Traits of a Proper Bodybuilding Routines

By Wakelin Smith


The basics of bodybuilding are actually simple when properly understood. It is also important to remember that it is not a hit and miss affair. Then again, it does not take a genius to develop the proper bodybuilding routines. The proper way of doing it will surely result in building muscle mass if it is mixed with the determination to carry out the right workout.

Every bodybuilder, either a beginner or a professional, must make his weight training routine a priority. This way, he must bear in mind that his desired results from weight training do not just happen overnight. Patience and determination play a lot of role in gaining the muscle mass and strength that he truly desires.

Also, highly effective bodybuilders know that spending a lot of time inside the gym does not guarantee a bigger muscle mass. This way, they are aware that they must keep their workouts as efficient as possible within a reasonable time. There is no need to spend 3 hours a day in the gym to build muscle mass Keeping the weight training workouts under an hour and a half (or better yet, and hour) and doing them 3 or 4 times a week will give the body enough rest to grow bigger and stronger.

Here are some other reminders for proper bodybuilding routines. For one, keep it short. The ideal range is between 45 to 75 minutes maximum while 60 minutes is the best time spent for a single workout. A simple reason guides this duration. After 75 minutes, there is a drop in the levels of muscle building and fat burning hormones that the body produces. It will also prevent you from fast recovery.

Two, keep to a minimum the rest in between sets. This means that rest must be somewhere between 90 seconds or less. This rest time is ideal in improving the cardiovascular system as well as helps the body to perform a lot of work and still finish within the ideal time of 75 minutes. Also, it has also been known that this kind of training stimulates the most growth hormones outputs.

Third, the sets should be between 8 - 15 repetitions for muscle mass gains and 15-25 repetitions for body sculpting purposes. This range of reps is supported by some reasons.

The best blood pump into the muscle cells within these repetition ranges. Considering that nutrients that nourish the muscle cells are pumped along with the blood come nutrients and that this blood pump help them recover and rebuild bigger faster, then this rep range is very important. To add, there is less probability of injury since the body will be using a weight that it can control. Also, it has been shown in studies that muscle building and fat burning occur best at these repetition ranges.

Lastly, training must be varied and cycled. It is not wise to get stuck with the same routine for a long workout period. If a bodybuilder does this, this would result in zero muscle growth. Therefore, proper bodybuilding routines must possess four characteristics, namely; right duration, enough rest, proper reps, and variation.




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