Weight training was a determining activity for my weight loss. As much as I am not a physical educator or specialist, for many years, bodybuilding has been a lifestyle that has brought me great results, not only on the scale, but in my self-esteem, productivity and the way I face challenges.
To give you an idea, in my first month after deciding that I was going to change my life and I faced dietary re-education and the gym, opting for weight training, I lost 15 kilos in less than 30 days. That’s right! And the good results continued to be gradual. It goes without saying how happy and delighted I was with my power to change my reality and my body.
Thus, I would like to share with you some attitudes towards bodybuilding that made all the difference in my healthy weight loss. I’m sure it will make a difference on your journey as well. Weight training was my main physical activity and I leave along this article some photos of before and after, that is, of my evolution. Check out!
1) Be constant in your bodybuilding workouts
Certainly, this is a fundamental tip. Bodybuilding only brings results steadily. In other words, it is the power of everyday life. Therefore, it is important that you have a training strategy for the week, with interspersed exercises for muscle groups and machines, always respecting rest times. It is always recommended to talk to your gym’s physical educator.
2) Food is as important as training
In fact, I believe that proper nutrition is more important than training, but exercise and nutritional education together is what makes the difference. Want to go further? Combine a good menu with an effective bodybuilding workout!
3) Learn more from experienced people
When I started to do weight training, I was very afraid of doing it wrong and I didn’t even know how the equipment worked. Also, at first, the teachers at the gym I attended didn’t pay much attention to me. An overweight woman for many feels like she’s not worth the attention. Unfortunately, whoever was supposed to help didn’t help. But I found many positive examples and teachers who made a difference.
In fact, find friends and inspiration in the academy environment and beyond. Ask for tips from those who know, from those who have been through this. Here at Nelma’s Blog we always have great tips to get results in your workouts. And a tip I leave is “don’t try to reinvent the wheel”. Learn how to do it with the experienced. It will be faster and safer to lose weight and set.
4) Cargo is as important as execution
Maybe it’s exciting to be able to exercise with a heavier load and it can even make you quite satisfied. But know that there is no use in a large load if you have not learned how to do the exercises correctly. Also, it is no use knowing how to perform the exercises with a load that is too light for you.
So, I say that there must be common sense between the challenging load (muscle overload is what causes hypertrophy) and the good execution of the exercises.
Muscle hypertrophy is the increase in muscle size and volume as a result of imposed overload.
5) Rest days are essential for your performance
Don’t be in a hurry, because in bodybuilding, less is more and the result will come, for sure. Also, rest days, as well as proper nutrition, is how the body rebuilds itself. You will only get results if you respect your rest. Save this tip!
6) Don’t let your beliefs and the opinion of others interfere with bodybuilding
When I decided that I should change my life and that losing weight was at the center of this change, many harmful beliefs I had about myself, about my body and about my past came into being and it was quite challenging. In addition, there is the opinion of others, which in most cases was negative – and so it is until today.
Don’t let your mind be an impediment to your achievements, let alone the opinion of the people around you. As close as these people are, they don’t always deal well with the success they see in us, and reflect their own frustrations on the world.
I have two tips in this regard:
1) Your mind doesn’t always tell the truth. Many of your thoughts, beliefs and feelings have been acquired over time and reflect moments that have passed and ideas that are not always yours. Start deconstructing your negative view of yourself.
2) People’s negative comments are about themselves and not about you. Stay steadfast in your goals despite everything. Preferably, do not discuss your goals with anyone.
7) Genetics is important, but not everything
No matter your genetics, your biotype or your conditions: there is always a way to improve and be healthier. Genetics influence your results, but it is not decisive. Don’t use it as an excuse. Work with what you have and don’t give too much weight to genetic factors.
8) Know the signs that you are having success
How do you know you are losing healthy weight through bodybuilding? What is the evidence? Simple: muscle pain is an indication that you are working your muscles. In addition, there is the reduction of body measurements – I suggest that you create a table to regularly record your measurements.
Lean mass gain and definition is another indicator. You also start to make your bodybuilding routine a well-being lifestyle. So there are behavioral and emotional indicators. Watch out for it!
9) There are always gains with bodybuilding
Weight training is not just for slimming down and defining the body. It always offers advantages, such as regulation of insomnia and stress, reduction of flaccidity, gain in mood, it is an opportunity to make friends, etc. Learn to discover benefits and results in your daily life.
10) See bodybuilding as a lifestyle
Muscle Training for me has become a lifestyle. But that happened without pressure. It was naturally. The comfort that food gave me a few years ago makes me feel better today by exercising and becoming healthier. I got pleasure from doing the exercises and only on weekends I don’t go to the gym. Muscle training is part of my life with satisfaction, never as an imposition.
See too: WEIGHT LOSS WITH HEALTH – 10 FOODS THAT HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT
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