If Yoga is the source of breath, then the gym is the movement of muscles and the clear change of body shape. Building an effective gym schedule will help you improve your health and body shape. However, it is not really simple for "non-professionals." Therefore, in the article below, we would like to suggest some basic principles for an effective gym schedule for men.
6 basic principles for an effective gym schedule
First, to establish basic principles to speed up the training efficiency, you must have a firm grasp of your body indexes and physical characteristics. Thanks to that, you can arrange the schedule for the exercises reasonably. Gymers, please note the 6 principles below:
- Do not schedule 2 large muscle groups in the same training session. Large muscle groups include: buttocks - thighs, chest, shoulders, lats - back. Small muscle groups include: forearms, back arms, forearms, and calves. Each large muscle group on the body has its own characteristics and when focusing on that muscle group, it will consume a lot of energy. Therefore, you should not practice 2 large muscle groups in the same session to avoid overexertion and fatigue, affecting the effectiveness of the training.
- You should only practice a maximum of 3 muscle groups in the same session. Each session should only practice 1 large muscle group combined with 2 small muscle groups to support each other, helping the muscles develop faster and stronger.
- You should arrange a schedule to practice muscle groups that complement each other. One characteristic of large and small muscle groups on the body is that they always support each other and do not work separately. Therefore, you should arrange muscle groups close together, with mutual impact in the same session. For example, the chest, shoulders, back arms or back, abdomen, and front arms. If you want to exercise to stimulate weight gain and muscle gain, you should exercise 2 muscle groups and gradually increase the weight when exercising.
- Conversely, for those who practice fitness to lose fat, you must exercise from 3 to 4 muscle groups, increasing the exercises for each muscle group.
- In addition, reduce the weight to increase the number of Reps.
- During the exercise period, you should rest 1 to 2 days a week to give your muscles time to recover. When exercising at high intensity, certainly, injuries cannot be avoided. Therefore, to increase the effectiveness of the next exercise, let your body rest for 24 to 48 hours.