Posted on 28th Sep 2009 @ 12:12 AM

Plan your bodybuilding workout

When starting a bodybuilding workout you need to first make sure you have a plan.  Like any good body building workout, you will need to space out your body parts.  Most people use a 3 or 4 day body building workout split with chest/back on day 1, day 2 is delts/arms, and day 3 is legs. 

I would recommend that if your male you never miss leg day.  A bodybuilding workout is not complete with out a good hard leg day.  Some of the best body building workouts would consist of using a standard workout with 3-4 sets of 8-12 reps per set.  Doing no more then 3-6 sets for beginning boody building workouts, and add one set for intermediates and one more for advanced. 

Remember that the body building workouts of the past champions like Arnold Schwarzenegger that performed 25 sets per body part is for the advanced body builder, not beginners.  You will not get huge from an advanced workout just starting out.  You will grow from just getting started.   give your muscles a chance to adapt to the stress then raise reps and sets after a few months if your not seeing growth, also please see our body building routines on how to best do certain bodybuilding movements. 

I remember my first bodybuilding workout, I was so deflated and weak after a few weeks since I was so excited and just wanted to be sore.   I grew a few months at first then I started to get weak and suffered from adrenal stress.  Adrenal stress is caused form the nervous system getting overloaded with too much stress.  It could be physical, mental or even emotional stress.  

Here are a few great tips to help you with any new body building workout. 

• Never miss a meal
• Never skip your post workout meal
• Never lower your wheyprotein below body weight
• Always eat protein or take protein supplements with or after every meal
• Get lots of rest, even if you think you don't need it
• Keep carbs to 1 gram to 1 pound of body weight
• Push your self each and every workout
• Keep up with cardio, 20-30 daily
• Take creatine, vitamins, and omega-3's daily
• Never I mean never act bigger then you are!

This should get you started with the basics on your own bodybuilding workout.