Common Muscle Building Mistakes

One of the main reasons why most lifters fail to achieve
rapid muscle gains is because they no not give their muscles
enough time to recover and then grow.

This is called overtraining.

Muscles only grow when they've had enough time and nutrients to
recover first and then grow.

A few signs that will tell you whether you're overtraining are:

1. You feel tired
2. You don't feel like training
3. You lose your appetite
4. You lose strength/muscle

If your lifting program involves any of the following it
will probably lead to overtraining:

1. More than 10 sets on any muscle group

Don't be confused by the huge guys in your gym that do 10 sets of
150 kg's on the bench press. These guys have either been working
out for a very long time or they're not using natural bodybuilding
techniques to achieve their extraordinary results.

2. More than 2 to 3 exercises for any muscle group

Let's say for example that you're training your chest. To not over
train your muscles and to work your entire chest you only need to
do the bench press and incline bench press. You do not also need
to do the pec deck and decline bench press. These extra exercises
will lead to overtraining.

3. Training sessions of greater than an hour

The ideal training program should consist of 5-6 exercises,
3-5 sets, and 6-8 and/or 10-12 reps. This should not take longer
than an hour. Push yourself any harder and you're likely to over
train your muscles.

4. Continually increasing the amount of sets performed

If in week one you do 3 sets, week 2, 4 sets, week 3, 5 sets,
week 4, 6 sets and continually increase sets performed your
muscles will eventually break down. The trick is to perform 3
sets in week 1, 4 sets in week 2, 5 sets in week 3 and then
revert back to 3 sets in week one.

5. Poor Nutrition

Your muscles need both positive balance of protein and calories
to grow. You should be eating eggs, milk, meats, fish, chicken,
etc., along with fresh fruits and vegetables.

6. Less than 8 hours sleep

Your body does most of its muscle building while you're sleeping.



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