There’s a lot of mistakes you can perform during a bodybuilding routine in the gym. If you want huge muscles, there’s no other option but workout. You have to overload those muscles with heavy weight and high intensity if you want to see real results. This is without a doubt the most effective means of stimulating muscular growth.
An injury is the absolute last thing you could ever hope for, as it will stop you dead in your muscle-building tracks. Down below I’m going to outline my “5 golden rules” when it comes to minimizing the risk of injury. If you can honestly say that you implement all 5 of these into your training program, then your risk of getting hurt will be much lower than someone who does not.
1) Before you start your routine perform a proper warmup. There are 2 main reasons to perform it: If you don’t warmup adequately, your chances of injury will increase dramatically. And it will also affect the amount of weight that you are able to lift during your actual workout. When you perform the warmup in the right way, your possibilities to lift heavier weights increase. This will stimulate your heart and lungs. It will also increase the secretion of synovial fluid lubricating your joints.
2) Do it right. If you don’t know if the way you’re performing your routine is the right way, find a trainer and ask him for the proper form and technique in order to keep the stress off of your joints. Because, if you’re doing the exercise wrong, you’ll be more vulnerable to injuries.
3) Compete only with yourself. There may be a lot of huge guys in your gym. If you try to compete with them, if you want to train in the same way that them…it’s a sure thing that you’ll get an injurie. There’ll be a time when you’ll be able to do that, until that time, the record you have to beat is your own record.
4) Find your own limits. When you can move your arms (or legs) another inch, it’s maybe time to take some rest. If don’t do it so, you will not perform your next set in the best conditions, and your effort will not be maximum. So, what you will get in that set is nothing but poor results and, perhaps, an injury.
5) Watch out for a probable sign of a forthcoming injury. You must stop if you feel pain after your workout. Take som rest for some couple of days, or the time it takes for the pain to disappear.
More often than not, it will only get worse. If you feel that something definitely isn’t right and can sense that you probably shouldn’t be training, get the problem checked out by a professional and then take the proper measures to heal. While it may hurt your progress in the short term, the overall long-term effect will be a positive one.