Whether you are a Bodybuilder, Baseball player, Football player, or Basketball player, etc., it’s very competitive. Your thoughts are, you can’t miss a workout because others in the same sport are training hard too. If this is your mind set, you are setting yourself up to over train and become burnt out.
Most Bodybuilders and Fitness competitors are training year around. There are so many more @IFBB_Pro_League shows to select from, you are motivated to stay close to contest shape to be ready to compete.
Do you want to train to become strong or just look good? It’s really hard to have both unless you are the Renaissance Man of Health and Fitness, Mike O’Hearn and follow his principles. Mike is the Founder of Power Bodybuilding and trains for strength as a Bodybuilder.
Most Bodybuilders train many more body parts, do many more sets and many more repetitions. Most Powerlifters train for strength do less exercises, less sets and less repetitions.
Joe Weider was the Founder of the IFBB Mr Olympia and the first contest was held on September 18, 1965, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, with Larry Scott winning the first of two titles. But, it wasn’t until 1977 when Frank Zane @officialFrankZane was awarded with the 1st coverted, Eugen Sandow trophy.
This is now the most sought after trophy in Bodybuilding. The Mr Olympia title is held by elite class of Bodybuilders with only 13 winners since 1965.
Lifting weight is not just for bodybuilders. Whether you are just beginning to lose weight or a dedicated athlete, building muscle is essential to a healthy mind and body. And what is the best equipment to use when building muscle? Dumbbells. A good set of dumbbells can take you a very long way into your fitness journey before needing to be replaced. Here are five reasons why dumbbells are the only fitness equipment you need.