subject: How To Increase Your Body Strength Through Bodybuilding [print this page] How To Increase Your Body Strength Through Bodybuilding
The only way you can be able to increase your body strength and power is through first understanding how the various muscle groups in the body function. If you are training in the gym there are several techniques which can act as a shortcut in helping you transform your body physique. They include the following;
Focusing on undertaking the perfect reps
You need to ensure that the reps you are doing are flowing in an orderly and smooth manner. One rule which deals with reps is that you should ensure that in the concentric phase you take at least 1-2 seconds. When you reach the peak of the concentric motion you should assume your position for about one second before letting go. When you are in the eccentric phase you should take 3-4 seconds before releasing. This routine will help you increase the tension in your muscles and will help smooth the transition between the concentric phase and the eccentric phase. If you want to stimulate the muscle completely you need to focus on creating high tension and contraction.
Focus on retaining the muscle tension for long
You will know that you have executed your rep properly when you are able to maintain proper tension in the muscle fibers involved. This follows the size principle whereby the type of muscle recruited will depends on the type resistance which you want to achieve. As a bodybuilder your only work is to sit back and let the muscles kick into action. You should avoid motions which will cause jerks, bouncing or lead to the dropping of the weight.
During the workout you should not use very heavy weights more than your body can be able to handle. If you are a bodybuilder seeking to transform your body then you need to ensure that the weight you are carrying does not exceed your upper body strength. If you do not have proper command of the weight, then the weight you are carrying is too heavy. A good bodybuilder always has adequate command of the weight they are training with. You need to be able to undertake both the eccentric and concentric phase without any difficulty. As a bodybuilder you need to ensure that you are able to control both the eccentric and concentric phase properly because each requires very different levels of energy.
Train in an articulated manner
You need to target all the muscle groups properly starting from the neck, torso, the arms, midsection, the back and the legs. You need to take separate times in the week to separate this different muscle groups individually so that you can be able to get the best result. If you don't do this your muscle gains will not be balanced hence you will end up compromising your body physique.
Your training mantra should be progressive overload
When the body remains static it becomes complacent and therefore you should avoid this from happening because it will lead to a bodybuilders plateau. You should be increasing your muscle overload consistently.
