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TRAINING BASICS |
I will outline in this section the basic concepts of training that put me on the right path to my fitness goals and I believe they will work for you as well.
Create a Solid Muscular Foundation
This means you need to develop a basic level of strength and muscle endurance. In addition, your joints, ligaments and tendons need to grow stronger. Performing very basic exercises is your best bet if you want to conquer this mission.
Stick to the Basic Exercises
There are literately hundreds of exercises out there however; if you stick to the basic, time-tested exercises, you will save yourself time and frustration. Click here to view animations of basic exercises.
Learn Some Basic Anatomy
If you do so, you will be on your way to finding and knowing exactly where each muscle group is that you are trying to feel contracting as you do specific exercises. Click here to view animated anatomy chart.
Learn the Basics on Nutrition
By learning basic nutrition concepts you will ensure that you know when and how to properly fuel your body. You will no longer have to guess about what is the best way to refuel, especially right after you finish your workout. Click here to learn basics on nutrition.
Explore and Exploit your Genetic Potential
Everybody has a basic genetic potential to use and exploit. However, the enthusiasm that drives us when we suddenly decide to take part in a fitness program is generally full of unobtainable goals, at least in the short haul.
I believe the desire to be and look like the people portrayed in magazines and movies, is one of the reasons we tend to desperately look for the fastest and easiest way to become physically better. This self-imposed rush makes us end up opting for alternatives based on the premise that we are not gifted with the as good a set of genes as somebody else.
On the other hand, you have to know; fully achieving your genetic potential may take you a number of years depending on how much you have inherited from your predecessors.
You will have to go through many trials and errors and use up all the training and nutrition methodology available, before you can say genetics is the main obstacle in your fitness pursuit.
Be Logical, Have a Balanced Workload - Recover
One of the most common mistakes we tend to fall into when enrolling ourselves in a fitness program is assuming the “more is better” approach. We tend to think that if by exercising three times a week we will generally get results then, it would be smart to exercise six times a week to see twice the benefits. Unfortunately, it doesn’t quite work like that. There are physiological rules that most of us have to follow.
One of these rules states that you have to give your body the stimulus to grow (work out) and the time and the tools to do it (nutrition, rest).
Through nutrition you provide the raw material to build and repair. Through rest your body will be able to use these tools since your hormonal being will be directed solely towards repairing and building.
It just makes sense not to overwhelm your body after it’s been "sleeping" through lack of specific physical activity.
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