| | | | | *mimic in the best way the every day movements, |
| | | | | thus being more functional |
| Check also: | | | | *allow you to combine weight training with aerobic |
| MUSCLE BUILDING/DEVELOPMENT:ALL YOU NEED | | | | activities in the most advantageous way |
| TO KNOW | | | | *exercise in parallel your core- and abs of course |
| Muscle building is for me a necessity and does not | | | | *and finally make full exploitation of the muscles' range |
| emanate from vanity. | | | | of movement. |
| I preach against this short sighted notion for may years | | | | 5. Again for normal fitness enthusiasts: avoid split |
| in Greece. | | | | workouts and adopt instead full body workouts.These |
| Muscle building is in direct relationship with the quality of | | | | are better investments for your limited time. |
| our lives and considerably contributes to a graceful | | | | 6. For the same reason your main course should be |
| aging. | | | | compound movements and not isolation exercises. |
| Here are some diachronic rules to abide by if you are | | | | Compound exercises will elicit a better metabolic |
| an enthusiastic amateur : | | | | response from your body. |
| 1. Do not lose your precious time by playing with light | | | | 7. Keep the duration of your workouts under thirty |
| weights.You will have to challenge your muscles in an | | | | minutes but you will have to work really hard. |
| efficient and decent way. | | | | The secret for a body metamorphosis is intensity ,not |
| 2. Two or three workouts per week are enough for | | | | duration. |
| ordinary amateurs. No more,no less. | | | | Intensity is the critical quality factor to elicit favourable |
| 3. Beware of overtraining!Ovetraining has been the | | | | adaptions. |
| graveyard for many strenuous efforts.Respect your | | | | This is the main parameter that differentiates |
| limits! | | | | achievers from non achievers. |
| 4.Free weights are your best choice.I prefer dumbbells | | | | If you will have to keeps only one word from the |
| because they: | | | | above,this is intensity! |
