Body sculpting is the practice of fine-tuning your physique to look and feel better. It can also give you functional strength for real-world activities such as lifting bales of hay or carrying your wife to a rock concert against her will.
Whether they’re hay-slinging rockers or not, beginners trying to sculpt their bodies inevitably end up wondering how to build muscle the quickest way possible. They look to professional bodybuilders for their exercise and dietary tips–but what they overlook all too often is the fact that pro bodybuilders have completely different physiques than the beginners themselves do, and therefore follow fitness programs that can’t be directly applied to those just starting out. At least, not for the same results in a safe manner.
The reasons for this are obvious once you think about it, but many people simply don’t. Most beginners overextend themselves in the beginning, knowing that they need to inflict tearing trauma on their muscles to make them grow, and assuming that they should therefore start of with as much weight as they can handle.
They’re partly right; more weight will give you greater gains in muscle mass, if you don’t injure yourself. But it’s quite difficult to accurately gauge what the maximum safe amount of weight is for your joints and smaller muscles until you build up these smaller stabilizing muscle groups. And instead of considering joints and small muscles as the “weak links” in the chain of the beginner’s physique, beginners usually let their larger, more developed muscles be their guide. If their biceps can handle the bicep curls, they add more weight–without realizing that their elbows are sustaining cartilage damage in the meantime.
These mistakes can lead to health issues immediately that are then exacerbated during middle- and old-age. Instead of jumping right in with the most weight you can lift, then, as a beginning body sculptor you should ease into the practice gradually and document your increases in weight as you go. This will also give you a sense of progress for motivation (as you continue increasing weight in smaller increments), while reducing your risk of debilitating injury.
Whether they’re hay-slinging rockers or not, beginners trying to sculpt their bodies inevitably end up wondering how to build muscle the quickest way possible. They look to professional bodybuilders for their exercise and dietary tips–but what they overlook all too often is the fact that pro bodybuilders have completely different physiques than the beginners themselves do, and therefore follow fitness programs that can’t be directly applied to those just starting out. At least, not for the same results in a safe manner.
The reasons for this are obvious once you think about it, but many people simply don’t. Most beginners overextend themselves in the beginning, knowing that they need to inflict tearing trauma on their muscles to make them grow, and assuming that they should therefore start of with as much weight as they can handle.
They’re partly right; more weight will give you greater gains in muscle mass, if you don’t injure yourself. But it’s quite difficult to accurately gauge what the maximum safe amount of weight is for your joints and smaller muscles until you build up these smaller stabilizing muscle groups. And instead of considering joints and small muscles as the “weak links” in the chain of the beginner’s physique, beginners usually let their larger, more developed muscles be their guide. If their biceps can handle the bicep curls, they add more weight–without realizing that their elbows are sustaining cartilage damage in the meantime.
These mistakes can lead to health issues immediately that are then exacerbated during middle- and old-age. Instead of jumping right in with the most weight you can lift, then, as a beginning body sculptor you should ease into the practice gradually and document your increases in weight as you go. This will also give you a sense of progress for motivation (as you continue increasing weight in smaller increments), while reducing your risk of debilitating injury.
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