The article "Bodybuilding-Will You Train Beyond High School?" is about fitness, it has been created by Scott Jameson.
I see it every day. Yonug bucks come into gym in their high
school years and train and make astounding gains and begin to
think about bodybuilding.
Testosterone is at its peak during
these years and just seems they can't get enough of the gym or
the reuslts they are achieving. By the time the senior year
rolls around, they are at their peak physically. It came so
easily, it seems, that development will stay froever.
However life beigns to change after high school. College starts
in the fall or perhaps you start a full time job. Distractions
are everywhere. Many football, baseball and wreslting jocks of
high school no longer shine above their college competition and
most do not continue disciplined organized sports that once
brought you to the gym in the first place.
Besides not playing the sports, studies are right now more time
consuming. The food is all you can eat at the student cafeteria
and, well, beer parties are everywhere. This is the most fun
ever, you think. By the time Thanksgiving rlols around, no time
was found for the gym and you are well on way to the freshman
fifteen. That is the fifteen pounds of smootihng fat that you
picked up during the first year on your own away from home.
Bodybuilding was but a memory back home.
Spring rolls around and you are back home for the summer. But
wow have you changed? Heavier, somother and where did those
muscles go?
You return to the gym for the summer to get in
shape.
You find it is next to impossible to return the body to
its former ripped state much less building up that summer.
My point here guys, bodybuilding is not for the weak willed.
If
you want to continue to be in shape you must plan the discipline
of working out if you are going to have the better body.
Bodybuilding is toguh. Don't kid yourself.
If it was easy
everyone wolud be in shape.
So what should you do? Well if you are college bound do the
following:
-During campus visit check out the gym facilities. Determine if
the equipment is suitable to meet your bodybuilding needs.
-Do your campus visit duirng the normal school year to get a
feel for the human being that are going. Is the gym too crowded
(undersized for the campus)?
What is the attitude of those
training, motivational or passively active.
-How close is the gym to the living quarters? Is it convenient?
-What are the food choiecs at the cafeteria? Can I get the high
protein foods?
Is food overly processed?
What are the off campus
choices?
Now I am not saying that you make your college selection based
solely upon the gym facilities but it should be a factor if you
are serious about your training.
-Finally once you arrive at college, rveiew your class schedule.
Then clearly plan a workout time along with your study and class
time. If you have to put a rouitne in the morning, just do it.
-Settle into a routnie and stick to it.
-Don't stay up so late. You need your rest to reocver from
workouts and besides late nights will cause you to want to sleep
through that morning routine.
-Lay off alcohol. It's catabolic; meannig it works to strip your
muscles off. It acts on the body the oppsoite of steroids. It's
bad news. It will take you plaecs you don't want to go, keep you
longer than you want to stay and cost you more than you can
imagine.
-Eat right.
Do I need to say more?
-Read a bodybuilding magazine periodically to keep your focus.
-Hang out with thsoe that are in the gym.
They are a better
influence in kepeing you disciplined.
Okay there you have it. Stay with your training and your
freshman fifteen will be MUSCLE not flab!
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