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Friday, September 25, 2009

Body Building: Can I Do It At Home?

By Ricardo d Argence

Do I need to go to join a gym in order to workout and build muscle? That's a common question often asked. Without a doubt the response is a NO. Of course there are disadvantages and advantages of working out both in a gym and at home. You can easily build muscle home.

Typically you will find a lot more variety and equipment in a fitness center or gym, and usually there will be professionals on staff, so that might also make it safer. But the downside of working out at a gym is that other people can really be annoying! They may be chatting all the time when you want to work out or using the equipment you want to use at the time you want to use it.

As regards working-out at home, there are many benefits to this: no fee (my favourite), no hassle travelling there and parking, workout with your shirt off, you can play your own music, no queuing for equipment and you don't have to worry about what other people are thinking about you when you are shouting at the bar for motivation.

The negatives are the initial outlay of money at that is required to purchase the equipment although this will likely last a for ages and can be sold again second hand, you may also incur the wrath of your housemates/partner if you use up too much room.

Working-out at home allows you to build muscle mass at your convenience and if you go by the following how to build muscles fast at home guidelines you should not have a problem working-out at home:

1) Look for a large, solid space, preferably on the ground floor. A spare room, part of a garage, or a basement often works well. Be sure it is waterproof-to keep your equipment from rusting-and well ventilated for comfort.

2) Empty the room out except for your equipment. You don't want to have anything in your home gym that could be damaged by swinging or dropped equipment-like a fish tank, plasma tv, or laptop. It might be amusing to see these things get damaged by someone else's barbells, but it's not all that funny when it's yours.

3) Start out with basic home gym equipment. You should purchase a weight bench, a workout mat, a squat stand, a pull up bar, and a complete set of cast iron dumbbells or barbells. There is a lot of different kinds of equipment out there, so be sure you purchase something that is strong, durable, and long lasting.

4) Create a workout for yourself. Using the equipment you've purchased, design a workout to build your muscles. Do compound exercises that combine squats, pull ups, bench presses, and dead lifts with sets of upright rows, lunges, barbell curls, shoulder presses, bent over rows, and lateral raises, among other exercises.

5) Stay safe. If you're workout out alone, don't push yourself beyond your limit. Whenever possible, have a friend work out with you so they can spot you. As an additional safety measure, look for the kind of weight bench that lets you put a pin in the location that will keep the barbell from crushing your chest if you just can't get that final lift. Use a similar safety measure on the squat stand.

If you set up a good, safe home gym, you can enjoy the convenience of working out right at home and building muscle without leaving your house. - 17269

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