Bodybuilding and strength training are fitness programs designed to grow large muscle mass. This is different from strength training that is designed to build lean muscle mass. The difference basically boils down to the amount of weight, number of repetitions and the number of sets that are done.
Bodybuilding programs build muscle. Muscle builds strength, self-confidence and a calorie burning machine that works even while you’re asleep. Muscle is essential to reducing your risk of osteoporosis, improving balance and reducing the risk of fall or injury.
But starting a bodybuilding program without guidance or a trainer can increase your risk of injury, boredom or lack of appropriate muscle growth. Before starting or increasing your program there are a few things to take into consideration.
1. Building large muscle mass is a combination of diet and exercise. With just an increase in calories you’ll build nothing but fat, with just exercise you’ll build muscle but those muscles will not grow.
2. Muscles can be built using free weights, machines or resistance bands. Those who are advocates of free weights don’t believe that machines can do the trick and those who use machines to stabilize the movement of weight through range of motion say that you can lift heavier weights without the increased risk of injury. Those who advocate the use of free weights say that the free weights work more muscle as your body works to stabilize the weight you’re lifting. The truth is that done correctly, you can grow strong, large muscle with any of the three.
3. Your body needs protein to build strong muscle. Your muscles are made up primarily of protein and to build large, strong muscle your body needs protein. Watch your protein intake with both food and protein supplements.
4. A beginner will always add muscle more quickly than someone who already has been weightlifting. Keep an eye on the program you’ve been using and make changes slowly to reduce your risk of injury. Patience! If you keep working, your muscles will keep growing.
Resources:
BodyBuilding: 25 Tips for More Muscle and Superstrength
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/25-tips-for-more-muscle-and-superstrength.html
The Athletic Build: Top 10 Bodybuilding Training Tips
http://theathleticbuild.com/top-10-bodybuilding-training-tips-by-chad-shaw/
BodyBuildingTips
http://www.bodybuilding-tips.net/
AskMen: Bodybuilding Tips
http://www.askmen.com/sports/bodybuilding_1000/1046_bodybuilding-tips.html
Muscle And Fitness: 6 Bodybuilding Tips for Getting Jacked
http://www.muscleandfitness.com/workouts/workout-tips/6-bodybuilding-tips-getting-jacked/slide/1
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