The document discusses effective strategies for building a beautiful body, emphasizing the importance of proper resistance training and muscle targeting. It warns against specific exercises like side-bends, overtraining forearms, and back squatting for those with large glutes, as these can disrupt body symmetry. Additionally, it highlights the significance of dressing appropriately for one's body shape, providing guidance for different body types to enhance their features.

1. How to Build a Beautiful Body - 3
Exercises You Should Never Do
By Andrew Pogai
Okay, so you want to build a beautiful body. No matter how many times I
am asked the question "hey, what do you bench?", my answer is always
the same; "I don't know". This is because I don't go to the gym with the
intention of finding out how much weight I can bench press.
Bench pressing is the ultimate ego exercise and continues to dominate
the egotistical mind as the standard measure of progress. This would be
fine if you were a power lifter, but most people who work out regularly at
a gym don't fall into this category. You will find that the most common
goal amongst gym rats is to lose body fat, gain lean muscle, and sculpt a
beautiful physique. Well guess what? you are therefore a bodybuilder.
Get that in your head first. Now you may not desire to have a physique
to the same degree as say a professional bodybuilder, or even a natural
competitive amateur bodybuilder, but you desire to create a beautiful
body by losing body fat and building lean muscle. Yep, you are a
bodybuilder. Once you make this mental shift, you will begin to realise
that you can achieve your goals much easier because you are clear on
what you are.
So back to the "What do you bench question?". As a bodybuilder you
use resistance training to stimulate and tear down muscle. The question
of how much weight can you lift becomes irrelevant if you do not satisfy
this first rule. Using the right weight with the right technique is paramount
to achieving the desired effect. Yes, you can go too heavy as a
bodybuilder. What happens in this instance is that other muscle groups

2. compensate to cooperatively lift the weight. This lessens the tension on
the primary target muscle group, and as a result, less stress is
transferred to that targeted muscle and hence less results ensue. In the
case of the bench press for example; using too heavy a weight
incorporates more triceps, more rear deltoids, more shoulders, more
forearms, even the back comes into play. All of this combined effort
alleviates tension from the chest muscle which is where the stress
should be focused. In bodybuilding, transferring stress to the right
muscle group, while limiting the incorporation of supporting muscle
groups, is critical for the overall development of the targeted muscle.
Bodybuilding is about visuality. It is about making your physique appear
balanced, and proportioned, and appearing aesthetic from every angle.
However it is also about optical illusion. Let me give you some
examples.
- A dark tanned person looks more defined than a pale skinned person
of the same body fat%.
- A well defined 16" arm looks bigger than an undefined 18" arm.
- Well developed calf muscles give more overall balance to the body,
than the development of any other body part.
- If you have short hair, as opposed to long hair, your body will look
larger.
- A person with overdeveloped biceps appears to lack chest
development.
You can see from these examples how much visuality and optical illusion
contribute to the overall image of the body. So, taking these things into
consideration what are the exercises you should never do, and why not
do them? Well the reason is this, they can damage your symmetry.
Symmetry is the most critical element of a beautifully developed body.
#1 Do not perform side-bends

3. No matter how many places I have trained I always see someone
incorporating this movement into their routine. The problem with this
exercise is that is does not target the obliques. Instead it builds muscle
in the area beneath your typical love handles, creating permanent, yes
permanent love handles. Even if you were to diet down to single digit
body fat% you would still have this muscle mass present making your
waist line appear wide, and blocky. I have even seen people do this
movement holding heavy dumbbells or a cable. I advise against it.
Having a nice V taper from your back and lats, combined with nicely
rounded shoulders makes the waistline appear smaller. Doing side
bends, or weighted side bends makes the waistline look thicker, and no
body wants that.
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#2 Don't train the forearms
If you are trying to look like Popeye go right ahead, but again, building a
beautiful body is about symmetry, proportion, and visuality. Here's the
deal. Every movement that requires you to grab hold of something,
whether it be pulls up, bench presses, or shoulder raises, to some
degree involve the forearms. If you overdevelop this muscle group you
will make your biceps look small. Even if you have well developed guns,
having overdeveloped forearms will make them appear smaller than they
really are. Don't train them. They get plenty of work doing everything
else.
#3 Don't back squat if you have naturally large glutes
This is the basic squat that requires you to put a barbell across your
shoulders and then to perform a regular squat. The problem with this

4. movement is that it engages the gluteus muscles to a large degree, and
if you are a person with naturally large glutes you do not want to develop
them further. Your butt may be firm and even cut, but in regular clothes
you look like you still have some junk in the trunk. Not only that, but from
a side view your protruding buttocks make the back look undeveloped,
and if you haven't developed a thick curved back, it will really show up
here. Instead, perform front squats, hacks, and walking weighted lunges
to develop the quads. These movements place much more stress on the
targeted muscle group. The reason why most people don't do them is
because they are so freakin' difficult. Back squatting is much easier and
you can put up a lot more weight. Again feeding the ego and back to the
'how much weight can you lift' mentality. When you focus on stimulating
and building the muscle through resistance training, the amount of
weight you use becomes irrelevant.
This is what it comes down to. People judge you first by what they see. If
you are walking along the beach and are heavy and out of shape, people
judge you by that. No body cares what you can bench press, even
though you might be a power-lifting champion. They are not thinking 'I
wonder how much that guy can bench press'. They don't care. You are
not attractive enough to get a second thought, let alone a second glance.
On the other hand if your body is proportioned, muscular, sculpted and
defined, one of the first questions that comes to a persons mind is 'I
wonder how much he benches'. The point is this. It doesn't matter how
much you can bench, it only matters how much you look like you can
bench. A body that is well proportioned, muscular, and lean with
beautiful symmetry, will always demand respect. No one is going to
mess with you because you look like you're strong. Whether you are or
not is irrelevant.
So consider this the next time you train. When you go to the gym, leave
your ego at the door. Focus on the finer details of your physique,
especially your symmetry. You are there to build a beautiful body, not
just to lift weight.

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Body Shapes - How to Dress For
Your Unique Body
By Noel K Wu
Our body shapes are all unique. Fortunately, there are simple ways to
determine what ensembles of wardrobe that is the most flattering to
women's body shapes. The bottom line is to first determine your
proportions, and then utilize our wardrobe ensembles to accentuate the
best features--and hide everything else! It's what I'd refer to as "Enhance
& Minimize".
Women body shapes are defined by how the curves connect the bust,
waist, and hips.
With that in mind, the four basic body types are as follows:
1. Apple body type are evident by a heavy top part of the body - 14% of
women have this body shape. Generally the bust is three or more inches
larger than hips. My advice is to emphasize the thighs, legs and butt in

6. order to divert attention away from the waist and shoulders/arms. I
recommend wearing long sleeves, and try to draw focus to the bust and
neck by wearing, for example v-neck lines. Go with tops that "drape"
over any love handles, like tunics and flowing tops with an empire waist
(the waist begins just below the bust and flows outward). In the case of
an endowed top (big breasts), go with dresses or tops that wrap around
the waist and cross over the chest.
2. Rectangular body type can be identified by a fall from the waist to the
hips in a straight line that resembles more like a cylinder. About 46% of
women have this shape. Tips: "pinch" the waist by wearing a belt to offer
an illusion of a waistline existence or try to stick with ensembles that
offer some kind of waistline feature that gives an illusion of curves to
avoid looking lanky or boyish. Choose ruffles and frills to add silhouette
or volume to give an impression of femininity to the figure. Avoid baggy
jeans and track clothes that look boyish.
3. Pear body type are determined by a heavy bottom with 20% of women
having this shape. It is obvious that the hips are significantly larger than
the bust for this body shape. The good news is there are ways to dress
to create an illusion of a smaller hip and butt by drawing attention to the
top part of the body such as a fuller blouse/top complimented by a
properly fitted push-up bra.
4. Hourglass body type considered the ideal shape and there are about
8% of women with this body shape. This body shape has a balanced
size of hips and bust with a narrow waist. Since it's an ideal women's
body shape, the options are more forgiving and should focus on
flattering instead of flattening the beautiful curves.
Stay tuned for my more tips on how to dress to enhance your body
shape.
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Do You Know the Shape of Your Body?
By Sam Benton
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You've grown up knowing that your shape is unique. Everything from top
to toe about you is unique that's just a plain and simple fact. So with that
in mind, it probably comes as a surprise to find that in terms of the
fashion industry, you aren't as unique as you think you are. In fact you,
me and everybody else fall into a predefined body shape that has been
used as a template by the fashion industry for just about every garment
that's produced.
The key to looking great therefore, lies in our ability to buy clothes for our
particular body shape. Of course, knowing our body shape is the first
step in the process and if you're anything like me, you will have been
oblivious to the whole body shape concept from the outset. Having taken
on board the idea that you have a predefined body shape, you simply
have to decide what shape you are.
The following list is by no means definitive, but take a look and from the
descriptions, have an honest guess at what your shape is. Armed with
this knowledge, your next shopping trip should be less of an experiment
and more of an exact science, and the result will be a very comfortable
and hopefully very confident and attractive person in the mirror.
Don't be surprised to find yourself in one of these common body shapes:
The Classic Apple:

8. This body shape is often attributed to people who carry a little extra
weight in their mid section, giving the appearance of a round midsection
or "apple" type shape.
The Pear:
Perhaps the most common and unwanted body shape of all, this body
shape is attributed to people who gain their weight on their backside,
hips, and thighs, giving an overall appearance of a pear.
The Hour Glass:
The curvy figure is one of the most difficult to fit for clothing since it is
represented by a narrow waist, shapely hips, and a full bust. The classic
"hourglass" figure.
The Bell Shape:
As the name indicates, this figure starts narrow at the top and gets wider
as it gets lower. Small, narrow shoulders, small breasts, small short
waist with a big bottom and big thighs. The bell shape.
Some other body shapes are: The Boyish figure, the Skittle, the Vase,
the Goblet and the Cello.
Determining your body shape and knowing how to select clothes that
flatter is not always easy and requires a great amount of honesty, and
whilst many surveys suggest that most women think that their body
shape is the hour glass, the reality is somewhat different. The good
news is that once you know, you will choose your clothes with much
more confidence, knowing that you will be wearing clothes that suit and
flatter your body shape.
This last point is really important because if you wear clothes that suit
your body shape, you will notice the difference straight away. You will
feel comfortable and as a result, you'll feel much more confident.
To really take advantage of your new found knowledge, take a look at
the huge range fashion websites on the Internet and take advantage of

9. the many style guides and body shape selectors that most fashion
websites have.
Any fashion site worth it's salt will offer suggested garments and styles
for the most common body shapes. Use them. And don't forget that the
Internet never sleeps, and it doesn't criticise either.
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How to Dress Right For Your Body
Type!
By Wendy McCallum
Dress for your shape

10. I've been seeing so many people out there that just simply don't seem to
know how to dress to flatter their shapes and they are either hiding them
under shapeless clothes or showing off way too much flesh.
There are 4 main shape categories and you will all fit into 1. All the
guidelines here can be used to dress you no matter what size you are.
The Pear
The largest area for a Pear shape is your hips and you don't want to
draw extra attention to this, so to dress the best, you want to look for
tops that draw the eye up, some nice designs or beads around the
neckline, or small shoulder pads. Boot leg pants are good as they even
out the shape, empire line tops and dresses, and loose jackets that finish
below your hips. These will all draw attention away from your shapes
problem area- hips and even out your body, dressing you in a sexier and
sleeker look!
The Apple
The largest area for an Apple Shape is your stomach. Don't despair this
is not so scary as you think it is. To dress you follow these- Rule no 1
nothing skin tight or that shows your midriff. To hide your stomach you
need to wear empire line tops and dresses, straight loose leg pants to
even out your top half and straight patterned skirts. Use belts to give you
a waist and a V neckline to help balance your body shape. Also, dress in
solid dark colours, they work well to give you a great shape, try a full
circle skirt it's a classic way to slim you midsection and try to always
wear a heel.
The Hourglass
This is a figure that can be deceptively hard to flatter, you don't want to
accentuate the top too much and you don't want to accentuate the
bottom too much either. So go for anything that accentuates your waist,
belts are great, but also try high waisted clothes that hug your curves.
Find the favourite part of your body and dress to accentuate it. It could
be your chest, so wear a nice low cut round neck top, if it's your legs

11. then wear a skirt that finishes mid thigh. Yours is a great figure but just
make sure you balance your top with your bottoms and never wear
anything that accentuates your hips. Stay away from pockets, flaps,
buckles or any embellishments on the hips. Dress your sexy shape.
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The Banana
This is a straight up and down figure with very little curve. The key to
making this body shape work is to give is the look of curves. So wear A-
line skirts and dresses, stay away from lots of patterns they can
accentuate the shape of your body. Look for skirts, pants and dresses
that have pockets and flaps and embellishments at your hip area, look
for skirts and dresses that flare a little at your hip it will give the illusion of
curves. Push Up bras are your best friend so find some comfortable
ones and use them. Dress confidently with these rules and you'll feel
great.
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