead of compound movements (i.e. bench presses or squats.) This basically consumes more time and effort, which results in tedious and stressful workouts, plus a weak and unbalanced overall body strength.

But don’t get it wrong. Isolated exercises have their own places (e.g. working out lagging parts), but if proportion is your goal-then multi joint movements is the answer.

Perform Compound Exercises

In connection with the first tip, why are compound movements so important?

Because aside from building power and strength; compound movements help to develop a prominent torso along with muscular arms and legs. For instance, whenever you perform pushing exercises such as the declined, inclined, and flat bench presses, the primary muscle group doing the work is the chest. But as you complete the movement, the triceps gets the job done as well. That’s why worrying about lagging body parts such as the arms is no use. For the latter will grow as the size of the torso increases, thus building a more proportioned look. No wonder why total body training is the best method.

Stop Obsessing About Huge Arms

Here is another problem of muscle heads: Huge Arms Obsession.

There’s nothing wrong in having big arms. In fact, it’s one of the first things that most people notice. But proportion is better than size. A guy with too muscular arms and a puny chest looks pretty much crummy. That’s why obsessing over upper limbs can ruin that eye-pleasing physique.

Don’t Forget Your Legs

Unless you don’t want to resemble Johnny Bravo-remember to work out your lower limbs. A lot of guys are brave enough to hide those chicken legs underneath their pants, which makes them uncomfortable wearing a swim suit.

But aside from the power and impact legs provide, building them the right way (using compound movements), helps to tone those peculiar buttock as well, which gives a good reason for girls to stare at you longer.

Keep It in Proportion with Your Height

You may have achieved the ideal musculature. But if you’re overdoing it, and mass size doesn’t match your height, then your physique is no better than before.

If you’re short, an adequate amount of muscle size is enough to make out the proportions. There’s no need to go any further. Conversely, if you’re tall-a little more mass is what you need in order to build the right and good looking figure.

No matter what your goal is-either strength or size, try to follow these 5 tips to help you get the Greek god physique. You may choose to have the biggest arms or legs in your local gym, and that’s totally fine. But always remember this: Big is good-but proportioned is better.

The Secret for Building a Greek God Physique by Adam McBenza