How To Build Muscle Up The Right Way
Written by ama on August 29, 2009When building muscle up without even knowing it you can put your self at serious risk of injury, illness and dramatically restrict your progress. Sure it is great that you want to workout and build muscle up but at the same time one bad injury, one forgetful moment can put you out of action for months and with possible health and financial consequences. By adhering to the following guidelines such incidents can be easily avoided. Here we go with our build muscle up safely guidelines:
1) Always check and double check you have put the barbell collars on before you start lifting. If one is even slightly lose it can unbalance the bar making one side heavier. The heavier side will force it's way down and the weight disc may slide even further until it drops off. The heavy side will now force up the light side. Next the barbell will flip mercilessly through the air and possibly cause real damage to people or equipment!
2) If you are doing one rep maximum lifts then do so with a spotter. This is someone who can jump in and lend a hand if you are struggling. The last thing you want to happen is to get stuck underneath a barbell and have it pressing into your body, sounds stupid but I've seen it happen.
3) Steer clear of the gym if you are sick. sounds really obvious yet I often see people spluttering and coughing there way through a workout whilst running a fever also. More often than not the trainer beats none of their best scores and only lands themselves in bed for a few days. Exercise lowers the immune system for a while and if you are already feeling sick this is when the virus will capitalize on your weakness and take a hold of you more.
4) Maintain correct technique. Performing squats with a bent over back, swinging barbell curls and so on will not only produce little muscle growth, because they do not target the muscle properly but they will also put you at risk of serious injury. Strictly correct technique must be ensured at all times.
5) Do not over do it. It is very common when motivation is high especially for newbie’s that you want to lift weights as often as possible. This motivation is good but training everyday or even every other day will probably be too much for most people unless it is a split routine. You will actually weaken your muscles if you workout again when they are not yet fully recovered.
6) Not eating properly. You are going to have to make muscle building nutrition a high priority if you wish to grow. You will be wasting your time in the gym if you are not taking on board enough calories to support muscle growth. Consume throughout the day high quality foods.
7) Showing off to your friends. Disastrous results may occur when attempting to beat your friends in the gym. It is much wiser to compete against your scores from past sessions. Record your workouts in a training log so that you know what your personal best to beat is. This is much more beneficial and safer for you.
Warm up enough. If you do not then your muscle are far more likely to tear and get damaged. This can keep you out of action for weeks or possibly even months. It is very simple to do, 5-10 minutes cardio, stretching exercises followed by a few warm up reps will do fine.
With those above guidelines in mind and with correct muscle building nutrition there is no reason why you should not build muscle up happily and safely where ever you train.
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