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Making it in Bodybuilding the Natural Way

Author: Dane C. Fletcher
Date Posted: March 01, 2009

There are two ways in which you can succeed in bodybuilding, the natural way or by use of steroids. The two methods have there advantages and disadvantages. If for example you decide to go the natural way your progress will be slow but the advantage is you won't suffer any side effects. However if you decide to use steroids your progress will be fast but this will at a costly price to your health.

What are steroids? Steroids are synthetic hormones produced to resemble the male sex hormone testosterone. They help the muscle tissues to synthesize proteins hence a person is able to experience fast muscle growth.

The side effects of taking this drugs include; enlargement of the clitoris, shrinking testicles, low libido, low sperm count, impotence in men, loss of hair, growth of facial hair in women, coarse voice in women, irregularity in there menstrual cycle, increase in aggression, heart problems, liver conditions, kidney problems and sleeping disorders.

Bodybuilding the natural way

This is the best way to transform your body because you will not compromise your health. All you need to do is to follow the following principles in order to succeed;

1. Start with a brief warm up exercise

This will help you avoid injuries when you are training intensely using weights. Warm ups are beneficial in preparing the body to do heavy lifting.

This is because warm up exercises helps increase the body temperature and metabolism. This warm up exercises should be done for at least ten minutes for them to be effective in jump starting the metabolic process. A bodybuilder also needs to ensure that they undertake light stretching exercises fifteen minutes before the actual workout. This is very important because it increases the flexibility of the trainer. Flexibility is a very important factor when it comes to reducing gym injuries.

2. Train intensely

Intense training is an important facet when it comes to gaining muscles. You should use heavy weights with little rep so that you can be able to instill as much damage as possible to the muscles. Free weights are preferred to machines because they involve most of the ancillary muscles. The way you perform your training is a very critical dynamics if you want to put on more mass. Therefore if you are a bodybuilder seeking to put on more mass you should use compound movements. Another technique you should use in order to achieve muscle overload is progressive resistance training. This is where you begin the workout with light weights as you move on up to even heavier weights. This method is very useful in preventing gym injuries because it helps a bodybuilder gauge in advance whether they can be able to handle the weight.

3. Eat your proteins

Proteins are the building blocks of muscles and therefore a bodybuilder needs to take plenty of it. If you do not eat proteins you will not be able to gain muscles because it is this nutrient which helps the muscles to repair themselves after the damage caused by intense training.

About The Author

Dane Fletcher is the world's most prolific bodybuilding and fitness expert and is currently the executive editor for BodybuildingToday.com. If you are looking for more bodybuilding tips or information on weight training, or supplementation, please visit http://www.BodybuildingToday.com, the bodybuilding and fitness authority site with hundreds of articles available FREE to help you meet your goals.

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