Many aspiring bodybuilders want to know if they have to join a gym to get a good workout. Of course, the answer to that is no. While there are both advantages and disadvantages to working out either at home or at the gym, there's no reason you can't get just as good of a workout at home as at the gym-if you do it right.
Usually if you go to a gym, you'll have access to lots of different equipment and there will be professionals there who can provide you with good training advice. It may also be safer because other people are around. On the other hand, it can get annoying waiting for equipment you want to use or listening to other users at the gym just sitting around gossiping.
If you work out at home, there are a few really great benefits. You don't have to pay to join your own home gym, there's no hassle with travel or parking, you can work out sans shirt if you want to, you don't have to wait in line for equipment, and you can work out to whatever music or background noise you choose. You can also shout out whatever you want to motivate and inspire yourself without getting any funny looks from other gym users.
The negatives are the initial outlay of money at that is required to purchase the equipment although this will likely last a for ages and can be sold again second hand, you may also incur the wrath of your housemates/partner if you use up too much room.
If you can overcome the cons, having a home gym makes it easy to work out whenever you want. Consider the following five tips if you decide to create a home gym of your own and work out there.
1) Find a suitably large space, such as a garage, basement or spare room. You should always have a solid ground floor which means that a ground floor is a much safer option. A bonus would be a well ventilated area. Fully water proof your garage, this will stop them your weights from rusting and becoming damaged.
2) Empty the room of other objects that could be damaged. Generally, a home gym shouldn't contain too much more than your equipment. It's amusing to watch YouTube videos of someone accidentally smashing his fish tank with a bar bell or slipping and putting it through the plasma television screen-unless it's your fish tank or tv. Create a place that is permanently and exclusively used for training.
3) Purchase these pieces of equipment: a normal weights bench, squat stand, a workout mat, a pull up bar and a set of cast iron barbells and dumbells. There is a wide array of home gym equipment around by ensure that you purchase a strong and durable item as it will take an amazing amount of pressure over its lifetime!
4) Set out a decent workout. With the above equipment you can do all the classic muscle building exercises that will build muscle mass. Bench-presses, squats, pull-ups, dead lifts are all must have compound exercises which should be made use of followed by movements such as: barbell curls, upright rows, shrugs, shoulder presses, lunges, lateral raises and bent over rows are also good to use.
5) Keep it safe. Always lift with a spotter-even in your own gym-or take extra safety precautions. For instance, don't push for extra reps when you're getting tired. And install pins on lifts so that you can set barbells down above chest level and extricate yourself from the machine without crushing yourself.
If you set up a good, safe home gym, you can enjoy the convenience of working out right at home and building muscle without leaving your house. - 30414
Usually if you go to a gym, you'll have access to lots of different equipment and there will be professionals there who can provide you with good training advice. It may also be safer because other people are around. On the other hand, it can get annoying waiting for equipment you want to use or listening to other users at the gym just sitting around gossiping.
If you work out at home, there are a few really great benefits. You don't have to pay to join your own home gym, there's no hassle with travel or parking, you can work out sans shirt if you want to, you don't have to wait in line for equipment, and you can work out to whatever music or background noise you choose. You can also shout out whatever you want to motivate and inspire yourself without getting any funny looks from other gym users.
The negatives are the initial outlay of money at that is required to purchase the equipment although this will likely last a for ages and can be sold again second hand, you may also incur the wrath of your housemates/partner if you use up too much room.
If you can overcome the cons, having a home gym makes it easy to work out whenever you want. Consider the following five tips if you decide to create a home gym of your own and work out there.
1) Find a suitably large space, such as a garage, basement or spare room. You should always have a solid ground floor which means that a ground floor is a much safer option. A bonus would be a well ventilated area. Fully water proof your garage, this will stop them your weights from rusting and becoming damaged.
2) Empty the room of other objects that could be damaged. Generally, a home gym shouldn't contain too much more than your equipment. It's amusing to watch YouTube videos of someone accidentally smashing his fish tank with a bar bell or slipping and putting it through the plasma television screen-unless it's your fish tank or tv. Create a place that is permanently and exclusively used for training.
3) Purchase these pieces of equipment: a normal weights bench, squat stand, a workout mat, a pull up bar and a set of cast iron barbells and dumbells. There is a wide array of home gym equipment around by ensure that you purchase a strong and durable item as it will take an amazing amount of pressure over its lifetime!
4) Set out a decent workout. With the above equipment you can do all the classic muscle building exercises that will build muscle mass. Bench-presses, squats, pull-ups, dead lifts are all must have compound exercises which should be made use of followed by movements such as: barbell curls, upright rows, shrugs, shoulder presses, lunges, lateral raises and bent over rows are also good to use.
5) Keep it safe. Always lift with a spotter-even in your own gym-or take extra safety precautions. For instance, don't push for extra reps when you're getting tired. And install pins on lifts so that you can set barbells down above chest level and extricate yourself from the machine without crushing yourself.
If you set up a good, safe home gym, you can enjoy the convenience of working out right at home and building muscle without leaving your house. - 30414
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