So you have decided to become a bodybuilder.
So people take up bodybuilding because of a movie super hero, others because of an older brother.
Still others do it to get better at sports.
The reasons do not matter—what does matter is how you start.
Yes, I am aware that you can always correct things as they go—but we all know that it is easier to start-out right, than have to correct (or un-learn if-you-will) our mistakes later on.
AN HONEST ASSESMENT
The ONLY and I mean ONLY way you are going to get started on the right foot, is to take stock of what you have body-wise.
By this I mean do you have naturally wide shoulders, like a Jay Cutler—or are they narrower.
Same goes for your hips, are they naturally small—or do you have wide hips.
I mention this because it would be a great idea to focus on making your shoulders as wide as possible—by working on the side delt head—if you have a naturally thick waist.
THE BIG PROBLEM
The problem I see with a lot of beginning bodybuilders is that they simply go into the gym looking to get big—and this is not a bad thing.
When you do it right.
By making the most of your strong points—ie wide shoulders or a small waist.
And minimizing your weak points—ie doing everything you can to minimize a naturally thick waist.
NOTE:
I am not talking about neglecting slow growing body parts—just making the most of what you have.
However, if you simply go into the gym and pound away—even if it is on the big muti-joint exercises—you may not be happy with the results.
MORE TO COME
Please keep looking for more Beginning Bodybuilding posts like this, because this is only the start of this series—I will be adding more to this in the near future.
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