Is consistency in Training and Eating Holding You back?

You know how excited and motivating you get when you start a new training routine or new diet. You will plan the first few weeks out looking for great results. After a month or so, you start being less consistent. You start missing workouts, changing your routine, or even slacking on eating like you had planned to start.

Many people fall trap not setting goals and following through on them. You need to be consistent in your training and dieting. If you plan on eating 4000 calories with 40% protein, 40% carbs, and 20% fat, you need to follow through on this plan. Do not start eating differently after a few weeks just because you do not see immediate results. The key to building muscle is to be consistent for long periods of time. Building muscle takes time and dedication. Do not be lazy!

How to stay consistent:

• Set training goals. Write these down and look at them often.
• Plan your meals and training every week. Write these down and follow through with them.
• Do not vary training routines so quickly! Don’t keep switching routines in the weight room, give each routine at least 6 weeks.
• Track progress. How do you know if your training routine and diet is working? Write your measurements and lifting stats to see how you have progressed. Seeing this will keep you more motivated to work harder.

Happy Lifting!

Get Motivated and Start Lifting

Here is one of my favorite BodyBuilding Videos. If this doesn’t get you motivated to lift, then I do not know what will!

Weighted Dips - The Best Chest Exercise

So what is the best chest exercise? I am willing to bet most of you will think of bench press or flys when thinking of the best chest exercises.

Have you tired to dips lately? Dips really hit your chest muscles hard and it seems to stretch the muscle. If they seem too easy try doing weighted dips. There are a couple ways you can do weighted dips. The easiest way is to buy a dip belt and hang the width from the belt. You can also put a dumbbell in between your ankles while doing the dips. This will limit the amount you can add however.

When should you start adding weight to dips?
I would say once you are able to do 15-20 reps easily, then you should start adding weight.

How much weight should you add?
I like to start with 25 and workup to 45 then 90. Try to work you way up with the weights as your able to do more reps. Stick to about 8-10 reps.

So try doing some weighted dips today. You will be amazed how your chest feels after a few sets of them!!

So what are your Top 5 Exercises?

My top 5 exercises are:

Squat: I have always like squats as a way to build your muscles. Essentially this is the only leg exercises you need to ever do.

Deadlift: I have recently started doing this in the past year and it has had a great effect on your overall back and hamstring development. I highly recommend this to anyone who doesn’t currently do them. I rarely see anyone at the gyms doing them.

Standing Overhead Press: This is probably my favorite exercise and I like it better than bench press. I like having the strength to lift heavy weight above my head. Make sure you do these instead of seated press. This is a great core exercise.

Dips: Dips are my favorite exercise for chest. I really get nothing out of these unless I start adding weight to them.

Bench Press: Who doesn’t like bench press? Its one of those things you like to be strong at since everyone will ask you have much do you bench.

So what are some of your favorite exercises? I would love to here your thoughts.

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I hope you will enjoy all the information in this blog to help you build muscle.For some people, gaining weight and building muscle is just as hard as losing weight for most people.It can be frustrating to put in hard work in the gym and never see any muscle gains.

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