Personal Trainer For Bodybuilding

How can a personal trainer help with bodybuilding?

A personal trainer helps with bodybuilding by teaching you how to eat properly, exercise correctly, and sleep well. If you want to build a lot of muscle mass, then you need to consume plenty of protein while cutting out most carbs and fats, so your diet should consist mainly of lean proteins such as chicken breast, fish, eggs, and turkey. To burn fat, you must perform cardio exercises – but not too much, or too little. Our personal training for bodybuilding programme provides you with a bespoke meal plan to follow, specifically to build a lot of muscle mass. This, together with the exercise plan we put you on, will help you to achieve the bodybuilding look and size as safely, and quickly as possible.

Is bodybuilding healthy?

Yes, bodybuilding as a practice is healthy. Although bodybuilding isn’t considered a traditional form of exercise, it is still great for health – if done safely and without the use of drugs or steroids, which are of course very detrimental to your health in so many ways. Contradictory to the common myth, research shows that bodybuilding doesn’t mean a shorter life – it’s just that there have unfortunately been some high profile deaths, which skews public opinion. Additionally, bodybuilders generally experience fewer injuries than non-athletes due to their strength – however – if you push your body too far without knowing your limits, anyone can injure themselves.

How much cardio should you do when bodybuilding?

Cardiovascular exercises such as running, biking, swimming, rowing, cross country skiing, and elliptical training are important for bodybuilders who want to increase lean muscle mass. However, cardiovascular exercise alone cannot build large muscles, so a combination of resistance training and cardiovascular exercise is required to develop muscle mass. The amount of cardio that a person should perform depends on the goals they have set for themselves – bodybuilders will of course do less than runners, cyclists or swimmers, but more than shot putters or wrestlers for example. Your personal training programme will outline the exact amount of cardio you should be doing, based on your goals.

How fast can you build muscle?

There’s no easy answer to this question as it depends on the condition you are starting from, your genetics, your age, how often you train, your diet and your dedication. However, as a rule of thumb, when working with a personal trainer and by following the plan to the letter, and training 3 times per week, generally it take anywhere from 3 to 6 months to gain noticeable amounts of muscle mass. There are some exceptions though – some people will naturally gain muscle mass faster than others, and will see results much faster, whereas some people may take more than 6 months to increase in size. However, if you want to compete in bodybuilding events, then you need to train hard and eat right.

Is there a limit to natural bodybuilding?

Yes, everyone has a maximum size they can realistically and safely achieve, without drug or steroid use – which it goes without saying is extremely dangerous. For most men who are of average height (5 foot 10 in the UK), the realistic amount of lean body mass they can build is around 80kg. However, their maximum amount of lean body mass can only be around 90kg.

It is possible to build more muscle mass than your maximum potential, but not while maintaining low body fat percentages. A 5 foot 10 weightlifter who has 25 to 30% body fat can have more muscle mass than a 5 foot 10 bodybuilder with just 10% body fat. But if they dropped that body fat through diet, they would also lose some of that extra muscle mass.

At Nxtep, we will do everything we can to help you achieve your natural maximum size, but we will also be realistic with you and we will not allow you to push your body past healthy limits if we think you are in danger of doing so.

What Is carb loading in bodybuilding?

Bodybuilders and endurance athletes who are preparing for a high-intensity workout session or a competitive event may choose to “carb load” by consuming a lot of carbs in one sitting or over a period of days.

Both endurance athletes (runners, cyclists, etc.) and bodybuilders may theoretically benefit from carb loading. Planning high- and low-carb eating windows can help keep your energy reserves in balance. The motivation for loading up varies greatly amongst each group, however.

Endurance athletes carbohydrate load to boost the amount of food accessible to their muscles, in order to enhance their endurance throughout a lengthy run, bike ride, or swim.

On the other hand, bodybuilders go through a carb loading cycle as part of their pre-competition regimen because carb loading (done at the proper times and with the proper balance of macronutrient and electrolyte consumption/depletion) can result in a bigger, stronger, and more toned-looking appearance.

Carbs provide energy to the body, allowing it to perform better while exercising. Carbs are stored in the liver and muscles. During a workout, carbs are released into the bloodstream, and your body starts using fat as an energy source.

Fat provides about 30% of the calories needed for basic bodily functions. As soon as you begin exercising, your body begins breaking down fat into fatty acids. These fatty acids are then converted into ketones, which are the primary fuel for the brain and other organs, and are also used as fuel during intense exercise.

The idea behind carb loading is that you can get more out of your workouts if you eat enough carbs before working out. The theory goes that when you exercise, your body will use up all its glycogen stores (the storage form of carbohydrates) so you need to replenish them with carbs.