When you first enter the gym,professional or any experienced member understand that. If you are new to gym,first thing for you is to understand that wrong technique of ANY exercise may cost you a lot. Scared? You should be. When choosing your PERSONAL TRAINER, make sure he explain you how to train, which EXERCISE to AVOID if you experience any health issues. Let’s talk about gym mistakes, which you should avoid If you want to stay or become healthy and strong,instead of being injured and paying physiotherapists(which cost much more than a Qualified Personal Trainer).
1. WARM UP.
This is a MUST for every gym session. Starting your workout without 5-15 min of warmup will not help you save time. It is much better to do just a warmup,than to start your normal workout and get injured. It is like starting your car in a cold weather. When your muscles are not warmed up,the risk of trauma is extremely high.
2. Waiting for equipment
There is always an alternative to ANY exercise. If you are new to gym-ask qualified staff,the are always there to support you and show.
3. LESS is better..
If you’re not planning to compete in a fitness event,there is no need to workout 7 days a week. Your body needs to rest. Muscles don’t grow during workout,but during REST. If you don’t give enough rest time to your body,you’ll simply OVERTRAIN. Overtrained muscle doesn’t grow,just become more and more weak. As well as bones,joints.
4.Doing long cardio session before lifting weight.
Our muscles store glycogen,which is your fuel,your energy for your workouts. Spending glycogen before weight lifting will make your workout less intensive and give you less result after your workout.Bodybuilding is about thinking what you’re doing and why.
You may start your warmup with cardio,but do not exceed 15 min or even less.
5.Doing same programs,same machines,reps
For better result it is a good idea to change the program every 3-4 weeks. If you’re doing same things you’ll get bored quickly and lose motivation.On the other side-changing workout routine every time is also a bad idea. Having system and planning your workout,your meals will give you great results. Most of people don’t have enough time and experience to do that,but your TRAINER has. Let him control your workout sessions,this is much better than visiting gym for years without seeing any result and thinking you’re body is not for gym,you have a bad metabolism,your bone is think etc.
6.Core workout
Core muscles are affected almost in all complex exercises. There is no need to train them everyday,expecting to “lose this belly”. Remember about overtraining? Give your core muscles more rest and train them maximum 2-3 times per week.
7.Exercise modifications
If you’re goal is to build strength,leave these exercise modifications with Bosu and unstable equipment. Instead on focusing on holding balance,try to focus on the right technique of each exercise. You will see much better result with classic exercises.
