Since the bodybuilding trend is increasing day by day and not only young guys but also young girls are getting into it, it becomes important for these beginners to keep in mind certain important points. These points are listed below and must be kept in mind:

1- Bodybuilding is not a magic. It is a sport like many other sports and requires time to produce results. Just as you need time and effort to become a good squash player or a good football player, same is the case with bodybuilding. If you think that the day you enter the gym you will get big muscles, then you are living in a fool’s paradise. Normally I have seen in the gyms that young guys, who have just joined the gym, are very enthusiastic and right after the first day exercise, they take out their shirts and start finding muscle growth. This is absolutely a shit. No player can become a champion right on the first day of his learning period. So keep in mind that bodybuilding is just like other sports and will take time (may be a year or so) to produce good visible results. Some guys who are muscular physically may take a bit of less time as compared to the skinny ones but results would not start coming straightaway.

2- Most important point which beginners must note is to avoid use of drugs or steroids for quick bodybuilding. I have seen young guys taking heavy drugs just to get quick results. I would emphasis again that there is no short-cut to bodybuilding and it needs proper time and efforts to produce results. Young guys who have just joined the gym are very enthusiastic and want quick results. They read different magazines and go over the internet in search of such supplements which claim to give massive muscles in days or weeks. Believe me that such drugs are steroid products and they may give you some quick results but also cause various side effects to you which can be very dangerous. So do not get mislead by various advertisements in magazines or over the internet because such advertisements are there to sell products and least attention is paid to health of the user.

3- A big mistake which starters normally commit is that they see experienced bodybuilders in the gyms and get inspired and start lifting very heavy weights straightaway just because others are doing the same. They forget that other bodybuilders are experienced and have spent time and effort to reach at this level. So always start small and gradually and slowly move to heavier weights.

Bodybuilding is all about training yourself and therefore you need some good tips to make your training effective. I am giving you 10 great tips which you can follow to see excellent results. These are:

1- Use multi-vitamins during your exercise periods because multi-vitamins are really required by our body in any case. These vitamins help various body parts to perform better and hence produce good results.

2- Eat food with some good quality proteins before and after your workouts as pre and post supplements. Pre-eaten food gives you energy to undergo heavy training and post-eaten food makes sure that you get the calories which were burnt during exercise and get your energy back. It is advised that you take pre and post supplements 30-45 minutes before and after exercise.

3- Split your food intake and divide it to 5-6 times a day. It makes sure that your body keeps getting energy all the day long.

4- Focus on intensity training rather than frequency training. Intensity training means that lift heavy which will give boost to your muscles.

5- Always warm up your body before starting your exercise. It ensures that you do not fall victim to injuries because starting heavy training straightaway is dangerous for your muscles and can cause muscle cramps or invite injuries. Warming up for 4-5 minutes prepares your body for lifting.

6- Make sure that you do not over train your muscles because then your muscles may find it very difficult to repair themselves. Training any muscle or muscle group twice a week is sufficient for growth.

7- Perform around 10 repetitions per set with 3 to 5 sets per session. Going beyond this number can again fall in to the category of over-training which is not good.

8- If you are training in summer, try to take lots of water to avoid dehydration. Dehydration could be very dangerous especially in summer and you should take water or any liquid too often during training.

9- Follow a good workout plan which keeps you focused in your exercise. Just going gym and start doing random exercises is less effective as compared to when you follow a certain workout plan.

10- Last but not least, take good supplements to ensure that you get better results. Supplements should not be any steroid product but must be advised by a proper trainer or physician.

You should be hearing too often about bodybuilding tips J. Well, bodybuilding definitely depends on a lot of factors ranging from small to large. In order to be a successful bodybuilder, you should be acting on best practices for bodybuilding to get great results. Below are some good tips that can help you a great deal for good muscles:

1- You should split your meals each day. Now what I mean is that say you take X quantity of meal 3 times a day. Now you should split X amount of meal to smaller portions and take it more times a day i.e. may be 5-6 times. Use of doing it would be that our body would continue to get energy throughout the day which is very important during our bodybuilding period.

2- Taking protein foods is very important. It is recommended that you take atleast 1 gram of protein daily per lb of your body weight. Protein plays a vital role in building muscles and make sure that you include good quality protein foods in your daily diet. If you are not sure that which foods contain good protein, you should consult your physician or gym trainer to advise you about quality and quantity of protein intake.

3- Make a food chart of your daily diet and make sure that the number of calories that you need each day are properly covered in that daily chart. It is important to have a chart because you get a very good idea about the number of calories required and keep a focus on it.

4- Like you need a good diet plan for daily activity, in the same way you need a good exercise plan which is effective and tailored to your body requirements and structure. Again, such plan keeps you focused and makes sure that you are following your bodybuilding routine properly.

5- Rest plays a vital role in building muscles and also helps them to get repaired. Make sure that you take 7-8 hours of daily rest to see good results in bodybuilding.

6- Last but not the least, add lots of good supplements to your diet because supplements give your body beyond normal. Again, consult your instructor or doctor to advise you right supplements which do not contain any steroid type of elements. Once you get a list of such supplements, you can use them on regular basis.

Avoiding injuries during bodybuilding is very important because it helps you to remain fit and keep performing your exercises with full vigor. Those who fall victim to injuries either become dis-hearted or leave bodybuilding forever. But question arises, how to avoid injuries to make sure that you get a good workout routine? In this article, I will explain few tips which will help you to avoid injuries. These tips are:

1- Always warm up your body before you start exercise which is very important for your muscles and helps a great deal to avoid injuries. You can simply jump around and stretch your body to warm it up. You need to warm up your body just by jumping or stretching your muscles for 2-3 minutes. Warming up your body prepares your muscles for heavier workouts and makes sure that your body is ready for hard training.

2- Next important thing is that you start with smaller weights and slowly increase them in accordance with your comfort level. Lifting heavy weights too early is extremely dangerous and is a major source of injuries. Most of the guys, who are new at gyms, tend to lift very heavy weights too early and result in injuries and in some cases even severe injuries. I have personally witnessed that young and inexperienced guys who are new at gyms, straightway start lifting heavy weights just by seeing that other bodybuilder around them are also doing the same. They just forget that their seniors have invested lots of time and efforts to reach to this level of heavy weight lifting and training. So lift small and gradually increase weights.

3- Another important thing is that your focus should be to lift weights and perform exercises in correct manner. Do not just go on increasing your reps. Main focus should be that first perform exercise in its correct manner even if you are not able to achieve desired reps. Once your stamina increases, your reps will automatically increase. So again, do not go for increased reps but for correct form of exercise.

Let us first define what is full body training and what is split body training. Full body training means such training in which you do not focus on specific body parts but train your body in full. So you basically focus more on compound muscle exercises that result in training of more body muscles and hence train your whole body.

Now split training programme means such training programme in which your focus is on specific body parts and you split your exercise for various parts. You may be training your arms one day, then your shoulders next day, your chest 3^rd day and so on. Now let us see which bodybuilding strategy can work for you and is better.

First thing is that if you are a skinny guy, then you must focus on full body training. Reason is that in full body training, you do not train your body very hard. Your focus is on the frequency of training and not on the huge intensity. When you train yourself in split mode, you train your muscles very hard because your focus in on one particle muscle group. Skinny guys normally do not get good results with split training because if they train very hard, their body does not repair and grow itself.

Full body training also helps fatty people lose weight because more muscles are involved in training session. It also implies again that it will not be good for skinny guys because they cannot afford to lose weight J.

However, if you have got a muscular body, you can go for the split programme because it lets you get big muscles due to hard training on focused muscle groups. It also allows you to give rest to your muscles and as a result they tend to repair and grow. Also, split body exercises can avoid over training of the muscles because sufficient amount of gap is available between the exercises of a particular muscle group. You may also try a combination of both programmes to help your body grow.

Gym definitely is the key when bodybuilding is started. Everyone knows the importance of gym and therefore selection of a good gym remains of vital importance. What are the qualities of a good gym that make your selection of gym an appropriate decision? Through my personal experience, I have come to know about the following 5 important qualities which you should see first and then make a choice for gym selection:
1- Gym should not be located far away from your home. It is a well stated fact that hard work and consistency are two important things which you need to follow to get success. Same applies in bodybuilding as well. So, to perform your exercise with consistence, you must be going gym on regular basis and therefore, distance of gym does matter. If gym is near your home, you can go easily and do your exercise. Everyone is busy these days and is facing shortage of time. So, if your gym is far away, you may not regularly get time out of your busy schedule to perform exercise and this way, your exercise starts suffering.
2- Quality and quantity of equipment is again very important. I have seen gyms where either good quality equipment is not available or it is available in smaller quantity. As a result, either you do not get good equipment for your exercise or you keep waiting for your turn. Make sure your gym has great equipment and that too in sufficient quantity.
3- Qualification of trainers and their number is again very important. Your whole exercise and bodybuilding depends on expertise of your trainers. A good quality trainer can really boost your bodybuilding and bring in good results by advising good workout plan, good food and supplements.
4- Quality of food shop is vital. Most of the guys have a habit of doing exercise and then taking food, shakes or different supplements from the food shop available in the gym. If you ignore the quality of food shop, you may end up taking substandard food which may not bring you desired results.
5- Last but not least, you should see atmosphere of the gym. Make sure your gym has a good professional atmosphere which gives you a good feeling when you do your exercise and provides a sense of professionalism.
So guys, keep in mind these 5 factors for selection of a good gym.

Bodybuilding no doubt depends on having a good exercise plan, protein food and plenty of rest but there are some very minor steps which, if followed, can bring good results and add value to our bodybuilding process. I will explain them below and will advise all bodybuilders to follow them:

1- You must try best that you avoid injuries in bodybuilding because injuries can really make bodybuilding difficult and in some cases may even stop you from bodybuilding. The best way to avoid injuries is to warm up your body before starting exercise. You can warm up body just by stretching your arms and legs and jumping a bit. Warming up body ensures that your body is ready for having hard training exercises which can avoid any injuries or muscle cramps.

2- Make sure you take plenty of water during your workouts especially in summer. Our body is continuously sweating during exercise and losing lots of water and minerals. Taking water ensures that you get back the water and dehydration does not take place.

3- Start from smaller weights and gradually increase them to make sure that you do not injure yourself through hard training. You should start small and grow large gradually.

4- Pre and post supplements can play a vital role for bringing good results. Taking both the supplements before and after the exercise, approx. with 30-45 minutes of gap, can really boost our muscle building process by providing energy to our body. Pre-supplements help us to perform hard in the gym by providing energy and post-supplements help body to gain energy lost in the exercise.

5- Do not try to train your body 7 days a week. Fact of the matter is that exercising just 3-4 days is sufficient for body to build muscles because it requires time to repair and grow muscles which can be achieved via rest. So 3-4 days of exercise per week ensures that our body gets time for rest.

6- Try to find a partner who can assist you during the workouts. It will help you to ensure that you do exercise correctly and get motivation from your partner as well for training.

7- Try to locate a gym near surroundings so that you can easily go and perform your exercise regularly. Most of the people start exercise but find a gym which is far away. As a result, they do exercise in the start but due to time shortage and huge distance of gym from home or office, they gradually stop going there. So gym should be at a comfortable distance from your home or office.