In begginner’s bodybuilding, many of us make mistakes, including myself. Hey, everyone make mistakes, right? Even the profesional and more experienced bodybuilder’s make ’em too.

From what I learned so far in bodybuilding, here are some of the mistakes I learned from:

• I must sign up for my local gym – Not really. You don’t have to sign up for a monthly subscription at your local gym in town. What local gym’s are for, it’s for fitness people who don’t have their own workout equipment at home. You don’t even need expensive fitness equipment and machines at all. It takes knowledge to know the right workouts that aren’t needed for fancy machines. The gym is really pointless when you can do all that same stuff at home for free. I used to think the gym was needed, but after thinking about it, they are just here to take your money from ya. If you do careful research, bodybuilding and fitness workout can be for free, and you don’t have to pay anything at all to get in shape.
• I must workout every single day – I made this mistake when I first started. I’m sure everyone does. All you need is three or four days a week.
• I must workout all day for hours, the more the better – That is a big no, no, right there. All you need is an hour or so. I usually workout no more than an hour for each 3 days.
• I must do each body part in one day – That is also a big no, no. They do this thing called, a 3 or 4 day split. Put a program together on a piece of paper and work it out. Select which body part and the exercise to do on each day. I would choose no more than 6 – 7 workouts each day you work out, but do different body parts. I always do upper body stuff first, and then lower body the next day.
• I must workout all year long, non stop – That is also a no, no. It’s very important to take breaks and a lot of days off once in a while. Your body needs some rest and repairing. It’s cool to take a week or two off like maybe a couple of times a year. I’m currently taking a little time off from fitness myself, to rest up.
• To get big and monstrous arms, I must do  a bunch of bicep curls – Bicep curls are useful, but you must work your entire arm. Must work the upper and lower forearms, triceps and shoulders. The secret to getting HUGE arms, I mean HUGE, is work on mostly triceps. That’s the main target you want to concentrate on the most.
• I have to use bench press for a bigger chest – Most everyone thinks they need a bench press, but if you’re not physical enough to use one, then don’t get one. Use whatever exercise that is safe for you to get bigger chest muscles. Bench press isn’t really important, there is a wide variety of chest exercises out there. To me, I think the dumbbell flies and various push ups is all I need for a bigger chest. I don’t think I’ll ever go near a bench press but that’s just me. Maybe someday, I’ll try a bench press, but it’s unlikely I’ll bench a lot.
• I must do hours of cardio – Nope. Doing hours of cardio is over training. It’s the same way as overtraining when lifting weights, too. Hours of cardio maybe good for losing weight, but it is certainly not going to get you ripped. I’m trying to get bigger and stronger, to do that, you must concentrate on less cardio. One day a week for 20 minutes is good enough for me.
• I must eat healthy all the time – It is recommended but you don’t really need to. I’ve heard from many other experienced bodybuilder’s that it’s still cool to put some calories and carbs on ya. It is important to eat a lot which is what I’m trying to work on.
• I need a personal trainer – You don’t really need one. All it takes is research and knowledgement for you to get ripped your own way. Personal trainers can be very expensive, a lot more than gyms. There are ways to get in shape for free.
• I still like to drink alcohol sometimes to have a good time – Wrong. Bodybuilders also make the mistake that they can drink while training. You must give up that and the smoking, completely.

That’s all, if I can think of more, I’ll edit them in.

Kev