| In this article I am going to share with you 5 of the | | | | grow due to anabolic hormones such as testosterone |
| most common mistakes that young, and some older, | | | | and growth hormone. Without proper adequate |
| bodybuilders make that stops their muscle building | | | | amounts of quality rest and recovery time then the |
| efforts dead in their tracks. These 5 mistakes can | | | | body will never have enough time in an anabolic |
| cause a lot of wasted time, effort and energy and | | | | (building up) state which is when the muscles grow. |
| cause so many bodybuilders frustration, | | | | Your goal as a bodybuilder should be to create an |
| discouragement and disappointment. | | | | anabolic state as much as possible to encourage and |
| Do your best to avoid these 5 mistakes and you will | | | | allow maximum muscle growth after training. |
| be well on your way to accelerating your gains by | | | | 4. Poor Mindset |
| unblocking any obstacles in your path to muscle building | | | | Most people underestimate the power of the mind. |
| success. | | | | Both mind and body are so complexly connected that |
| 1. Overtraining | | | | very few realise the impact and the influence the mind |
| This has to be one of the most common mistakes | | | | has on the body. For example if an individual has a |
| young beginner natural bodybuilders make and that is | | | | strong limiting belief about what is possible regarding |
| overtraining. It takes time to build muscle and | | | | the potential of their physical body and the amount of |
| unfortunately most do not see results as quickly as | | | | muscle they can effectively gain naturally (without |
| they would like. Heck, none of us see results as quickly | | | | performance enhancing drugs) this greatly affects the |
| as we would like but experienced and intelligent | | | | amount of growth, size and strength they will ever |
| bodybuilders know that it is a process that takes time | | | | actually achieve. It becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. |
| and that does not happen overnight. Unfortunately for | | | | And then on the flip side if an individual has an |
| those impatient and uneducated who want results | | | | unwavering belief about how much they know they |
| now fall into the misconception and false belief that | | | | can gain by training and eating naturally then they |
| more is better. And then by adopting this belief they | | | | inevitably perform better and make greater gains. In |
| end up training more often, for longer periods of time, | | | | fact I can guarantee you that the best natural |
| performing more exercises and more sets than is | | | | bodybuilders in the world have the best mindsets, |
| necessary or required to effectively stimulate muscles | | | | attitude and psychology about what is possible. Give |
| growth. Not only does this not lead to greater gains | | | | up your doubts and adopt an empowering belief about |
| and results but it actually works against the person by | | | | what is possible for you! |
| entering a state of overtraining which is beyond the | | | | 5. Copying the Wrong People |
| point that the body can effectively recover from. | | | | Mistake number 5 is also very common amongst |
| Stimulate don't Annihilate! | | | | young beginners but again also amongst some more |
| 2. Not Consuming Enough Protein & Calories | | | | experienced and veteran bodybuilders and that is |
| So many beginners and young would be bodybuilders | | | | copying the wrong people. And when I say the wrong |
| fail to realise or appreciate just how much protein and | | | | people I mean those who have either superior genetics |
| how many calories they need to grow and to gain | | | | or who have chosen the path of performance |
| weight, especially the Hardgainers amongst us! You | | | | enhancement drugs to aid their training and their gains. |
| can train as much, as hard and as well as you like but | | | | The reason I refer to these as the wrong people to |
| without enough quality calories and enough lean protein | | | | copy is not because I am implying there is anything bad |
| your muscles will never ever grow. Training and | | | | or wrong with their training techniques etc... clearly they |
| exercise is merely a stimulant to cause the adaptation | | | | have worked well for them but that does not mean |
| or growth within any given muscle tissue but for the | | | | they will work well for you. Most bodybuilders in their |
| growth and adaptation to occur you must supply your | | | | early years fall into the trap of copying the biggest, the |
| body with the nutrient, the raw materials, to grow. | | | | strongest or the best conditioned guys at their gym or |
| Without adequate protein and calories it becomes like | | | | the professionals they see in the magazines. These |
| trying to build a house without any bricks or materials, | | | | are the wrong people top copy because what has |
| no amount of effort and hard work will change | | | | worked for them will probably not produce the same |
| anything! | | | | level of results for you and is a huge mistake to copy |
| 3. Lack of Recovery | | | | them. If you do not have superior genetics and are |
| This goes hand in hand with mistake number one of | | | | pursing a natural drug free career or lifestyle in |
| overtraining but is a separate mistake in itself. Your | | | | bodybuilding then you should copy or model the best |
| muscles do not grow while you are training, your | | | | natural and genetically less gifted bodybuilder who |
| muscles grow when you are resting, especially when | | | | have achieved incredible levels of muscular size and |
| you are sleeping. Training and exercise is stressful and | | | | conditioning. You must discover what will work for you |
| strenuous to the body and it is also catabolic, meaning | | | | individual body type! |
| it breaks the body down. This is not a bad thing, in fact | | | | Ok these are 5 of the most common mistakes that |
| this is the very thing that stimulates the body, your | | | | stop so many bodybuilders from ever achieving |
| muscles, to adapt. However this can only occur if you | | | | anywhere near their full genetic potential and causes |
| give the body and your muscles adequate amounts of | | | | so much pain and heart ache that many either quite all |
| quality rest because this is when your body (provided it | | | | together while others will turn to performance |
| has an adequate amount of quality nutrients) will | | | | enhancing drugs in an attempt to accelerate gains |
| become anabolic, which means the body is building up. | | | | when in truth they could have seen far greater results |
| This anabolic state is when the muscles will repair and | | | | by simply avoiding these 5 mistakes. |