In this article, Musclehead attempts to dispell the myth about workout routines for toning muscle. Light weights and high reps are not the answer to toning exercises.

I’ve always found the fitness industry interesting. And spending a lot of time inside a gym like I have, meeting lots of fitness enthusiasts, you always get told lots of B.S. It’s amazing how little people actually understand about how to change their body.

Take “toning” for example. And yes, I did write it like that deliberately. You see, I don’t really consider “toning” a word that should ever be used by someone looking to get into shape. I’m sure you’ve heard it all before, probably even said it yourself.

It usually sounds something like this. “Oh, I don’t want to get really big, I just want to get a bit more toned…”. There’s nothing wrong with not wanting to look like Ronnie Coleman, I certainly don’t. But wanting to get “toned” is stupid, because there is no such thing as toning.

When people talk about getting toned, what they really want is to increase muscle and decrease fat. Simple isn’t it? Why can’t they just say this in the first place! If you want to increase your muscle mass and decrease your fat, you need to go about things in a systematic way.

Oddly enough, Musclehead does not even like the word toning as used by most health enthusiasts and fitness trainers. Depending on your physical condition, when workout routines for toning muscle are mentioned it could mean there is a need for losing weight or gaining muscle.

Simply doing lots of repetitions with low weight will not make you “toned”. This is a huge myth and for good reason. I know gym instructors who tell clients to use higher reps and lower weights when looking to tone up. No wonder people are frustrated with their results! There are things you need to do in order to build muscle and there are things you need to do in order to burn fat. It’s as simple as that.

Unless you have superb genetics, chances are you are going to find it hard to build muscle and burn fat at the same time. This is because to gain weight, you need to eat more than you burn and to lose weight, you need to burn more than you lose.  Sure, at first, you may be able to gain some muscle as you lose fat, but eventually your body will adapt to its new situation and you’ll only be able to do one or the other at a time.

So I hope this has cleared up a couple of issues for you. If I hear you ever mutter the word “toned” inside a 5 mile radius of a gym, I’m going to slap you. And I hope you also understand the difference between building muscle and losing fat.

The Musclehead is a natural bodybuilder and the author of the brutally honest and revealing book "The Muscleheads Guide to a Godlike Physique". For more hard hitting information on how to get the body of your dreams, visit TheMusclehead.com

So, when considering workout routines for toning muscle, just explain to the instructor what your goal is. Do you want to lose weight or body fat or build some lean muscle. If you just ask for help toning, you may get a variety of answers that do not correctly address your needs.

The MuscleHead suggests adding squat exercises to your workout routine to improve bicep muscle building. You will not see the best results if you are only doing massive sets of curls.

Are you a bicep warrior?

Of all the jokers that I see in the gym, the bicep warrior is one of my favorites.  I’d pretty much guarantee you that you have a few of these guys at your gym. Heck, you are probably one yourself.

For those of you who are unaware of what a bicep warrior is exactly, let me explain. They are usually motivated by ego, travel in packs and may even wear their best clothes to the gym. But the thing that makes a bicep warrior is the way he trains.

You see, a bicep warrior is at the gym so he can look good in front of the ladies. Nothing wrong with that. If you saw how much attention I get from the girls, you’d be at the gym too. But what is really wrong with how he goes about it.

This is how the bicep warrior thinks. “Ok, girls love big biceps, a nice chest and abs. So I’ll go to the gym every day and do the same workout. That will have me looking awesome in no time. 50 sets of bicep curls, followed by 20 sets of bench press, then I’ll finish up with 1000 crunches. Ooh yeh“

Let me tell you now, that is a dumbass way to think. Sure, girls might love biceps, but thinking like that is the wrong way to go about it. There are so many things that are wrong with that mindset and it will really kill your results if you go about it like that.

Instead, you need to realize that building muscle is more than just doing a few bicep curls and bench presses. For maximum results you need to take an intelligent approach.   I know the word intelligent makes you cringe, but hold on a second, it doesn’t have to be scary.

You just need decent advice and that’s where I come in. Instead of just hitting your biceps and chest, start working out your entire body. I know the concept may seem foreign at first, but it’s a sure fire way to increase the level of results you are having.

There are a few reasons why exercising your entire body will help you greatly, but they’re beyond the scope of this article. If you are interested, go check out my package, if not, just listen up anyway.  Doing exercises like squats will actually help you build bigger biceps. Don’t believe me? Try it for a few weeks and see if you notice any differences. What have you got to lose?

Of course there is more to this than just what’s written here, but if you have been a bicep warrior up until this point, now’s a good time to stop and learn the proper way to build some serious muscle.

It is amazing how simple changes in a bodybuilding routine or program can make significant advancements to the end results. The MuscleHead muscle growing tips are designed for natural bodybuilders, which makes it a really awesome bodybuilding guide.

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Following gym etiquitte appears to be more difficult for some than you might think. Using gym equipment for the exercise it is designed for is probably at the forefront of gym etiquette to follow.

If you are not gonna squat, get out of the squat rack!

Has this ever happened to you? You hit the gym early in the morning, all pumped up for a great session. It’s leg day and you know what that means, so you put your serious face on and trudge into the gym. Only to find that some 16 year old pipsqueak is standing in the squat rack doing bicep curls!

I have got nothing against 16 year old kids in the gym, trying to improve their bodies. I used to be one of them myself, once upon a time. What I do hate is when those kids spend their time in the squat racks, doing bicep curls. They’re called squat racks for a reason people.

Are these guys paying attention to anything around them? I would certainly hate to be the one in charge of cleaning up after them on a regular basis.

And it’s not just the young guys, oh no, this is a far bigger problem. People of all ages think it’s fantastic to use the squat rack to do bicep curls. Is it because you can leave the barbell on the supports so you don’t have to actually bend down to pick the bar up? Probably.

If you are one of these people, stop doing it. This is what you need to be doing instead. Head into the squat rack and load up a bar with a good weight for you. Get under the bar and then start squatting. I guarantee if you only made this change to your workouts, you would see startling results.

At my local gym, I love it that no one squats. Apart from those idiots who do their bicep curls in it, I pretty much have it all to myself. But when I’m trying to be nice (And that’s not very often) and actually help people out, I tell people squatting is a must. It’s such a powerful exercise, you would literally be a moron to not do it.

The thing that holds people back is pain. I won’t sugar coat it. The squat, when done correctly, takes a lot of effort and a fair bit of discomfort. But it’s this pain and discomfort that forces your body to grow, so unless you can get out of your comfort zone and push through the pain barrier, you are going to be in trouble.

So I hope you now realize what you need to be doing. If you are one of those pesky guys doing bicep curls in the squat rack, stop immediately. Quite simply, if you don’t squat, you are really holding yourself back. So go and do it!

Once you find the squat rack clear of morons doing bicep curls, jump in there and work on those squats. If you have any questions about doing squats, working the bench press or any other important bodybuilding exercise, check out the MuscleHead Guide to a Godlike Physique".

The Musclehead is a natural bodybuilder and the author of the brutally honest and revealing book "The Muscleheads Guide to a Godlike Physique". For more hard hitting information on how to get the body of your dreams, visit TheMusclehead.com

My Gym And Newbie Bodybuilder Humor

Oddly enough, in my gym or any other fitness gym, you can find some amusing entertainment. From time to time, the wannabe bodybuilders are going to try to become the gym hero and outlift their buddies. Until just short of serious injury, that budding hero in my gym performs a weightlifting exercise in a manner that is so funny you have to stop and watch.

If you spend enough time in the gym, you will see some funny things. Well, if you have my sense of humor anyway. Some people never seem to find anything funny happening in their gym, so I thought I would share a couple of the funnier things I’ve seen, while teaching some useful information at the same time.

A couple of years ago I was taking a breather after a couple of hard sets of calf raises. Right in front of me were a couple of young guys who hadn’t even started to shave yet. They were just normal kids in the gym, not news worthy at all.

Then I saw one of them grab a set of 35kg dumbbells  and shuffle over to the decline bench. This got my attention.  35kg is a good weight for older, stronger guys to be using. These two were just a pair of skinny kids.  Maybe these guys were freaks? Maybe they just didn’t look anything special. All these thoughts ran through my head.

Then as on guy got on the bench, the other helped him with the weights. He readied himself and began to move the weights upwards. Or should I say, they both moved the weights upwards. And then it happened. He managed to move the weights up a few inches away from a full extension, then both dumbbells came crashing down onto his face.

Here is a non-medical side note: Although there is always a place and need for humor, let’s save it for after the workout. Be safe and try not to be the object of yet another humorous or serious event in my fitness gym. Before trying an exercise beyond your capabilitity, consider whether you want to be viewed as another dumbbell in the gym.

So the great mystery had been solved. These guys weren’t freaks. They weren’t a super strong pair of kids at all. They were just a pair of dumbasses.  Which brings me to my point for this article. Know your limits. It’s easy to think you are superman and use heavy weights, but it’s not going to help you much.

To get the most out of your workouts, you need to be pushing yourself, but there is a big difference between pushing just beyond yourself and pushing way beyond yourself. One is a key to muscle growth, the other will just result in laughter. Up to you which one you choose.

So next time you are ready to choose how much weight to use on an exercise, think back to this article. Make sure it’s heavy enough to be a challenge, but light enough to not make you look like an idiot and potentially hurt yourself. The guy’s in my story were lucky enough to get out with only bruised egos, but I know of other people who have seriously hurt themselves by being stupid.

Humor and safety in the gym are typically not two topics discussed at the same time. However, if you are not careful, it is possible that the serious bodybuilders will find great humor in the wannabe bodybuilder when performing fitness and bodybuilding exercises incorrectly.

The Musclehead is a natural bodybuilder and the author of the brutally honest and revealing book "The Muscleheads Guide to a Godlike Physique". For more hard hitting information on how to get the body of your dreams, visit TheMusclehead.com

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