The Most Common Mistake
There are so many places on the Internet that promise to teach you how to build muscles, but most of them fail to remind their readers about the common mistakes that people make when they are working out.
This is the first post of an ongoing series of post’s that will show you some of the common mistakes that most people make when they are trying to build muscles. Today, I am going to talk about what I consider to be the most common mistake!
I will admit, before I served in the Military and was taught how to build muscles the right way, I was guilty of making the most common mistake. Every time that I went to the gym, I would concentrate my entire workout on building up my biceps and triceps.
The fact is, the biceps and triceps need very little direct stimulation! Compared to the other muscles that make up your body, the biceps and triceps are very small muscle groups, and take far less concentration to build into the pythons that you envy!
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not telling you to completely stop working your biceps and triceps, but you need to put more emphasis on the other muscles groups that make up the entire package! For instance, take a look at your thighs. Compare the size of your thighs with the size of your arms. Your thighs are much larger than your arms, so wouldn’t you think that they would need to be worked out a little bit more than your biceps and triceps?
How to Incorporate Other Muscle Groups Into Your Workout
A simple solution to this common mistake is to set up a workout plan that includes your entire body. What I like to do is set up a plan that allows me to work out opposite muscle groups. Here is my weekly workout plan, which allows me to build all of my muscles, instead of just my biceps and triceps.
- Monday – Back and Biceps
- Tuesday – Chest and Triceps
- Wednesday – Shoulders and Traps
- Thursday – Legs and Abs
- Friday – Cardio
- Saturday – Cardio
- Sunday – Day Off
As you can see from my schedule, I dedicate Friday and Saturday completely to cardio training. Now, what you do not see in my schedule is that I actually work on cardio every day! Every morning, before the sun rises, I run to the gym. It is about a 3 mile run, which gives me a pretty good cardio workout. On the way back home, depending on how tired I am from my workout, I will either jog or power-walk back home.
The Next Post To This Series
In the next post, I will talk about another very common mistake that people make when they are trying to figure out how to build muscles. I kind of hinted to it in the previous paragraph, and I’m pretty sure you can figure it out! Make sure you check back, or subscribe to our Google+ page, so you can find out what the common mistakes are, and learn how to avoid them!