When working out at my local gym, one thing I like to do is watch other people work out, while I’m resting between a set. I like to watch other people, to hopefully learn new workouts that I haven’t learned yet, or watch them how wrong they are doing things. I notice that a lot of people like to lift weights pretty quickly. They like to lift those dumbells or barbells up and down very fast.

I’m like, “huh”?

Doesn’t it make more sense that when you lift weights, you have to lift them up and down very slowly? That’s the way I look at it. I always lift weights very slowly. You feel a much stronger burn and you can pump heavier muscle that way. Lifting weights very quickly, you’re rushing it and not giving it time to build. Lifting weights quickly may build you a little muscle, but lifting very slowly gives you a lot more.

My belief is why people lift extremely heavy weights quickly in front of people is because it’s an ego thing, that they can lift heavier weights faster than you, being a show off in front of people at the gym. People at the gym can be like that, I’m noticing.

I like to do all workouts slowly. It helps you beef up way more and build strong muscle quicker that way, not lifting weights quickly.

I see other people lift weights slowly the right way to do it sometimes but I don’t see it very much at the gym. Lift weights slowly people, you’ll notice a difference if you do. Stop being a showoff in front of people and only concentrate on what you do.

Another thing I’m noticing, when people lift weights at the gym, I notice they like to clang weights together to make this sound, you don’t want to do that either. Lift weights slowly and quietly so you don’t distract other people in the gym.

I haven’t started bench presses or barbell stuff yet. I don’t think I really need to. All the bench presses and barbell stuff is pretty much the same as doing dumbell workouts, it’s just a variety of doing them. You can still get a ripped and buffed body with just doing dumbell workouts alone. If I were to start doing bench presses and barbell stuff in the future, I would only do those once in a while, not all the time. I like doing dumbell stuff mostly. I feel it’s much safer.

I have never gotten seriously injured working out so far, maybe a few little tiny strains here and there (they weren’t a big deal), but nothing that got me to the hospital. Taking your time, not rushing it and doing workouts correctly, so you won’t get injured at all is important.

Working out is great and I’m having a blast doing it. I take it with pride and passion.

Kev