subject: Five Ways To Increase Your Intensity During Bodybuilding Training [print this page] Five Ways To Increase Your Intensity During Bodybuilding Training
For the bodybuilder to savor success in as far as the gaining of strength and muscle mass is concerned there is no shortcut other than applying maximum intensity. However you cannot be intense about something you hardly know anything about.
1. Mastering the basics of intensity in training
You have to master the basics of the technique first and then better the basics through the said intensity. Intensity is all about being able to exert optimal physical effort to an already mastered technical skill. Once you are expert in a particular workout ensure that you get the most out of it through increased intensity.
2. Going for the summit of success
This is one of the essences of good bodybuilding practices; always being ready to get the most out of a workout. Basically this is embodied in the fact that the muscles ought to be taken to overload for every workout undertaken. The old adage no pain no gain' holds true in this scenario. The fact that you will be required to take the muscles to fatigue should not be an excuse for haphazard techniques where the risk of injury is great. Muscle burn usually lasts between 20 and 30 seconds. Muscle injury is persistent. Learn to listen to the body and avert any type of injury you may incur.
3. Getting past the pain barrier
For you to get more intensity into your workout you will have to learn to be pain tolerant. This implies that you will have to condition your mental focus to include the inescapable fact that pain is inherent on the way to success. If you start with a certain amount of weights the first few sessions that you will do at this weight are bound to be quite painful; the muscles will be sore and they will ache. However as you train harder the pain will subside and the weight will seem to have gotten lighter. This is the cue that signals you need to increase the load if you want further muscle stimulation.
4. Always be mentally aware and prepared
One of the things that truly affects the bodybuilder particularly the aspiring one is the fact that many people fear pain. In the media, pain is described as a sort of hell that you can always get away from by taking this or that painkiller. As a bodybuilder you should simply know that pain is your meal ticket to success. Without pain there will be no progress. Weightlifting can be a very good source of discomfort as are other forms of training. Get used to it; there is no other way.
5. As a bodybuilder use more of your brain rather than your muscles
Be mentally aware that intensity is best accepted gradually by the body. Take time to let the body get accustomed to the strain; you will soon be comfortable despite feeling some discomfort. Remember that intensity will come through persistent effort, determination, and repeated exposure.
