| It is a known fact that bodybuilders tend to | | | | more there muscles growth well in fact it is the |
| concentrate a lot on visible muscles such as the biceps | | | | amount of recovery period which will determine |
| and chest muscles when they are training. You should | | | | whether there muscles are going to grow. As a |
| however avoid focusing on visible muscles alone if you | | | | bodybuilder it is very important therefore that you |
| want your body to be proportional. If your body | | | | allocate yourself enough time to rest both during the |
| physique is not proportional you will look very funny. In | | | | night and in between the workouts. You should sleep |
| order to develop a good body physique you should | | | | at least 8 hours each night so that your muscles can |
| focus on proportional training. Failure to practice | | | | adequately recover from the intense training. |
| proportional training means that your body is going to | | | | When you are training intensely in the gym using |
| get more and more asymmetrical. | | | | weights, the muscles usually tear as a result of the |
| If you do not practice proportional training your body | | | | tension. You are therefore supposed to take plenty of |
| strength is going to be unevenly distributed. You should | | | | proteins so that your muscles can be able to recover. |
| train both your upper body and lower body | | | | If you do not take plenty of proteins your muscles are |
| proportionately so that your training program could be | | | | not going to be able to recover and grow. In fact this is |
| deemed complete. Many bodybuilders tend to | | | | the reason why proteins are regarded as the building |
| concentrate on training the upper body and neglect the | | | | blocks of muscles. In additions to a protein rich diet you |
| lower body. You need to focus on training the lower | | | | are also supposed to take plenty of carbohydrates as |
| body also because it is the one which supports the | | | | well. |
| upper body. If your lower body is weak, you will not be | | | | When selecting the type of carbs to include in your |
| able to train your upper body effectively. You should | | | | diet, you should go for complex carbs and not simple |
| ensure that you have a third party with you who will | | | | carbs. The reason why you should not take plenty of |
| be able to give you an honest opinion as to whether | | | | simple carbs is because they are easily assimilated in |
| your body is developing proportionately. | | | | the body leading to excess calories which are later |
| Many bodybuilders make the mistake of assuming the | | | | converted and stored as fat in the body. You should |
| importance of resting in bodybuilding. They are not | | | | therefore consume complex carbs since they are |
| aware that muscle growth occurs when they are | | | | digested very slowly by the body hence not |
| actually resting as the muscles are recovering and not | | | | converted into fat very easily. Carbohydrates provide |
| when they are lifting weights. Many novice | | | | the body with the much needed energy needed to |
| bodybuilders assume that the more they train the | | | | train intensely in the gym. |