As you make progress as a bodybuilder, you will need to find out the extent of variety in this profession. This means you will be in most cases find yourself with an urge to do the things that lie outside the scope of the ability of your body. This may result in lack of adherence to the laid program and schedule. This is just an example of the unexpected issues that arise in bodybuilding sessions, which may affect your progress speed for good of for worse. To avoid negativities and maximize the benefits, the secret lies in sound planning principles. To begin with, you must be able to manage your level of stress. Higher the levels of stress increase your chances of ending up with accidents, mishaps and discouragements. When you are under stress, you may lose count of the number of ...

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We’ve all seen the guys in the gym, training with their buddy, who are using much more weight than they can safely handle on movements such as the bench press. It honestly looks like the spotter is going barbell rows, and the guy lying on the bench is spotting him! We have been conditioned to automatically laugh, ridicule, and condemn this style of training. After all, the trainer doing the actual bench pressing often cannot move the weight more than once or twice by himself. He has the spotter lift it (the positive part of the movement), and then he lowers the weight on his own (the negative part of the movement). We stare in disbelief, baffled. The message boards, magazines, and books on training will all tell you the same thing – this style of training ...

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Negatives – This is the practice of going against the pull of gravity when you lower the load used in training. It is done through deliberately slowed and controlled motions. One-rep max – This represents your highest strength for a particular motion. This is the basis of power-lifting contests. Novices are discouraged from participating in such contest because they may expose themselves to injury. If you are able to accomplish ten reps with an optimal weight then this is a good approximation for 75% of your one-rep max. Peak – This is a term that is mostly used in the context of preparing for contests. The body fat level is minimized to the optimal lowest such that the muscles are fully exposed. This body condition can only be maintained for a few days. Plates – This term represents the weights that are added ...

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