Friday, 25 September 2009

Building Muscles While at Home

Building Muscles While at Home

by Carey Pontius

Being healthy and fit is something we all want. That said, most of us cannot afford to go to the gym because of time and financial constraints. The viable option has always been working out at home. However, many said doing aerobics in the living room is not going to help us tone our body and get us into the shape we really want.

If you really want to build yourself into a muscle buff, do what bodybuilders do, do some heavy lifting. And yes, you can do that at home as well. But heavy lifting should not be a series of random actions. It should be meticulous and with purposes. That is, if you want to get the best results.

Making or creating a home gym routine can be hard work as well. But you can start off by knowing what you really want to achieve. Do you want to work on your upper body, legs, or a total body workout? Read on and find out how you can become a health buff right in your own living room.

One of the most effective methods of bodybuilding, heavy lifting is a serious type of gym exercise that will require hard work from you. But do not go full throttle just yet. Start light. You can begin your lift training with five to eight pounds of weight. As your level of fitness increases, you can gradually add the weight between 20 to 80 pounds and intensify your routine.

You can't expect your muscles to grow after a week of working out. Unless you started off with 15 pounds of weight, you'll see some little results. The thing is you should be patient and closely monitor your progress as your training goes further.

There are many weight exercises that provide great workouts even in a domestic atmosphere. But remember that these exercises must stimulate simultaneously different muscle groups if you want to achieve great results. Weight exercises like biceps curls and triceps only targets specific muscles. By contrast, squats, step-ups and shoulder press are far more effective in toning and building your body since they really employ the use of various muscles in one exercise.

Most of these weight training exercises require the use of gym equipment. However, there is no need to trudge down to the fitness store and purchase the latest home gym equipment. You just have to be creative and use what are readily available to you.

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