For me there is something about excercising that is motivating to me – mentally, physically and to some extent, emotionally as well. Physical routines, especially the high intensity weight training programs, push your body to its highest capacity; even beyond what you before thought you couldn’t handle. In every exercise, you need to focus that you are performing it with the right form without compromising weight amount and number of reps that are needed. And do not overlook seeing the results – it’s the icing on the low fat chocolate fitness cake, so to speak. It’s good.
Now that we are sufficiently prepped and ready for action, let us make a quality survey on the best muscle building workouts that will give you your most amazing body as soon as possible. There are two fundamental weight training practices being used today: the high intensity training and periodization.
High intensity training to put it simply, is doing your workout sessions strong and always to the maximum level. You go to the gym an average of two to three times a week spending 60 to 90 minutes on short but very intense training modules. As your muscle and endurance inevitably develops, you are expected to raise the weights or number of repetitions in each given set. In applying this type of training, your body gets used to wield the needed intensity you ask of it to carry them out according to your set standards. You will see results faster and your body is pushed to the limits.
Periodization programs give your body a larger window of time to adapt and grow into the physical strain you are imposing on it. In this particular school of training there is light training for about three weeks, followed by another few weeks of medium training and finishing with heavy training. Your focus is to not over train the muscle groups in the body; instead you are gradually building up your strength and muscle mass over a period of time. The stages in this workout ensure that your body will not grow stagnant by staying on one level for long periods.
Both philosophies have advantages and disadvantages; the best approach is to incorporate what will work specifically for your own body. Most people find that a three or four day split workout of low frequency but high intensity training is the best muscle building strategy for them. Remember to change up the exercises and weights every one to three weeks for maximum efficacy.
Use these exercises to help you get started in your fitness goals.
Legs: squats, leg presses, lunges, and leg curls
Arms: barbell curls, extensions, barbell wrist curls
Chest: flat, inclined and declined bench press, dumbbell flyes
Shoulders: seated shoulder press, military press, dumbbell shoulder press
Back: shrugs, deadlifts, seated rows, rope pull downs, hyperextensions
Stomach: inverted crunches, leg raises
The best weight training programs are those that may be challenging but push your body to step up and go the distance in its fitness endurance aims. Whatever your incentive may be – good health, to look good or strength training; continue to push yourself and you will discover personal contentment with a job well done.