7. SIDE EFFECTS OF STEROIDS

Anabolic steroids are used by some bodybuilders to increase muscle tissue growth and to enable them to train harder and recover more quickly from exercise-related stress. Steroids are still used widely in non-competitive activities to increase body strength and size. the use of anabolic Steroids has been banned in most competitive sports.

Because anabolic steroids "mimic" the effects of the male hormone testosterone, the body tends to decrease its natural production of testosterone and other important sex hormones when these steroids are present in the body. The side effects of steroid use include atrophy of the testes and male breast enlargement (gynecomastia). In women, a reduction in breast size, enlargement of the clitoris, excess body hair and changes to the menstrual cycle can occur.

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8. BICEPS AND TRICEPS

When you see a well muscled bodybuilder flexing his or her arm, you probably think that the biceps has to be the biggest arm muscle of all. Wrong, it's the tricep. The muscle at the back of the arm. The triceps has 3 attachment points, called heads, while the biceps has only 2. Overall, the triceps is a larger muscle that contributes substantially to the look of big-muscled arms, even though the biceps always seem to look bigger.

9. MOST DANGEROUS WEIGHT TRAINING EXERCISE

The bench press. Every year in the United States a number of people die from dropping a barbell on their chest and choking. The barbell bench press is considered to be the most dangerous exercise of the common weightlifting exercises. Heavy weights are dangerous in all lifts, yet the consequences of dropping the barbell onto the neck or chest in the bench press can be catastrophic

• Don’t lift weights beyond your capability too soon in your training program.
• Always use a spotter to monitor the safety of your lift.