Many bodybuilders love to live by the motto that there is no gain without any pain. The reality cannot be further from the truth. Our bodies always use pain as an indicator to tell us that something is wrong and needs to be fixed. As someone who wishes to become fitter and stronger through weights training, pain can only be embraced as an instrument in avoiding injuries and long term damage to our bodies.
If you want to get the best results from bodybuilding, pain is wrong and safety is right. Apart from sticking to safer workouts and sound training methods, there are also a few important details to take note of in order to have a lifelong ability to bodybuild. They are:
1. Always prioritize your training using free weights. They allow your body to move in a natural plane of motion which reduces the risk of injury. Stay away from machines as much as possible. Some of them are useful, but most cause more harm than good.
2. Other than sticking to free weights, perform exercises that work your major muscle groups. These include squats, bench pressures and deadlifts. Again, they have been given bad press for being dangerous exercises. However, they provide a more balanced workout and all exercises can be considered dangerous if they are executed in poor form in the first place.
3. There is no need to neglect your small muscle groups, but they should not be the priority. Include a small number of related exercises such as bicep and hamstring curls.
4. Working out in the gym is the stimulus your muscles require to grow in response. However, you need adequate amounts of rest and nutrition as a foundation for the muscles to recover and become stronger. After a heavy workout with the major exercise, there should be at least 24 to 48 hours of rest before the next training session, plus the right levels of nutrition. Failing to do so would invariably lead to a tired body and mind, which in turn brings one down the path of injury and overtraining.
5. Make sure to get in a few warm up sets before the actual workout sets. These usually consist of a few reps with light weights to get blood pumping to the muscles, keeping them warm and supple before they are challenged with heavier loads. Starting your intense workouts cold bring with it a lot of risk and possible injuries that you may never recover from.
If you follow the safety tips above, there will be less risk of experiencing pain and unsafe bodybuilding workouts. This in turn translates to better gains and results that not everyone else might enjoy. Thus, the right maxim should be "no pain, most gain", and safe bodybuilding will bring you the most benefits. - 17944
If you want to get the best results from bodybuilding, pain is wrong and safety is right. Apart from sticking to safer workouts and sound training methods, there are also a few important details to take note of in order to have a lifelong ability to bodybuild. They are:
1. Always prioritize your training using free weights. They allow your body to move in a natural plane of motion which reduces the risk of injury. Stay away from machines as much as possible. Some of them are useful, but most cause more harm than good.
2. Other than sticking to free weights, perform exercises that work your major muscle groups. These include squats, bench pressures and deadlifts. Again, they have been given bad press for being dangerous exercises. However, they provide a more balanced workout and all exercises can be considered dangerous if they are executed in poor form in the first place.
3. There is no need to neglect your small muscle groups, but they should not be the priority. Include a small number of related exercises such as bicep and hamstring curls.
4. Working out in the gym is the stimulus your muscles require to grow in response. However, you need adequate amounts of rest and nutrition as a foundation for the muscles to recover and become stronger. After a heavy workout with the major exercise, there should be at least 24 to 48 hours of rest before the next training session, plus the right levels of nutrition. Failing to do so would invariably lead to a tired body and mind, which in turn brings one down the path of injury and overtraining.
5. Make sure to get in a few warm up sets before the actual workout sets. These usually consist of a few reps with light weights to get blood pumping to the muscles, keeping them warm and supple before they are challenged with heavier loads. Starting your intense workouts cold bring with it a lot of risk and possible injuries that you may never recover from.
If you follow the safety tips above, there will be less risk of experiencing pain and unsafe bodybuilding workouts. This in turn translates to better gains and results that not everyone else might enjoy. Thus, the right maxim should be "no pain, most gain", and safe bodybuilding will bring you the most benefits. - 17944
About the Author:
Colin Zane relies on safe bodybuilding exercises during his workouts. Colin also recommends the same for every trainee in order to enjoy long term health benefits from weight training.
