Having a well-sculpted body is not just about hitting the weight room and lifting as much as you can. This is a no-brainer but there is a science behind bodybuilding. If you wish to build muscles safely, you need to get with the program.
Here are some basic tips that you might want to include in your program:
1. Consult your Doctor
Make sure your body is fit enough to undergo rigorous training to build muscles. Consult your doctor to find out if your chronic back pain can withstand physical activities. Knowing any medical issue or condition may also factor in when it comes to creating a meal plan for the purpose of bodybuilding.
2. Set Goals
You need to know what you really want. Are you aiming to get rid of the extra weight and turn them to muscles? Are you tired of being the scrawny guy and want to beef up? Do you have a specific timetable in achieving your goals? Make sure you set realistic goals. Once you achieve that goal, then you can proceed to greater ones.
3. Create a Meal Plan
As mentioned, you must have a meal plan. Ask for help from a certified nutritionist to determine what kind of diet fills your need. Generally, building muscles requires a bit more protein than usual. Protein is the building-block of muscles so evidently, you need lots of them. Get your protein from poultry, fish, red meat, broccoli, and soy. To keep your body healthy while burning those fats and building those muscles, you need to load up on fruits, vegetables and other healthy and natural food. Stay away from processed and refined foods. Fast food and sweets should also be avoided.
4. Hydrate
It is vital that you keep your body hydrated, especially during a training session. A well-hydrated body is more capable of dealing with the increase in physical activity.
5. Create an Exercise Routine
If you are a bit on the chubby side, you need to burn fat as you build muscle. You can do cardio exercises to help in the fat-burning department. Make it a habit to run or jog regularly. Compound exercises and full body workouts help train your whole body, not just a particular part. In bodybuilding, you need to work out all the muscle groups to avoid ending up with an imbalanced look. In other words, Popeye arms and chicken legs don’t look good.
6. Get enough Rest
Part of a good exercise routine to build muscles is to get enough rest. People who think that by spending the whole day every day in a weight room will do wonders are mistaken. Muscles don’t grow when you lift weights or do rigorous training. Muscles grow while recovering from lifting weights and rigorous training. During rest periods, your muscles recuperate and repair the damages incurred from training. That healing process also corresponds to the growth of the muscles.
These are just a few tips you need to consider during your quest to be the next Johnny Bravo. Equally important as the tips above is having the right mindset. You need to have the determination to achieve your goals. You need to stay motivated and to make your bodybuilding mission as fun as possible.
Dana Davis
Sending this article to my brother. He is a huge muscle builder and I am just now getting into that aspect of my workout. I was in the process of losing and now I am in the process of building (if that makes sense?) This is very informative and makes sure you understand what all you need to do.