Getting an Outstanding Start to Muscle Re-structuring

By Alex Pollock


It happens time and again; individuals become bodybuilding enthusiasts overnight, they come into the fitness center with their brand new gym gear and head straight for the equipment. They invest a minimum of two hours in the fitness center and you will see them come in day after day for about two weeks ... then they stop.


To start with, if you have actually never done bodybuilding before you need to speak to the fitness trainer and get a fundamental concept of what compound exercises are, and how to do them utilizing just barbells and dumbbells. Compound exercises include 2 or more joints and rather big muscle groups. The point of doing them is that they increase general strength and tone. The equipment are not that important for bodybuilding and they must not take up more than 50 % of your training time.

Don't neglect dead lifts and squats and also do your overhead presses. The overhead press is making a real resurgence in recent years; it used to be very popular in the sixties then it faded out. Because they can be seen no matter what you wear, broad shoulders are very important. When doing the overhead press, begin with an empty bar or extremely light dumbbells and work your way up.

The essential thing to remember when you are starting is not to push to failure. You must give your body six to eight weeks to adjust to this new kind of muscle stimulation. Make your training extreme however keep well within the limit of exactly what you are capable of. As a beginner, you need to know that you will build up muscle much faster than professionals as your muscles still have to adapt to this brand new stimulation. After the 1st couple of months, pushing to failure becomes useful and will not harm your muscles.

Right from day one, get into the practice of training fast and training well, without taking breaks during your workout. A good exercise session should not last longer than 1 hour. Throughout this time you must be completely focused on your training and not speak to anybody except your training pal, if you have one.

Muscle and fitness magazines are full of advertisements about incredible supplements that will make you build muscle easily. As convincing as they may appear, you should know that it is technically impossible to build muscle without working your muscle fibers. Any "wonder" supplement need to be avoided, except for possibly a protein shake after exercising and some natural herb supplements.

If you are eighteen to twenty five years old your testosterone levels are peaking and this is certainly a benefit for building muscle. If you are older you can help yourself along with a Devil's Weed supplement, which naturally enhances testosterone levels.

When you are training, don't go light and fluffy but rather heavy and extreme. Do four to six repetitionss and nine to twelve sets. Since your muscles are made up of three kinds of muscle fibers that react in a different way to different training speeds, change your speed in between repetitions.

When starting a new exercise do 5 sets of 5 reps until you are definitely sure that you have actually nailed the form. Doing the workout with incorrect form will damage your muscles. Also if you keep training with the improper form it will be extremely tough to correct it later.

If you are getting adequate sleep, allowing your muscles 24 hours rest in between training sessions and eating a proper amount of unrefined carbs and top quality protein, you will begin seeing the desired outcome soon. Since you are not hurting yourself in any way, you will be able to keep it up and eventually you will be the proud owner of the spectacular build you have actually always wanted!




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