Published by Elle Nash on 22 Aug 2008
The Top 5 Female Bodybuilding Mistakes to Avoid
I wanted to take the time to talk to you about the top 5 female bodybuilding mistakes you might make. Avoiding these is very important to your success. This is a daily battle and you have to make sure you are the victor of each of them.
Mistake 1: Isolated Exercises Get Priority
When I goto the gym, so many people are doing isolated exercises and they’re such a waste of time. Why would people do these? I don’t know why, I wish I did, but the fact is the compound exercises are the ones that are going to give you far better results. That means doing squats and deadlifts will give better results than bicep curls.
Mistake 2: Not Eating Often Enough
A lot of people don’t want to change the timing of their diet. They’d rather stick with three meals a day or the dreaded 2 meals a day (breakfast skipped). Your body repairs muscle tissue over time, so it needs nutrients consistently. That means you should eat every few hours.
Mistake 3: Not Enough Sleep
You can’t bodybuild on 5-6hrs a night. It just doesn’t cut it. You have to get at least 8-9hrs a night because this is the biggest time for muscle repairs.
Mistake 4: Avoiding Fat
Society has made us believe that eating fat is bad. People think that there is a direct correlation between dietary fat and your body fat. This is totally false. By eating fat, you can increase your metabolism and end up burning more calories than you consume from the fat. Not to mention it plays a vital role in hormone production and other important body functions.
Mistake 5: Not Eating in the Evening
You should be eating in the evening because you need to have nutrients to repair muscle over your long sleep. The key is to eat a high fat, high protein combination of food. This way, the fat slows down the digestive process and you’ll get protein throughout the night.
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