For this, they must get to know their morphotype and understand the functioning of the muscle.
Definition of bodybuilding
Strength training is a physical activity that aims at building muscle and body building, where the body-building Anglicism. sometimes wrongly regarded as a sport, it does however include any playful dimension (which is the essence of all sports):
* It can be practiced by all, men women, young and old, both at home or in gym.
* This is an anaerobic activity (which therefore takes place without oxygen).
* Performed with some extent, strength training is beneficial for health.
The goals of building muscle
The main goals of building muscle:
* Muscle growth: For more bulging muscles, larger;
* Physical strength: better stamina, better resistance, more powerful muscles and tonic;
* Weight gain: increased muscle weight in body;
* Dry muscle: a decrease in body fat, cellulite, the saddlebags, etc. ;
* Improvement of nervous muscle use: these are the first gains in beginners. Better innervation allows to use more muscle fibers;
* Strengthening of joints and tendons: through a natural progression in the load;
* Improvement of bone strength: through progressive loads, strength training also helps fight against the loss of bone density, such as osteoporosis;
* Cardiovascular gain: the muscles gradually consume more oxygen, thanks to the endurance work;
* Improved lifestyle through food and associated rhythm exercises;
* Improve self-esteem and self-confidence.
Age and muscle building
If there is no age limit to practice in building muscle, it should follow some precautions inherent in the development of the body and its developments.
Before 11 years
* The body is still forming, it should let the muscles grow by a normal daily activity.
* Too early training could prejudice the correct assessment of motor coordination in particular.
During adolescence
* This is an age when many young boys, but also girls are tempted to control the physical changes they experience practicing bodybuilding.
* If the high rate of own hormones at that age supports muscle development in young men, the skeleton has not finished growing and remains fragile, we must be very careful.
Between 40 and 50 years and beyond
* Over one leaves the "prime of life", and more muscle wasting progresses, bones weaken and clog arteries.
* It is quite possible to do weight training by advancing in age, but it should stay to listen to his body and to consult his doctors not to endanger.
* The benefits are numerous: improved breathing capacity, reduce cholesterol and diabetes, better endurance.
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