subject: 10 Ways to Screw Up in the Gym [print this page] 10 Ways to Screw Up in the Gym 10 Ways to Screw Up in the Gym
If you know what it's like to spending months in the gym with no result. More then likely your doing some or maybe everything on this list.
Screw-up # 1: FEAR OF OVERTRAINING
Overtraining is simply training to frequently or in excess, training too long, or inadequate recovery
Screw-up # 2: NOT EATING ENOUGH CALORIES AND EATING THE WRONG CALORIES
Be true to yourself, you will NEVER gain weight, no matter what if you are not eating enough calories. Eating 3000 calories of chips and cookies is not as effective as eating 3000 calories of high quality carbs, fats and proteins.
Screw-up # 3: NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP
For MEN, good quality sleep releases Testosterone. Now for everyone assuming that you're training. Nutrition, lifestyle and sleep habits are essential to have a more successful training. Muscles grow when you rest. Sleep is the opportunity to let those muscles rest after an intensive workout. So sleep is a powerful tool and at no cost to you.
Screw- up # 4: NOT TRAINING ABOVE YOUR THRESHOLD
Training with weights at your 60-80% 1 Rep Max will not stimulate NEW muscle growth
Screw-up # 5: RELYING ON SUPPLEMENTS TO GAIN WEIGHT
Don't turn your body into a toxic waste by dumping chemicals and preservative into your body.
Screw-up # 6:LOW TESTOSTERONE LEVEL
Training at the wrong time of day and not targeting specific body areas enough can lead T-level to drop. There is too many tips and tricks to discuss, but yoou can find more information on the official website
Screw-up # 7: NOT MAKING CONSISTENT STRENGTH GAINS
Muscle size and strength are related. The stronger your muscle become the bigger they will be or become. If you follow this 29 week training schedule you can consistently build mass and strength.
Screw-up # 8: TRAINING INSTINCTIVELY AND LISTENING TO YOUR BODY
Building muscle is based on improving the intensity of the workout progressively each session. Learn to monitor you progress.
Screw-up # 9: FOCUSING ON GETTING A PUMP
Placing constant tension on your muscles will cause your muscle to contract where they become gorged with blood that makes them feel tighter and fuller. "Muscle Pump" does not result in faster muscles. You should only use the pump to target the working muscle.
Screw-up # 10: READING BODYBUILDING MAGAZINES
Throwing random exercises together and training until you "feel like it" is not enough. How do you monitor your progress? How do you know if you're gaining or losing overall strength? How do you know what the purpose of the workout is? Modern mainstream bodybuilding magazines really just cleverly combine two or three rehashed articles, a lot of pictures and gimmicks and sell hype products to glorify drug using in 'body builders'.
Remember these supplement companies have always been part of the money business when it comes to the publication of these fitness magazines.
Bottom line, No Nonsense Muscle Building was written to educate you on how the body works before you start your training.
