Read the lines bellow for an introduction of the basic principles around which you should build your weight lifting routines.

The best about weight lifting is that it improves your health and you don't depend on external factors like weather or teammates. This is a sport that can dramatically change your physique, for good. Logically, weight lifting gives your muscles more strength, size and power. Another great benefit is the effect that weight lifting has on the metabolism, which is the amount of calories our body burns to maintain its daily functions.

Numerous weight lifting routines exist and simply listing few of them is not the point of this article. You can find such training routines in any given bodybuilding magazine or on the Internet, but what is hard to find are those fundamental principles and techniques that can really help you. The first thing to remember is that regardless of how good a given routine might be, its just a small fraction of the whole system that will lead to your success. The process of recovery is just as important as the actual workout and that includes what and when you eat, and how much and when you sleep.

Supplying your body with the right amounts of protein (1.5 grams per pound of body weight) and getting between 8-10 hours of sleep is the key to recover. Completely muscle recovery is the key to growth. The rule that you should follow here is - maximum workout intensity followed by maximum rest.

Every individual is different, thus there is no universal weight lifting routine that will work for everybody. That's why it will be senseless to fill your head with exact routines that you should follow like a robot. Rule number two - always warm up before a workout.

Warming up properly is the best insurance against injuries in this sport. Of course, most people know that, but simply don't do it properly or at all. This is not just some part of your training that you can skip or get over with quickly. During that phase, you send a signal to your body that you will be training.

A weight lifting routine must be made according to your individual goals (whether you want to add muscle mass or loose some weight) and the amount of time you can devote to training. Some people can only manage to train three days a week, so they should combine two muscle groups in one workout. However, the best scenario is to train each muscle group individually, meaning that you should train 5 days a week. This is a very good approach, because you are training one muscle group while another one is recovering.

There are several exercises to which weight lifters like to refer as 'classics', because they have stud the test of time, proving to hit the muscles harder than anything else. They work the respective muscle groups harder, heavier and more thoroughly. Bench press is the best exercises for chest, squats are number one for legs. To hit your back the most, perform barbell rows, while the seated military press will give an incredible separation to your shoulders.

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