When you decide to hit the gym and begin your bodybuilding training program, chances are you are pumped. Your mind is thinking about what your goals are and you go in there ready to lift and build those muscles.
In this state of excitement and drive of purpose, you may forget some key points to bodybuilding. These key points are crucial to your success. Bodybuilding is so much more then picking up some dumbbells.
Stretch Before and After Workouts
You look at a man with huge arms and massive legs and the last thing that crosses your mind is how he stretches. Stretching before lifting warms up your muscles.
This in turn loosens them and helps save you from pulling a muscle and injuring yourself. Stretching after a workout helps with the healing process and with blood circulation.
Include Cardio Workouts
Not everyone realizes the important role cardio workouts have in bodybuilding. You don’t get to having little body fat by simply dieting.
Lifting weights will build your muscles, but cardio training will reduce your body fat so that those muscles can be seen in detail.
Cardio training also strengthens your heart, which is itself a muscle. So by running, swimming and other cardio exercises, you are building a muscle.
The heart needs strength do be able to endure the pressure of a heavy weight lifting regimen. You will find that many bodybuilders with have different opinions on when to do your cardio.
Some people like it in the morning and lift in the evening, while others like to do a ten minute run before lifting. This all depends on your goals. No matter what, you need cardio training.
Use a Sauna After Working Out to Relieve Pain and Soreness
When you lift heavy objects repeatedly, your muscles break down. You literally destroy them. They then rebuild themselves bigger and stronger than they were. This process is very taxing on the body.
You need to begin thinking about how to help your body heal from this. The quicker you heal and rebuild, the sooner you can hit the weights again and increase the amount you are lifting.
By simply sitting in the sauna for 10-15 minutes after a training session, you help increase blood circulation and relieve pain and soreness. This lets you get back to training quickly with less soreness.
Drink Plenty of Water
For a runner or cyclist this, the need to drink a lot of water is obvious. It may not be that obvious to a new bodybuilder though. Aside from replenishing the water that your body sweats during a workout, water also helps your muscles work harder.
When you drink enough water you get the optimal amount of strength from your muscles. Without enough water, you will eventually become weak and have to take some down time before being able to train again.
The above are just a few tips to help you successfully train and meet your goals. Even though some of these things may seem like small issues, they can really slow you down and sometimes even stop you from training if not heeded.
Build your training regimen properly and remember that the details matter!
Be the first to comment