In today’s fast paced, electronics driven society a person’s natural attainment of exercise has shifted dramatically. This is especially true for men because of our place as the primary bread winner of the household. Of course, that’s not always true anymore, and there’s nothing wrong with that. The problem is that as men we used to build things a lot more, bale the hay, milk the cows, etc. Now we’re at the desk all day typing away on our computers...just like I am now... hmm.
Obviously I don’t condemn the use of new age technology, we should definitely embrace it. However, the only way we can take full advantage of all of the present time technological luxuries is to balance them out with some good old fashioned hard work. Now, I’m not saying that if you want bigger stronger forearms that you should go buy a milk cow, or if you want gigantic shoulders then go by several hay bales and toss them around a few hours (but if you do I won’t stop you either). What I’m talking about is getting adequate exercise no matter what the method (as long as it’s legal).
Let’s face it guys, there’s a million different workouts we can do and for many of us at one time or another, we don’t care to do any of them. Results, results, results. That’s what we want. Nice big python arms that the ladies like to wrap their hands around. A strong chest, and round but chiseled shoulders. We want to look good at the poolside and there’s no good reason we can’t. So, how do we do it. Well, it all starts with a plan. That’s why I’m writing this post, so that you as a reader can get an idea of what you need to do to create a workout plan.
First you need to decide how much time a week you can devote to workouts. And be honest here. I know how it is you get excited about how you’re going to “get ripped” and “chiseled,” and you say, “Man that first workout was great. Yeah I can do six days a week for an hour a half at a time, no problem.” Make sure you are realistic, because life can and will get hectic. A typical beginner plan should devote 3-4 hours a week. And that's without cardio.
Make sure to include exercises for ALL! body parts. I know, I know, “I hate leg training, it’s either really boring or really painful.” You gotta do it. Exercising the legs not only burns a significant more amount of calories, but also causes the body to release a significant more amount of fat-burning, muscle building hormones. The reason being is that put simply, leg muscles are bigger and stronger than everything else.
To cover all your bases include one squatting type exercise, one upper body pushing exercise, one upper body pulling exercise, one or two abs exercises, and one lower body pulling exercise. Do that for a month and then throw in a few assistance exercises like Shrugs, Calf-Raises, and Side-bends. This story can go on and on, so basically what we need to do is stick to the basics, change our workouts every 4-8 weeks, and get plenty of rest. For more information on specific exercises feel free to check out the rest of my website.
