The best way to build a lean, strong body is to start your training out with customized weight lifting workouts.
The key to building muscle is to plan ahead. A weight lifter must not only train hard and eat right, but plan, plan, plan your weight lifting workouts ahead of time. In order to do this correctly, you must define your fitness goals and keep track of your vital body statistics such as your weight and measurements. This will help you design your customized weight lifting workout and to motivate you in the weeks ahead.
Creating customized weight lifting workouts that are brainless and effective can be nearly impossible if you don't know where to start, so here are 7 Simple Weight Lifting Workout Tips to get you going.
1. Identify exactly what your ultimate weight lifting goals are. Do you want to build pounds of lean, shredded muscle? Or do you just want to tone up a bit? You must have a clear vision of what you want to achieve in order to design a weight lifting workout plan that works best for you.
2. Get a journal so that you can keep track of everything you are doing. You need to be able to look back on previous days and weeks workouts so that you know what is working and what isn't. If you don't have a record of your weight training workouts and routines, you will never know how to duplicate your success.
3. Before you step into the gym, take your measurements and record them in your journal. Measure your chest, waist, hips, biceps, and thighs before your begin your weight lifting workouts. This will give you a good starting point to look back on. Take another measurement after a month of weight training; now see how far you've come! Keep tabs on your progress, it will build your self confidence and drive you toward your goal.
4. Design your weight lifting workouts based upon your objective. My personal trainer, who happens to be a Natural Bodybuilding Champion, recommended that all beginners start with a foundation building weight lifting program. So, start by doing 3 sets of 6 to 8 repetitions of each of these multi- joint weight lifting exercises:
Squats
Dead Lifts
Bench Press
Close Grip Bench Press
Overhead Press
Dips
Pull Ups
5. Always strive to use impeccable form when executing your weight lifting workouts. Body position and form is much more important than how much weight you are lifting. Focus and concentrate on each and every repetition, squeeze the muscle and count to 2 at the top of each movement before releasing the weight back down..
6. Train with confidence, walk into the gym knowing that your weight training workouts are fast and effective. Keep impeccatble notes in your journal, wear comfortable clothes and drink plenty of water. Don't worry about what others around you are doing, just put on your favorite music and get the job done.
7. Feed your newly built muscles within one hour of your workout. You just tore the fibers in your muscles and they need nutrients to repair themselves in order to grow. Fortify them quickly with a fast absorbing whey protein shake directly after each weight training workout. It is imperative that you fortify your muscles with the precise amount of protein at regular intervals throughout the day, not just after your workouts.
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