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Three Reasons Why Strength Training Should Be Gradual And Not Rushed
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When you see world-famous body builders like Arnold Schwarzenegger, you wonder how they got such large muscles in such a short time. For most bodybuilders, the time is actually much longer than it appears to everyone else. Really good muscle, and well-toned and well-defined muscle, begins with gradual strength training. Here are some reasons why your own personal strength-training journey should be gradual and not rushed.
Cold Muscles Tear Easily
When you are just starting out, your muscles are not used to lifting weights. They are referred to as "cold muscles" because they have never been used to train or move this way. If you jump into strength training by trying to force your muscles to lift more weight than they should, they will tear and you will spend weeks recuperating rather than building muscle in the gym. Start with something light, like ten or fifteen pounds for your arms, and twenty to thirty pounds for your legs (because legs have more muscle mass and are able to push and lift more).
Overexerted Muscles Will Fail to Develop
If you push your body too far, it will push back. A prime example is a bodybuilder that spends more than an hour in the gym training and forcing all of their muscles to do more. The "rate of return on investment" in this case begins after you finish a specific set of exercises. If you can do a full-body strength-training workout in an hour, stop. Spending another hour to eight hours in the gym will only exhaust and fatigue your muscles to the point that your body refuses to do any more. Then it will refuse to build the muscles you want and need because the rest and protein needed to do the job is just not there.
Even Professional Bodybuilders Take a Day Off
Ask any professional bodybuilder how they managed their physiques and workouts, and they will probably tell you that they took days off. They know that their muscles need a break. Sometimes they will even work their upper bodies and give their lower bodies the day off or vice versa. As long as you work both sides of your body evenly (e.g., using equal weight and the same number of reps), that is a perfectly acceptable way to train and build muscle. Ask your trainer for a schedule to follow with built-in rest periods for various muscle groups.
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