Five Tips to Build Muscles and Spend Less Time in the Gym
We will give you five tips on how to build muscles without being a "gym rat".
You have probably heard this expression before.
When we say "gym rats" we mean the kind of people you all have met in your gym.
No matter what time you go you always find them there and you wonder how this is possible.
They spend hours upon hours, thinking that the longer they stay in the gym the better results they will have.
The funny part is that most of the times they don't make any progress at all.
That makes you wonder what in earth they are doing so long in the gym.
I hope that you will not find yourself in this category.
Even if you do, we will pinpoint five mistakes that are commonly done by the "gym rats" in order to save you precious time and in the same time help you achieve your goals sooner and better.
1) Shorten the Resting Time Between the Sets This is a mistake found in almost 80% of the people who workout.
By resting too long between the sets you are not only spending your time in vain, but you also reduce the effect of the exercise on your muscles.
40 seconds rest from set to set and 60 seconds from exercise to exercise is ideal in order to keep the pump in your muscles and the maximum blood concentration into the muscle part you are training.
2) Stop Socializing in the Gym Having a gym partner to help you out talking only about what is necessary for the training is one thing and constantly chatting with other trainees is another.
You are wasting your own time and in the same time you might annoy others that wish to finish their workout routine and hit the shower as soon as possible.
3) Include Super-Sets in your Training Routine Super-sets is a great training method commonly used over the last years.
By using Super-sets to train antagonistic muscle groups (triceps-biceps, chest-back, quadriceps-leg biceps) you increase the intensity of your workout thus leading to muscle development and you also reduce your workout time since Super-sets are performed without any resting periods.
4) Go to the Gym at Off-Peak Hours If you have the luxury to choose the time you go to work out then go when there are fewer people.
If you are not able to do that, at least adjust your training routine in a way that you don't have to wait until the machine you want to use will eventually be available for you.
5) Use a Single Body Part Routine By using a single body part routine like a 5 day workout routine you save an awful lot of time.
However, you cannot keep such a routine for longer than eight weeks.
As a conclusion we might say that if you follow these five simple rules you will reduce the time you spend in the gym without having to decrease the quality of your workout.
Keep those muscles pumping!
You have probably heard this expression before.
When we say "gym rats" we mean the kind of people you all have met in your gym.
No matter what time you go you always find them there and you wonder how this is possible.
They spend hours upon hours, thinking that the longer they stay in the gym the better results they will have.
The funny part is that most of the times they don't make any progress at all.
That makes you wonder what in earth they are doing so long in the gym.
I hope that you will not find yourself in this category.
Even if you do, we will pinpoint five mistakes that are commonly done by the "gym rats" in order to save you precious time and in the same time help you achieve your goals sooner and better.
1) Shorten the Resting Time Between the Sets This is a mistake found in almost 80% of the people who workout.
By resting too long between the sets you are not only spending your time in vain, but you also reduce the effect of the exercise on your muscles.
40 seconds rest from set to set and 60 seconds from exercise to exercise is ideal in order to keep the pump in your muscles and the maximum blood concentration into the muscle part you are training.
2) Stop Socializing in the Gym Having a gym partner to help you out talking only about what is necessary for the training is one thing and constantly chatting with other trainees is another.
You are wasting your own time and in the same time you might annoy others that wish to finish their workout routine and hit the shower as soon as possible.
3) Include Super-Sets in your Training Routine Super-sets is a great training method commonly used over the last years.
By using Super-sets to train antagonistic muscle groups (triceps-biceps, chest-back, quadriceps-leg biceps) you increase the intensity of your workout thus leading to muscle development and you also reduce your workout time since Super-sets are performed without any resting periods.
4) Go to the Gym at Off-Peak Hours If you have the luxury to choose the time you go to work out then go when there are fewer people.
If you are not able to do that, at least adjust your training routine in a way that you don't have to wait until the machine you want to use will eventually be available for you.
5) Use a Single Body Part Routine By using a single body part routine like a 5 day workout routine you save an awful lot of time.
However, you cannot keep such a routine for longer than eight weeks.
As a conclusion we might say that if you follow these five simple rules you will reduce the time you spend in the gym without having to decrease the quality of your workout.
Keep those muscles pumping!