Home Training
If you'd rather start you bodybuilding program at home, you'll want to purchase the right equipment to make real muscle-building workouts possible and to ensure that they're safe as well. Here are the basics for a good home gym:
At least 7 x 7 area
Chinning bar
A comfortable, adjustable bench with uprights and a leg extension/leg curl
110-pound iron barbell set
Extra weights
Calf block.
Now that you have the Equipment, lets get a basic routine.
Squats 2x10
Stiff-legged deadlifts 2 x 10
Standing calf raises 2x 10
Bench presses 2 x 10
Pulldowns or chins 2 x 10
Bent-over barbell rows 2 x 10
Seated dumbbell presses 2 x 10
Dumbbell upright rows 2 x 10
Lying triceps extensions 2 x 10
Standing barbell curls 2 x 10
Beginning Bodybuilding Routine:
Do one light warmup set that's about 70 to 80 percent of what you'll use for your heavy work sets, and then add weight and do two heavy work sets, resting one to two minutes. Do that for each exercise. Try to get eight to 10 repetitions on each exercise. If you get more than 10 reps on your first set, add weights at your next workout.
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2010 January 18 05:44 So, you’re expecting a baby and you want to (as far as possible) maintain the body you had before you fell pregnant or, at the very least, return to ‘normal’ as soon as possible after Junior makes his or her arrival. The rule of thumb here is to have a balanced diet, which means that you should be eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, protein, grains and consuming lots of hydrating fluids. And, while you certainly should remain active, exercise should be at a more sedentary pace. So slow things down a bit, but not to a complete standstill. |