Many individual things go into successful body building workouts but one thing is critical. If you ignore this, you are going to be wasting your time and probably a little money without having anything to show for it.

That one magical key ingredient is consistency.

There is no getting around this. You simply cannot succeed in reaching your goals if you are not consistent in what you are doing. This does not mean that you have to train every day or twice day without ever taking a break. If you are not training for the biggest competition of your life you really do not need to train like that.

However, if you are looking to get in shape, burn fat, build muscle and increase your health you will need to set aside a few days a week for your body building workouts and then you will need to make those workouts worthwhile. If your training is infrequent, then results will either be minimal or they will be non-existent. If you want to succeed then you are going to need to invest the time that is required.

Four Day A Week Program

On a baseline level, if you are a newbie and you want a few good body building routines to follow, it would probably be best to give four days per week to a mass building program. During this four day per week program, it would be best not to attack any body part more than once a week also make the complete week a cross training program that targets the total body.

Cross training here refers to mixing up workout routines for body areas and does not necessarily refer to integrating cardiovascular exercises into the workout, but if you did desire to add cardio exercise there is not anything incorrect with that at all. Whilst this may not look like an elaborate workout routine that is because it isn’t an elaborate one! Instead, it is a quite simple program that is very helpful and effective and can greatly assist in reaching one’s goals.

No Gym Required

The gym is a great place to socialize and share some time with your friends. But a gym is not essential to getting and staying in shape. You can perform bodyweight exercises like pushups, chair dips, etc. anywhere. If you are one of those who believe that bodyweight exercises do not have the same effectiveness as training with free weights, you need to take a look at the results Mike Thiga got with his The Muscle Experiment.

A word of caution. Consistency is important but that does not mean you should keep working if you are injured or just need to take some time off. Take a break if you need to.  One of the best ways to avoid over training and the resultant injuries and setbacks is to stop forcing yourself and take the break you want. But when you are performing your body building workouts, do them with consistency. Train smart.

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