You must have read many articles on the importance of joining a gym and that too of professional gym. No doubt there are many advantages of joining a professional gym, but t the same time, home gym also has some advantages. Below I have enlisted some of the advantages of having a home gym:

1- First advantage that you get with home gym is that you do not have to travel to the gym. It’s there with you in your home and you can do exercise at your own will. So it’s a big plus.

2- Next important thing is that you save time. Time is very crucial for all of us. Some guys are too busy to get time for gym and stuff. For such guys, home gym can really be the ideal thing because they can really do their exercise easily at home in the gym. Apart from that, most of the guys initially do start gym but then they leave it just because they are not getting enough time for it. So home gym is good in this case.

3- Third is the cost factor. Most of the gyms now-a-days are charging heavy gym fees and most of the guys cannot really afford it. They have to pay heavy gym fees and also have to spend on food and supplements. So home gym can be a good idea for such fellows because they just need some basic exercise equipment and that is it.

4- Then at home you are at ease and you do not have any pressure. You can be relaxed and do your exercise easily.
5- You do not have to wait for any exercise at home but in gym, if some other guy is having his workout on a particular machine, then you have to wait for your turn which also wastes time. In home you are the only champion JI would advise that those guys who cannot afford gym fees or do not have enough time to go out and do exercise, should really focus on making a home gym.

The topic of this article might sound you awkward but I will tell you today that why you need to have a partner or friend during your workouts. You should be aware of the fact that it is important to do exercise in a correct manner so that you get proper results and prevent your body from getting bad shape. So having a partner or any friend in your workout ensures that you perform your exercises perfectly.

An important factor which ensures that you do your exercise with enthusiasm and commitment is motivation. Motivation is required for each and every sport and is a must for getting excellence in any field. Same case applies here in bodybuilding as well and a friend or partner keeps you motivated during your exercise and workouts. Bodybuilding you know is not a game of a day or two or weeks or even months. It is an ongoing activity which requires much attention and efforts with heavy machines. Most of the guys I have seen myself who join gyms and start exercise with great enthusiasm but after a few weeks get fed up and leave this exercise forever. You continuously need a partner who can keep you motivated and makes your exercise programme a success.

So having a partner in the gym gives you 2 vital benefits. 1- makes sure that you perform your exercise at correct angels and in right manner. Often it happens that you start avoiding certain exercises or do not take initiative because you are not getting the courage to do them. Or perhaps the weights are heavy. In any case, he helps you to take initiative and do the exercise and that too correctly. 2- He keeps you motivated and does not let you slip away from the bodybuilding. So always try to have a good friend as partner to achieve best results in bodybuilding.

I am writing this article to create awareness about the guys who are enthusiastic about bodybuilding and join different gyms for their bodybuilding/ fitness programme. Always pay special attention to availability and quality of instructors in the gym because they play vital role in bodybuilding programme of bodybuilders. Below I will highlight 5 important reasons which will highlight the importance of gym instructors:

1- Gym instructor is the one who is there to guide you about having a well organized workout plan. Workout plan is very important if you want to get good results because it keeps you focused and is tailored according to your body capacity and requirements. Only a good instructor in the gym can understand your body structure and capacity and provide you a plan which is customized as per your needs. So it is a very important aspect of having gym instructors of good quality in the gym.

2- Next comes your diet. Diet is of prime importance in your bodybuilding and a well balanced diet can really produce good results. Again, a good quality instructor can suggest you about your diet plan which again is customized as per your body structure.

3- Third important thing is that you take supplements to get a bit of extra results for bodybuilding. Getting a good supplement which is free from any steroid elements is very important. Role of a good instructor comes into play here again because he advises you correctly that which supplements are good and can be taken.

4- Another important thing is to have a proper rest plan to make sure that you are not over-training your muscles and giving them enough time to grow. A good instructor gives you a proper plan which focuses individual muscle groups to ensure that you do not over-train them and provide them with a good chance of rest.

5- Last but not the least, a good instructor is always there in the gym for your guidance and support to make sure that you are doing exercise right with correct method. Initially, he teaches you how to do exercises by himself performing in front of you and then keeps an eye throughout your training programme to make sure that you are following the instructions that he gave you for training of your muscles.

You must have heard about a number of big factors that affect your bodybuilding. These factors include great workout plans, nutritious diet, use of supplements, your rest plan etc. But there are a number of factors which affect our bodybuilding equally but we often ignore them or do not pay much of the attention. Location of our gym is a similar factor which may not be given due importance but certainly has a lot of effect on our bodybuilding programme. Let me explain how?

Suppose you are starting bodybuilding and you want to join a gym. Now which gym is good for you? Apart from various other factors, location of a gym does matter and must be given proper attention during gym selection phase. Say you join a gym which is at a fair amount of distance from your home or from your working place. Now initially when you are enthusiastic about gym, you will be going regularly and doing your exercise. But after few days or may be after few weeks, you will start skipping your exercise just because of the fact that you are not getting time to go to gym which is at a distant place. Keep in mind that out of all the factors which affect bodybuilding, consistency is really the key for success and getting best results. If you start skipping the gym (which you would tend to do if it is at a distant place), you are actually washing away even your previous efforts.

So make sure that you select a gym at a distance where you can easily go and get your exercise done even if you are busy. I have seen a number of guys who initially join gym enthusiastically but then start skipping just because they start feeling that gym is far away and that is why punctuality is not possible. In some cases they leave the exercise altogether. So if you are planning to go to gym directly from your work place, make sure that gym is in a comfortable range of distance. If you prefer to go gym from home, again the same strategy of less distance matters. So guys, do pay attention to such small factors and do not ignore them because these are equally important for you to see best results

Bodybuilding is about workouts and training hard in the gym. Bodybuilders normally believe that more hard you train your body often in the gym, better results you are going to see. Well, folks, this is not the case. Training harder no doubt is good for getting muscles but training hard on regular basis without providing proper recovery time to the muscles and body leads to bad effects and negative results.

Let us first define over-training. Over-training means that you are training a particular muscle or muscle group more times a week than actually it should be. Over-training also means that you are not allowing your body to have certain amount of rest before you re-train it.

Next question which comes to our mind is that how do we know that we are over-training our muscles? I will explain here a few symptoms which can guide you and let you know that you are actually over-training your body. First symptom could be that you feel that your number of sets or reps is decreasing even when you are doing your exercise with a steady weight. If you feel that it is happening from quite a few days, this indicates that you are over-training your muscles. Second symptom is when you have the ability to perform exercise but still you do not want to do it. Or, you feel that you get fatigued earlier. This indicates fatigue of your central nervous system and you need to take rest for a couple of days to get out of it. Similarly, you may find muscles fatigues when you can still workout but your muscles do not let you do it.

Question arises, how to make sure that we do not fall victim to over-training. Answer is very simple; do not train your muscles 6-7 days a week. You should be training muscles only 3-4 times a week and must focus on compound exercises rather than individual muscle exercises. Compound exercises make sure that you train more muscles per session and as a result, get time for proper rest. So make sure to avoid high frequency of training muscles in the week and allow body to repair muscles by having 7-8 hours of rest per day.