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Stretching Is Not Really Necessary Myth
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Category Archives: Bodybuilding Myths
Each Workout Should Be Devoted To One Muscle Group Myth
Are you devoting an entire day of your workout program to biceps and triceps? Do you have a separate day for hamstrings and quads? What some guys don’t realize is that compound lifts work many muscles indirectly.
Take the bench press: If you perform this exercise on your “chest day,” you will also stimulate your triceps fairly heavily. This means that by carefully choosing your exercises, you can incorporate more muscle groups into every workout, which will provide better results in less time.
Keep in mind that you don’t always have to do very specific exercises to target certain smaller muscles; by simply working them indirectly, you will see improvements in your strength and size.
Workout Through The Pain Myth
This is one of those myths that require you to consider the situation. If it’s a small amount of muscular soreness from a previous workout session, then more than likely you are fine to do your workout the next day.
However, if the pain is more deep-tissue related and feels as though it could be a torn muscle or ligament, then you may want to hold off and either give it a few more days to rest or see a doctor. You never want to risk pulling a tendon — they can take a long time to heal, particularly if you keep aggravating it with more exercise.
You need to judge your own body and learn what type of pain will still give you a green light to go ahead with your workouts and what type of pain means you need to stop. Don’t let determination to keep progressing cause you to push through pain you know you shouldn’t. At times, when motivational level is high, it’s really hard to take the day off and allow for more rest, but consider the long-term consequences of your actions and hopefully that will enable you to make the right decision.