Body
building is the process of developing muscle fibers through various
techniques. It is achieved through muscle conditioning, weight
training, increased caloric intake, and rest. Workouts are designed
to focus on certain muscle categories, and foods are consumed with
the intention to build the body’s metabolism and increase mass.
This
section will focus on weight training for body builders. Weight
training develops both strength as well as the size of skeletal
muscles. It uses the force of gravity to oppose the force generated
by muscles through contraction. Weight training uses a variety of
specialized equipment designed to target specific muscle groups and
movements.
Some
people refer to weight training as strength training. While they are
not exactly the same, they are both similar to each other. Strength
training focuses on increasing muscular strength and size. Weight
training is one type of strength training using weights as the
primary force to build muscle mass.
The
basic principles of weight training are pretty much the same as those
of strength training. It involves a manipulation of the numbers of
reps, sets, tempo, exercise types, and weight moved to cause desired
increases in strength, endurance, size, or shape.
The
specific combination of reps, sets, exercises, and weight depends
upon the desires of the body builder. Sets with fewer reps can be
performed with heavier weights but have a reduced impact on
endurance.
Equipment
used in weight training include barbells, dumbbells, pulleys, and
stacks in the form of weight machines or the body’s own weight as
in push-ups and chin-ups. Different weights will give different
types of resistance.
Weight
training also focuses on form performing the movements with the
appropriate muscle groups and not transferring the weight to
different body parts in order to move great weight. If you don’t
use good form in weight training, you risk muscle injury which could
hinder your progress.
Another
form of weight training is resistance training. Resistance training
involves the use of elastic or hydraulic resistance to contraction
rather than gravity. When your muscles are resisting a weight, the
overall tone of that muscle will grow over time.
If
you are a beginner at weight training, you should not just “jump
right in”. You need to build up your strength and over-working
your muscles can cause more harm than good. Some of your muscles
might be naturally stronger than others. Building up slowly allows
muscles to develop appropriate strengths relative to each other.
Most
gyms offer the services of a personal trainer that comes with the
membership fee. These trainers can suggest specific workouts for you
to begin with. If you want to undertake it yourself, we can make a
few suggestions on routines that can help you build muscle and get on
the way to a great body.
Next, we’ll define some common exercise for clarification.
--Max Cosgrove
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