Do Even Half of Those Muscle Building Programs Work?
Posted by Caleb Lee Web Hosting Wednesday 21 January 2009 4:00 am
Many muscle building programs are found by weight lifters performing experiments, which the program may have worked for that person.
Why don’t these muscle building programs work for everyone?
These are 4 major reasons why some muscle building programs aren’t working:
#1: Not Using Free Weights
Have you ever trained on weight lifting machine? They only work one muscle. These machines are a major reason why the programs do not work. They don’t give the ability to develop many muscles together, which would be the best way to train. Free weights let you do compound exercises, letting you build many muscles at once. You will be able to perform squats and dead lifts which will be very beneficial to many muscles. Using free weights allows you to develop stability and also strengthen your joints. They are all around better for you.
#2: The Program is Not Efficient for the Every Day Person’s Time Constraints
A program developed by the usual gym rat you would see at the gym working out every time you went there would not be a good fit for someone only having an hour to workout. Your workout does not need to be long and strenuous; rather it should be short and sweet. Using fewer reps and sets with a larger amount of weight can give you the best benefits in a short amount of time.
#3: You are Not Incorporating Enough Intensity
A good muscle building program should have a high amount of weight, while using less reps and sets. Programs using 50% of your one rep max are a waste of time. Your target should be to life around 80-85% of your 1 rep max. If you use less weight, you will see slight improvement until the improvements will stop. Its like your body will have become immune to lifting such a small amount of weight.
#4: More Recuperation During and After Workouts
Your workout should give you a short time between exercises to refresh and cool yourself down. It should not be going rapidly from one exercise to the next, and it also should not be too long, more than 5 minutes.
After your work out, leave some time in your busy schedule to take a nap. This will give your body time to attend to your muscles. This could make or break your workouts’ results. Also, at night, get as much sleep as you can, around 8 hours or more if possible. Make sure to relax during your day. Less stress will result in more muscle and better performance.
You can check out more information on a good workout program by looking at my article: DoubleYourGains’ 3-5 Beginners Strength Program.
