Many of us dream to acquire a beautiful body, But how are we to achieve said dream you ask? Weight training or, as other would call it, "body building" is the method that some people would use to become healthy and get an amazing body. Body building goes way back to when people would use stones and rocks in the 1800s during Greek and Egyptian times.(Stephen Tradio) Though hard to believe, it is in fact the truth. What is body building, you may ask? Body building is literally building your body through phases including diet, lifestyle, and lifting weights. First, Nutrition, A large percentage of a bodybuilder's success is determined by how well they use knowledge to nutrition. The limiting factor to thesuccess of your workout is what happens after you leave the gym. To explain, Nutrition consists of macronutrients and micronutrients. The macronutrients consist of protein, carbohydrates, fat, and water.(Richard Ramos) The micronutrients are vitamins, minerals, and trace elements. The best source of nutrition is through whole foods. A bodybuilder should never allow the use of supplements to overcome the consumption of whole foods. For a bodybuilder the most confusing part about the sport is making sure of good nutrition and diet. Well, ever herd “What you are is what you eat?” Its true! Most bodybuilders watch what they eat in their diet, If you workout without dieting, you're workouts are pointless. Plus you need to watch you're CALORIES! That being said, if you Put in more then you burn from a workout you end up burning all your calories, and whats left is used to create muscle. 500 calories in a pound of fat. For a client to gain one pound of muscle per week, you need to make sure that every seven days they (Muscles) have consume... ... middle of paper ... ...ug. Throughout the time the effects only have positive outcomes in the way that they will be healthy and will probably remain muscular, for a long period of time. With the size of the muscle fibers being so tremendous, this will not have a negative effect on their body in later years.(Marcos ravaly) So bodybuilding does not harm the body, unless the bodybuilder was irresponsible with their choice of supplement. With becoming a successful bodybuilder there are many requirements that need to be fulfilled. They need to be dedicated to the sport, and always have a positive frame of mind. They have to have the right diet and take the right supplements. If the requirements are not met then a bodybuilder will not succeed. Finally Body building is literally building your body through phases including diet, lifestyle, and lifting weights. This is what complete a Bodybuilder!
Body building is the opposite; the goal is to produce a body that is aesthetically pleasing as possible or get as big as possible. Weights used are often moderate. Most swear by the 8-12 repetition scheme, which when put into the percentage formula comes out to below 80%. The weights are simply not heavy enough to cause wear and tear on your joints/lower back as long as you are performing them correctly. Injuries are not as frequent as in power lifting but are still relevant and some sort or precautionary measure is usually taken.
Proteins are extremely important in the growth of muscles, combined with weight training; protein can enhance muscle mass gain. Dependent on the athlete, the balance between weight lifting and protein intake will vary; a professional or trainer will measure the needed amount. Thought, all athletes will need a high protein diet, short track sprinters will not intake as much as much as a football player, for the sprinter would have a high carbohydrate diet. Resulting in instant energy opposed to the football players need for muscle mass and stored energy for long exercise periods.
Muscle is made of protein. The consumed protein is broken down into polypeptides amino acid chains. It goes into the cell, more specifically the ribosome (the assembly place of protein). Then, it’s send out to the golgi apparatus to be modified, packaged and transported. Now, it’s a protein to be used in the body and in this case, muscle. When bodybuilders workout, the area targeted becomes damaged, so to say, due to the intense exercise. The muscle fibers weaken, which leds the body to repair during rest/sleep. The body send certain proteins to the area to rebuild the muscle. This time the muscle fiber would be stronger and thicker, in order to withstand the workout. The bodybuilder would eventually be able to complete the workout with more ease, which leds to an more intense workout. The cycle of muscle building
...do. Like any other sports it takes a lot of time and consistency. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. Bodybuilders live an active and healthy life style and encourage others to do the same and to gain muscle or “gains” as some of them use to describe gaining muscle. You can always find most of them at them gym lifting weights and improving their body, either for a bodybuilding competition or just to simply look good. At the end of the day they all still work hard for the one thing they love and that’s to work out and be healthy.
I was able to gain knowledge about the different parts of the body which are important in the field of bodybuilding. I discover that there are main muscle groups and each of these muscle groups have different parts. For example, the main muscle groups would be the chest, back, arms, shoulders and legs. Now each of these main muscle groups have more that one part, your arms has biceps, triceps and a forearms. Each of these parts are made up or many more segments that can construct a list that can go on for a while. Gaining such a vast understanding of my body was thrilling. I was able to understand all the parts of my body. I am confident that I know almost every muscle group that is in the known human body. After learning about each individual muscle, I was then able to move on to the next step understanding how to train these individual muscle groups. I figured out that there are different routines that you have to follow in order to train each muscle. For example, your legs can be split into different muscles segments such as the quads, calves, and hamstrings. Once I isolated each muscle segment I was able to find workouts for each of them. For the quadriceps you would do workouts known as a barbell squat, lunges and reverse leg curls. Then after finding this out I had to
Muscle growth nutrition needs to be just as precise as your nutrition plan for fat loss. In fact, bulking can be even more challenging than fat loss because you're trying to build muscle WHILE you maintain/lose body fat. Like the body fat nutrition plan, this is a great place to start, but it will probably require some tweaking to be just right for you.
One important thing that I learned, that I call now beginner's luck, is when you start working out and lifting heavy you can put on a lot of muscle in a short amount of time typically between 7 month to a year. Also note how I say lifting heavy. Now here is a like education there are different workout with sets and reps that you do for the type of body/ability that you want. So because of my genetics I have a higher metabolism which can be used to my advantage but also a disadvantage but that's for a different time. See at the time I didn't care how I looked I just wanted to be strong I wanted in a way to be still small but insanely strong kind of like a personal surprise. So what I did was what I call a powerlifter approach. What that mean is I would only do a few basic exercises like bench,squats and deadlifts. However I would do 3 reps with 4-6 sets but with heavy weight. Since my body never picked up a weigh in my life I knew that for my beginners luck period that I would put on a lot of muscle/weight by following this routine for a year and that's what I did I was hooked it got to the point where that's all I wanted to do for my life was be one of those strong men you see on tv. So after a year I was surprised on how much weight in total I put on from sophomore year to beginning of senior year. I went from 125 to 140
The body’s cells are composed of proteins, particularly in the muscles. So, focusing on consuming proteins is vital for a handful of reasons. The body’s muscles crave amino acids and proteins to carry out muscle protein synthesis, or MPS. MPS in short, is the rebuilding of the body’s muscle cells during recovery, which is also known as myocellular recovery. The body’s muscle protein metabolism reaction to a weightlifting session occurs within approximately twenty-four to forty-eight hours, which is why it is vitally important to diet correctly as it will impact the reaction produced by the muscle protein metabolism within this timeframe. With anything consumed within this period affecting how the resistance training done previously will impact hypertrophy, naturally one would want to weed out things to limit or to even cut out of a diet. In a scientific study, it was concluded that, “...daily overfeeding with protein and carbohydrates in conjunction with resistance training for eight weeks does not improve body composition and muscle performance or increase the concentration of markers indicative of MPS and myogenic activation in resistance-trained men.”(Spillane 24). So that being said, it can reasonably stated that carbohydrates need to be limited to a minimum. Using a high protein, low carbohydrate diet allows the body to burn off stored body fats while providing adequate amino acids and proteins to aid in MPS to achieve muscle hypertrophy. Now, referring to the myocellular recovery, it is recommended to take in thirty to eighty grams of fast-digesting carbohydrates supplemented with thirty grams of whey protein immediately following a session of resistance type training to allow insulin to function properly and begin the myocellular recovery process (Robson, para. 27). Additionally it has been proven that whey protein supplements the
Consuming Anabolic Steroids can lead to muscle enlargement, enhanced metabolism, overall recovery, and increased stamina. While the good for this drug include a doctor’s prescription to prevent cancer the bad leads to, bodybuilders specifically, becoming dependent and addicted to the drug possibly leading to overdose.
In the first period, when no supplement is available, bodybuilders use to focus on their diet and eat anything that increases their strength and provides nutrition. Recent research shows that nutrition is gained through diet, and natural foods are better than nutrition from supplements. However, nowadays, supplements are considered an easy and quick way to get nutrition.
When you work out, whether lifting weights or doing intense cardio, you are breaking down your muscles. Microscopic tears happen throughout the muscle and can take days or even a week to fully recover. Protein is one of the 3 macronutrients the body needs and if you’re exercising regularly you need a lot of it. ”The digestion of protein provides the raw material that can be used to synthesize new muscle” (Jacobs, livestrong.com). Since most of us don’t have a steak dinner on hand right after a workout, protein shakes make it easy and quick to get the protein needed to rebuild muscle. Also your body needs essential amino acids that include: Phenylalanine, Valine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Isoleucine, Methionine, Leucine, Lysine, Histidine (your body can manufacture histidine, but usually not in sufficient amounts) (nutribodyprotein.com) If your diet lacks any of these essential amino acids over time your body will be unable to make total proteins. High quality protein shakes are packed with all these amino acids. This makes it easy to have a healthy balanced diet for anyone who does not get sufficient nutrients or those who do not consume meat. Protein powders are an easy way to increase your protein intake with low fat. Consuming more protein when working out can help you build lean muscle quicker and get rid of excess fat. Many people, women mostly, believe protein will cause
Do you think body building is healthy? Well it is not. As though it might seem healthy for you because of all the vitamins and organic food body builders consume, it is actually really bad for you. Body building, if done right, can be an excellent way of getting in shape and becoming a healthier new you and also it will increase your strength and overall health. But with all of the steroids, supplements, bad dieting habits and extreme workouts, it is very dangerous and unhealthy to the human body. The dangers of body building can be decreased by those who take the time and gain the knowledge to train properly and effectively.
Hypertrophy is defined as growth in the size of an organ by an increase in cell growth. Hypertrophy is what bodybuilders are searching for, an increase in the size of their muscles. A person whose training is focused on strength and power might not look as strong as someone who focuses on hypertrophy, but still be able to out lift them. Many of the popular bodybuilding magazines and websites prescribe all sorts of ‘magical’ workouts and supplements that will get you humongous in no time. Although it is relieving to believe that it is as easy as the media portrays it to be, the reality is that nothing will get you as big as the models in the pictures except for lots and lots of hard work. Years spent in the gym and the right diet is simply
A lot of people are trying to build muscles in their body by working out. They work out by lifting heavy weights. However, when working out to building muscle, one needs to consume healthy foods and more proteins. After finishing a workout, the muscles in the body have microscopic tears to form in the fiber and connective tissues. This will cause the muscles to be tired and damaged. To repair the muscle, consume healthy foods and more protein. When one get enough foods in the body, the muscles will use the nutrients from the foods consumed and slowly rebuild, resulting in muscles in the body to increase size, strength, and muscle capacity. When I was in grade 9, I started to lift weight and I was new to it. After a few days of working out my body was experiencing any change. I realized that the reason my body was not experiencing change is because of what I was eating. I was not eating much protein and healthy foods. Later I started to eat foods that contain high protein and then I started to experience change, my muscles were getting bigger and stronger. Foods that contain high in protein can help to build muscles such as cottage cheese, chicken breast, whole eggs, canned tuna, etc. So therefore, having enough protein is the main key in order to build
Now that I have told you who bodybuilders are, I’ll tell you what bodybuilders do. Bodybuilders use a system of weight training and cardio, dieting, sumpletation(sometimes chemical), to add muscle to their musculature; a persons