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Building Muscle Beginners Information
October 24th, 2008 | 
Author: Building muscle is probably the most effective and efficient way to lose weight, stay in shape and enjoy fitness. The reason why is because muscle tissue needs to be fed, it needs to be nourished. As a consequence it increases your metabolism enabling your body to literally devour everything you eat. Imagine muscle tissue as a voracious appetite consuming everything your body needs. Muscle tissue works even while you are not. For example, although a bit extreme, picture this scenario: two friends watching the Super Bowl; one of them is in great shape, he has developed a strong, healthy, muscular frame and is eating a bag of potato chips. The other guy carries his fair share of extra weight–and then some–and is walking around the room while the two are watching the game. The difference? The guy on the couch, eating the bag of potato chips, is burning more calories than his friend! Why? Because his muscles are devouring the energy stored in his fat cells! Sounds incredible? There is more truth to it than you think.
So, how do you build muscle? Building typically involves weight training. The goal of weight training is to lift as much weight close to your maximum limit as many times as possible. Pushing the muscles past their limits causes them to adapt and grow. The key is to increase the weight over time and induce hypertrophy, or in other words, “build muscle.”
When you lift weights or do any kind of anaerobic exercise, your body naturally releases endorphins, which gives you a little “high.” Every single person I have ever trained with says the same thing: the euphoric feeling they get after a workout makes them feel so good it is addicting. You will find that it leaves such a pleasurable sensation mentally and physically that you will actually CRAVE a good workout.
A note or word of caution is in order here: If you are new to weightlifting you need to remember that starting out fresh will leave your very sore at first. This is normal, your body and muscles are not use to this new discipline and requirement. However, after a brief time, your body adapts quickly and the soreness associated with workouts disappears. In fact, you soon won’t experience soreness at all, instead you will feel confidence, determination, and a feeling of “can do” in about everything you attempt. Exercise is such a wonder.
So, how long until you begin to see a difference? You can literally see a difference in as little as two weeks; a significant difference in your appearance and mental attitude in as little as six weeks; and a MAJOR difference overall in as little as twelve weeks. Keep at it for three or four months and you will be well on your way to a completely different life.
What are you waiting for?! A whole new life is waiting for you.
David H. Bean
Build Your Body Mass and Develop Your Muscles With Weight Lifting Equipment
There is equipment designed to build body mass and develop your muscles like weight lifting equipment and equipment, designed to burn fat and loose weight like fitness equipment. Muscular and strength equipment increases the muscles’ strength, reduces the level of cholesterol and helps keeping down the levels of blood pressure and sugar. It is useful to people of any age and condition and may help you to shape your body the way you want. The muscular and strength exercise equipment includes free weights, dumbbells, barbells, ab training equipment, weight training benches, weight racks, vertical knee raise and dip stations, steps, cable machines, leg equipment such as leg presses, leg curl machines, leg extension machines, calf raises etc.
Free weights come in different sizes and colors and are very easy to use. By using them you increase your muscle endurance, strength, power as well as your bones density and your flexibility. They are portable, not expensive and can be used even in front of the TV.
A type of free weight is the dumbbell. It also varies in size and shape and helps improving the muscle mass on your triceps, shoulders and your chest. There are Selectric dumbbells (their weight can be changed mechanically not manually, fixed weight dumbbells (dumbbell – shaped weights), adjustable dumbbells (the plates are to be added or removed manually).
Barbells include a set of collars (the metal components that secure the weights in place), a set of weight plates (discs) and a metal bar (usually steel). The bars come in different length and diameter (women’s bar is shorter and lighter). There are standard barbells, Olympic barbells, Triceps bars, EZ Curl Bars, Thick handled Barbells etc. Bear in mind that when lifting barbells you are going to need spotters, for your own safety.
Leg presses are used to strengthen the lower part of the body, especially quadriceps, Gluteus Maximus, calves and hamstrings. Leg presses are leg equipment used to push away a weight by legs. Leg Extension Machines are used for strengthening the quadriceps muscle. In order to execute the calf raises, you should need a seated or a standing calf raise.
A type of resistance training is the usage of weighted clothing. The lower body weighted clothing includes ankle weights, thigh weights, and weighted footwear. The Core weighted clothing includes weighted belts, dip belts, hip drags, weight vests, neck weights, head weights, weighted backpacks, and integrated weight systems. The upper body weighted clothing includes upper arm weights, wrist weights, and weighted gloves.
Weight training benches are also weight lifting equipment. They can be fixed inclined, fixed horizontal, with one, two or more adjustable portions, fixed in a folded position etc.
Today, all of the above mentioned weight lifting equipment can be purchased for home (even online) – this way you are not going to lose time and money ( a lot of them) for trainers and gyms and you can workout at home whenever you want and as much as you want. The only thing you need to do before you start and exercise program, is to contact your physician.
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