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Following pro bodybuilder workout routines
Posted by: Jon
I was thinking what I should write about in this last newsletter that would be a basic, for all time lesson. Finally I thought about all the people who go pick up bodybuilding magazines and base all they do from the information they find there. It's a very unfortunate situation. I say this because bodybuilding magazines do have some good information. However, not all the information is good. The main items that are not good information are the pro bodybuilder's routines. You know what I'm talking about. Every single issue has more than one of these.
"Yes, yes, I know what you're talking about, Jon. But what's so wrong with them?"
To put it bluntly, the articles are full of crap. First of all, we have probably never seen one of these articles that lists a pro's real training routine. I have even spoken with a few different people who told me of their days in California where people would look at magazines and say things like, "I know that's not how he trains, I have trained with him before!" The problem is that most of these articles are written by ghost writers. These ghost writers create the articles. Then the pro bodybuilder (who is under contract with the specific magazine publisher) is credited with the article. They throw in a few pictures, put their name at the end and voila! And the mags sell like crazy. Please believe me, I'm not making this stuff up. This is common knowledge in the bodybuilding world.
The main problem with these training routines is they will over train you big time. For example, a shoulder routine will usually consist of 12-16 sets of exercise for one muscle. Way too much! You could make it work by using 2 of the 3 or 4 sets per exercise as warm-ups, but most people do not know this. They just go into the weight room and start pumping out 12-16 hard sets (usually after too few warm-ups, if any at all). It will take no time at all until a person becomes over trained and probably injured. These routines would be able to hurt you even if you were pumping yourself full of illegal steroids.
Another problem is that now days these articles are written more to advertise some nutritional supplement products. Many times it's more like an advertisement with a little bit of horrible training advice thrown in. People see that this huge guy claims to take this product and follow this routine. "Look, he's huge; I better do it, too!" Yep, I'm sure there's not a big money industry behind all this...
So, since I have ripped on these magazines, I will say that there is some good information in them as well. Usually the diet information is good. They push the idea of eating smaller, more frequent meals. They always tell the importance of high protein and moderate carbohydrate intake. Some are even getting better about accepting fat into diets. Just get past each magazine pushing its own product and you can see good information to use.
The point is to remember these magazines' main objective. Keep a close eye on them. Remember that the articles are almost always just another ad for their products and/or their professional bodybuilder. Look past the stuff that you know is junk and absorb only the good basic information. Keep this in mind, enjoy the pictures and be on your way to a strong healthy life.
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