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Bodybuilding Made Simple.

There is an awful lot of information out there about how to train and what the best way is - and how you should be doing this and that with your training. There are many get-muscles-quick ideas and a number of unrealistic ideas on how to train.

So which way is the best? Well I believe that keeping it simple and using the tried and tested basic way always has produced a very satisfactory result.

Never try all the different ways there are to train a muscle when you are just starting out. Do the simple basic ones. For example Chest - do a normal straight forward bench press with a straight bar or dumbbells.  Biceps - do normal standing curls again with a z bar or dumbbells or a straight bar. The same goes for all the different muscles. Use the tried and tested basic exercise.

I have found that these will give you a fantastic foundation to build on. It will take about 3 to 6 months to get this. Once you have the foundation then use other ways of training. You will have the confidence and know more of how your body responds to training. The amount of weight is totally dependant on how strong you are - no one can recommend a starting point. You have to discover that for yourself.

I have always found by doing a pyramid training system it is easy, and you get fantastic results in a very short space of time.

I train every muscle the same.

12 - 16 reps very light warm - up. 1 min rest
12 reps heavier. 1 min rest
10 reps heavier. 1 min rest
8 reps heavier. 1 min rest
6 reps heavier. 1 min rest (You must be really struggling to lift the weight from 3 rep)
12 reps with the weight of the 8 reps (you must really battle form 7-8 reps no rest straight on to a superset of 12 reps with another exercise for the same muscle. EG. Chest - main exercise is bench press and the superset would then be incline fly's.

I then have a 2 minute rest and go on to another muscle and do the same again.

I never train the same muscle more than 2 x a week so it can rest properly and grow.
e.g. Chest, triceps and biceps (Forearms if you want to train them) - Mon and Thurs
Shoulders, Back and abs - Tues and Fri.
Legs - Wed and Sat.

I hope that helps you and the best of luck with your training.

Comments

[Torin]

I couldn't agree more, things are often made way too complicated and are not always effective. Great post

-Torin