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Weightlifting and Bodybuilding Go Together

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Getting muscles to grow means stressing and straining them, letting them work up against a force applied to them. And the most natural way to do that is through lifting weights or weightlifting.
Getting muscles to grow means stressing and straining them, letting them work up against a force applied to them. And the most natural way to do that is through lifting weights or weightlifting. Different weightlifting programs stress different body muscles and you need to get into a well-defined and scheduled weight lifting regimen so that the major body muscles get stressed to make them grow proportionately.

There are other gym equipment that can do equivalent workouts for your muscles without weights, but the principle remains the same – exerting your muscles to resist applied force. And for most of our muscles, it just can’t be done without lifting weights.

The Right Diet for Gaining Weight

Sculpting your muscles assumes you have the mass to be sculpted. That means you need to gain weight with the right diet. Thin emaciated people cannot be bodybuilders without first gaining weight. A meaningful diet consisting of the right mix of fats and carbohydrates to give you the energy and the fuel to sustain a workout is a start. Then you need to supplement that with proteins that build the muscle mass as you go though your workouts. Avoid junk food which can make you feel full but without the nutrients your body needs for keeping up with your workout regimen.

Let’s not forget water. You need at least 10-12 glasses daily spread over the start middle and after your training sessions. Workouts make you sweat and you need to replace that or else you suffer dehydration.

Don’t Rush

Bodybuilding can’t be done overnight, or over a few weeks. There’s no such thing as a crash bodybuilding routine. In the first place, you need to consult with your doctor or any sports physicians to evaluate the right training plan for you. A thorough physical and medical examination is a must to gauge your readiness to undergo the rigors of bodybuilding. Weightlifting can be hazardous to people with weak abdominal linings that may lead to hernia. In general a rigorous training regimen can be fatal to someone with heart conditions.

Decide on your Bodybuilding Regimen

For beginners, after consulting with your doctors, you need to check your sports trainer to determine the right workout for your specific body type and need as a novice bodybuilder. You cannot just jump into a workout regimen that some other seasoned bodybuilder has as this could prove to be too much for you.

You need to gradually build-up your strength and endurance to sustain any increasing rigor in your training regimen. Weightlifting programs also vary depending on your specific requirement. Beginners can undertake a regimen to just tone their existing muscles and improve strength and endurance. Then comes weightlifting regimens that increase muscle mass of specific body parts. No one single regimen can improve muscle mass in all parts of the body at once.

Weightlifting Pointers

A warm up exercise is always recommended before plunging into your weightlifting regimen. This helps to prepare the heart and your lungs as well. Talking about lungs, never fail to breathe in and out while lifting weights. Choose your weights. Never lift weights beyond you ability to sustain them for any length of time as this can lead to sever muscle pains if not injuring tendons and ligaments. Lastly, focus on what you’re lifting. Allowing yourself to be distracted not only disturbs your body rhythm but opens you to greater risks of injuring yourself. GP

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