Creating a home gym workout is a really great way to maintain your fitness level when you aren’t able to get to a commercial gym for whatever reason.
More and more individuals are taking advantage of a home gym workout and are seeing fantastic results. There are some key things to know when it comes to creating one that works effectively though, so keeping those few points in mind will be important.
Here is what you need to know about creating a home gym workout.
Buy Some Heavy Weights
The first thing you want to make sure you’re doing is buying heavy enough weights that you will actually feel challenged. Some people think that they are going to get in a good muscle building workout lifting 5-10 pounds.
This isn’t the case. Unless you’re a very new beginner, chances are you’re going to need weights in the 20-80 pound range depending on your current fitness level and gender.
You must challenge the major muscles in order to get results, so using heavier weights will allow you to this much more effectively.
Focus On Major Lifts
Next, you should also focus your efforts on lifts that will stimulate the greatest number of muscle fibers. This is something that many individuals do struggle with, so pay particular attention to this.
They will start doing exercises like bicep curls, lateral raises, tricep dips, and so on. Ask yourself, how many muscle fibres are really being worked with these exercises? The answer is not many.
Instead, do exercises such as squats (if you have access to a squat rack), step ups, lunges, deadlifts, shoulder press, push-ups, and barbell rows. These will be much more effective at giving you the results you are looking for.
Get Creative
When it comes to your home gym workout, there’s a good chance you may have to get creative as well. In some cases you won’t have all that much for home workout equipment available so you’re going to have to find unique ways to still challenge the body so you can still get results.
Don’t forget of things such as reducing stability, adding super sets, adding drop sets, and performing trisets as part of your technique to add intensity.
The more often you can change your home workout program around and do alternative exercises the faster you will see the results you’re looking for.
So keep these points in mind. If you create your home gym workout properly you really will see fantastic results, but you have to put in the time and effort to perform it regularly as well. Many people lack consistency with their efforts, which is the most common reason they aren’t getting results.
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