| Here's a list of the most common bodybuilding beginner | | | | instance, might want to gain muscle mass and your |
| mistakes. Read through this list a few times and | | | | buddy might want to do cardio exercises only. Do not |
| remember it, it will form a very good basic and you will | | | | work out together if this is the case. Train with |
| improve a lot faster. | | | | someone who is just as motivated as you are and |
| 1. Neglecting Nutrition | | | | who can help you get results. |
| It took me way too long to figure out how important a | | | | 5. Socializing |
| good diet really is. I have always underestimated it but | | | | The gym is not a place for you to meet friends and |
| the last year I have been working out with a good diet | | | | talk about your weekend plans. The gym is a place to |
| and I am easily seeing results twice as fast. Good | | | | improve your health and body. If you want to hang out |
| nutrition is probably even more effective than a good | | | | and chat go to a bar, if you're at the gym, work out! |
| training program. A protein shake in the morning and | | | | 6. Patience, Patience, Patience! |
| after your workout is simply not going to cut it. Set up | | | | A lot of people start going to the gym around April |
| a good diet where you eat every 2-3 hours with a | | | | May to get big and muscular before the summer. |
| LOT of protein, good fats and carbs only from in the | | | | That's not going to happen to anyone, ever. Allow your |
| morning until your dinner. Chicken breast, eggs, nuts, | | | | body to grow with time, it takes at least 2-3 months to |
| milk, fish and meat! | | | | starting seeing results. It requires discipline and |
| 2. Using way too much weight | | | | willpower to get there. |
| If you think you look cool lifting heavy weights, well | | | | 7. Use Free Weights |
| then you're right. But if your execution suffers because | | | | Avoid machines in general. Always try doing your |
| of it you need to reduce your weight. When you start | | | | exercises with free weights as you use a lot more |
| working out you should get to know your body for the | | | | muscles to keep the weights balanced and in check. |
| first few months, get to know your strong and weak | | | | 8. There Is No "Inner Chest" |
| points, how long it takes you to recover, which | | | | You can't train the "line" in the middle of your chest. |
| exercises work and which don't, etc. | | | | You have an upper chest muscle and a lower chest |
| Start out with a compound exercise training program: | | | | muscle, you can work them out both but you can't |
| Training 1: squat, row, benchpress, overhead press, | | | | work out the inside of your chest. |
| barbell curl (for on the beach) | | | | 9. Train Your Legs! |
| Training 2: deadlift, pullups, dips, overhead press, barbell | | | | Whether you like it or not, and you probably don't - you |
| curl | | | | need to train your legs from the start. Squat a lot, |
| Do this 3 times a week, that's it - trust me! Don't use | | | | training your legs releases a lot of natural testosterone |
| weights that are too light either, you should be able to | | | | in your body which makes the muscles in your entire |
| do between 6-10 reps. | | | | body grow. |
| 3. Bad Execution | | | | 10. Rest Plenty |
| You can find a lot of videos on the internet or ask | | | | You grow when you rest, not when you're working |
| trainers in your gym how to do certain exercises. It's | | | | out. Make sure you get 7-9 hours of sleep every night |
| not about the weight but about the volume. Bad | | | | and let your muscles rest 48 hours before training |
| execution only leads to injuries and no results. Ask, | | | | them again. |
| read, keep your eyes open and learn from people | | | | If you keep all these bodybuilding beginner mistakes in |
| who know what they're talking about. | | | | mind I am positive you're off to a great start and will |
| 4. Picking The Wrong Partner | | | | have that body you've always wanted before you |
| It's very common for 2 people to have completely | | | | realize it. |
| other goals when it comes to working out. You, for | | | | |