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Four Keys To Bodybuilding Success
by Jerry Parkson
http://www.purebodybuilding.com

If you decide that you're going to change the size and
shape of your body, be warned that you won't do it without
blood, sweat and tears and your commitment will be tested
at every step of the way. Don't say that you haven't been
warned! So, to have the body that you dream about, what
will you need to do? There are four key elements to your
commitment; diet, training technique, training frequency
and, definitely not to be ignored, your sleeping pattern.

There's so much material written in books and on the
internet and by joining a club you'll pick up lots of tips,
but, as a taster, we'll chat about changes that you'll need
to make in your diet. Out will go any 'junk' food that you
may consume now and in its place will come quality proteins
and complex carbohydrates and lots of them. If you're
looking to get really big then you should be consuming up
to two grams of protein and two and a half grams of complex
carbohydrates per pound of body weight. That's a huge
amount and although shakes will help you, you'll still find
it a discipline as you'll need six to seven meals a day and
find that you're taking around five thousand calories. Most
people start with half the amount of grams of protein and
carbs per pound of body weight to help them with the
transition. One of the key things is to eat small and often
as your body will stop storing fat because it will know
that it's going to be fed soon. On the one hand this means
that you won't eat rubbish because you'll always be full,
but on the other, it means that you'll have to take time to
think carefully about what you'll eat.

The first thing that you should do when you've made your
commitment to your new body is to work out how many
calories you use each day at the moment. This is a
complicated procedure, but from this you'll be able to work
out the food and the exercise that you'll need to change as
effectively and painlessly as possible! The key that you
always need to keep in your mind is that you need to
increase your lean muscle mass and decrease your fat. It's
quite a useful thing to have your fat measured every few
weeks to make sure you're on target.

Everyone who takes their body seriously takes supplements.
The 'in' ones at the moment and pushed at most shops are
the whey isolate proteins. Don't make the mistake of
relying just on these as they don't contain all the amino
acids that will help your body repair and mend itself. Ask
around as many people as you can. Everyone has their own
favourites and what works for one person may not be right
for the next.

Part of devising a sensible training program is that it
will give you rest periods. This is vital because muscles
don't grow during a workout but between the workouts. Lots
of people new to training think that the more they do, the
more they'll grow and it just ain't so! The best schedule
you can go for is a two on, one off. This way you'll
exercise every muscle every five out of seven days.

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