When approaching more experienced athletes, beginners may not even assume that the answer will be wrong. Find out what harmful bodybuilding tips can be. Novice athletes very often ask more experienced colleagues to help them deal with any issue. Someone can explain everything and help, while others just keep silent. But there is a third category of people who can simply jokingly or out of their own ignorance to give completely incorrect advice. Let's find out what are the most common harmful advice in bodybuilding and find the right answer to these questions.
Bad advice # 1: Warming up is optional
This is complete nonsense and you should not listen to such advice. You should always pay enough attention to warm-up, since when the muscles are warmed up and stretched, blood flow and, accordingly, nutrition improves in their tissues. This will make your activity more efficient. In addition, after a warm-up, the risk of injury is significantly reduced.
It is also very good to do a few stretching exercises after completing a training session and then take a contrast shower. These simple techniques will dramatically speed up muscle tissue repair. It should be remembered once and for all that a warm-up is a must.
Bad Advice # 2: Pre-Workout Nutrition Doesn't Matter
Nutrition is of great importance, in general and before a training session in particular. To increase the effectiveness of the training, you should eat properly so that the body is provided with all the nutrients.
Food should be taken an hour or an hour and a half before the start of classes in the hall. It is necessary that it contains a lot of complex carbohydrates and protein. If this recommendation is ignored, then the effectiveness of the training will decrease. The body simply does not have enough strength to carry out the entire program in full. It should also be remembered that if the body lacks nutrients, it will react accordingly - nausea and dizziness may appear.
Bad advice # 3: You don't need to drink a lot of water throughout the day
To begin with, the concept of "a lot" is very flexible. Of course, you don't need to drink 50 liters of water during the day. It is necessary to provide the body with water in the amount that it needs. It should be remembered that if there is insufficient fluid in the body, convulsions may begin. This is especially true with intensive training.
It should be noted that it is necessary to use water throughout the day, including during the lesson. Exercise increases sweating and water needs to be replenished. If there is little fluid, then the body will work poorly, which will lead to seizures.
Bad advice # 4: The more the working weight, the more effective the training
There is some truth in this statement, but you need to know when to stop. This applies to everything in our life, including the training process. If you use heavy weights often, you can lose shape and overtrain. Also, loss of shape leads to errors in technique, and this is one of the cornerstones in bodybuilding. If your exercise technique is far from ideal, then the effectiveness of the exercises will be low.
Harmful Tip # 5: Hold on to the handrails when using cardiovascular equipment
Often times, athletes hold onto the handrails when using treadmills, steppers, or other cardiovascular equipment. Naturally, they will advise you to do the same. It is generally accepted that this reduces the load, but in practice everything is completely different.
Firstly, this way you will only spoil your posture, and secondly, the necessary effect from the simulator will not be obtained. Keep your back straight when using cardiovascular equipment. This is certainly more difficult, but it will bring more benefits.
Bad Advice # 6: Neglect Priorities
Each athlete visits the gym in order to make his figure as perfect as possible. However, it is impossible to develop all muscles equally and some of them will constantly lag behind. You should build your training so that a sufficient amount of time is devoted to the lagging muscles. This will allow you to develop your body harmoniously and make it perfect.
Bad advice number 7: You can do without a safety net
Even if you have some experience, in some cases the help of a partner is simply necessary. If you are working with a lot of weight, then you must be insured. Anything can happen, and without the help of a friend, you will be injured. Insurance should not be neglected.
Bad Advice # 8: No Workout Diary Needed
If you visit the gym from time to time, then, of course, a diary is not required. But when you set certain goals for yourself, then you can't do without it. For effective training, you must have a certain system and even if you have a phenomenal memory, you still cannot remember everything. Also, a diary will increase your self-motivation, as you will see what you should strive for.
Bad advice number 9: To achieve results, you should exercise often
Absolute nonsense. Frequent training sessions can only do harm and will definitely not improve performance. The body needs to recover, which is simply impossible with frequent exercise. It should be remembered that muscles grow exclusively during rest. In the classroom, you injure muscle tissue so that then they recover and increase their size.
After the training, you should rest for at least two days, and if the lesson was high-intensity, then more. Frequent exercise in the body will intensify catabolic processes that will destroy your muscles.
Bad advice # 10: You can socialize during training
Of course you can, but ask yourself a simple question: why are you visiting the gym? In training, you need to be completely focused. If you yourself are not working at the moment, but are insuring a friend, then you should also be careful. You can also chat after class. Even the slightest disturbance in concentration can lead to injury.
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