Strong muscles are a thing which most of us want, some individuals more than others.
Having strong, healthy muscles is a crucial element of overall fitness.
Below are a handful of general guidelines to assist you to grow those big muscles you crave.
Building muscle is not that difficult.
People believe there is some type of magic to it.
It starts with a great workout plan, and a sensible diet.
The exercise routine must consist of weightlifting and strength training.
The person also has to realize that in order to build muscle, one must workout hard.
Start by lifting weights with a couple of light sets to warm up the muscles.
After the person warms up try adding more weight to the next set.
Same for the next set and so forth, always remembering to use strict form on all repetitions.
As soon as the individual starts to cheat, stop the exercise and lower the weight or move on the another exercise.
My last set is always my heaviest and I will move on after that last set, this is called working the muscle to failure.
Once the person works an exercise to failure, time to move on to another exercise.
This is important so you do not injure the muscle or tear some tendons.
Exercise should be done in sets.
There is no perfect number of sets to build muscle.
Normally the average person does between three to six sets for each exercise.
Repetitions should be kept between eight to twelve.
I normally start with the higher number of repetitions to warm up.
As I add weight, I lower the number of repetitions.
This gives the muscle a good pump and helps it get stronger.
There are many ways to build muscle.
One good technique is to work the upper body one day and the lower body the next day.
This would allow you to workout four days a week with three days for rest.
This is what I suggest to start with, since the body needs rest to grow.
As the person gets to be more advanced there are different routines that can be done.
Beginners should start with one exercise for each body part for about twelve weeks.
This will prepare the muscles first before moving to the upper/lower body routine.
With this exercise the person would workout every other day.
Beginners should be concentrating on technique and learning how do the exercises correct.
Start off light and begin to add weight until you do your last set to failure.