What to NOT do while bodybuilding

[azmpire1]

We seem to spend so much time talking about what supplements to take and what to do in and out of the gym to increase our strength and build muscle but I rarely see anyone talking about what not to do. Lets all try to list things that we should stay away from while bodybuilding. I'm gonna start out with alcohol. Maybe its just me but everytime I drink too much it takes me out of the gym for at least a few days. I still go but I have no energy to do anything. If you're a drinker and you go to the gym try to stop drinking for a month or so and see how much better your results will be. There are tons of other things to not do so lets hear em'.

[SabanIsGod]

DONT checkout hot girls when doing squats or bench.....from experience, ull end up dropping the bar cuz ur not concentrating. just remember ur in the gym to BUILD muscle...a nice a$$ on a hot girl doesnt build muscle (it actually sorta worsens it).

i was doing bench once, and some fine a$$ woman decided to bend over right in front of me and i looked and BOOM....dropped a 170 pound bar on myself. i couldnt breathe...i got up, looked at her and said "yea thanks". she looked at me like "wtf??"..

[Emberstone]

everything in moderation, alchol is in there.

people who pretend to be buff and try to lift to much on the bench press but dont have a spotter and dont wrap their thumbs around the bar and drop it onto their chest.

IE, people who dont safely practice their lifts and risk to bodily harm to themselves and others.

[viciouspoultry]

Doing more weight while sacrficing form

[Anwynd]

Oreos are bad....and cookies taste of sin!

[SabanIsGod]

saunas really make me feel thinner

[JoKing]

doughnuts
weight loss suplements
roids
not doing you own resarch

[renglander]

To much cardio while bulking and not enough cardio while cutting.

[eXceEdED]

DONT checkout hot girls when doing squats or bench.....from experience, ull end up dropping the bar cuz ur not concentrating. just remember ur in the gym to BUILD muscle...a nice a$$ on a hot girl doesnt build muscle (it actually sorta worsens it).

i was doing bench once, and some fine a$$ woman decided to bend over right in front of me and i looked and BOOM....dropped a 170 pound bar on myself. i couldnt breathe...i got up, looked at her and said "yea thanks". she looked at me like "wtf??"..

thats funny... hahahaha

[SycoJchun]

One thing people should definately not do is to do more weight than you can handle, form or the amount of weight.

Eating junk food and sleeping real late.

[8man424]

try to stop drinking for a month or so and see how much better your results will be.

wha?!

[hybridioN]

don't dehydrate.

[Roger999]

everything in moderation, alchol is in there.

people who pretend to be buff and try to lift to much on the bench press but dont have a spotter and dont wrap their thumbs around the bar and drop it onto their chest.

IE, people who dont safely practice their lifts and risk to bodily harm to themselves and others.

not wrapping thumb puts less pressure on youre wrists, i personally dont have any problem with my wrist when benching so i wrap my thumbs around, i tried not wrapping it once, was kinda scary at first, but nothing happened , my trainer doesnt wrap his thumb either, and his never dropped the bar on him either

[bignasty36]

not wrapping thumb puts less pressure on youre wrists, i personally dont have any problem with my wrist when benching so i wrap my thumbs around, i tried not wrapping it once, was kinda scary at first, but nothing happened , my trainer doesnt wrap his thumb either, and his never dropped the bar on him either

true i dont wrap my thumb around the bar either put i do bench slow enough to where i know nothin unsafe can happen

[ERCVGII]

not having short term/long term goals. People who go into the gym "just for a little burn" are setting themselves up for failure.

[Josh81]

don't quit when you hit a plateau

[azmpire1]

wha?!

I was talking about alcohol. Don't stop drinking fluids such as water.

[azmpire1]

don't quit when you hit a plateau

Nice, one of the most important rules.

[djiang87]

dont stop a particular exercise because you hit your target '10 reps' or wotever number it is. If you can push for and extra couple push for it

[DXX]

don't drink alcohol
don't skip wokouts
don't go more than 4 hours without eating
don't train like arnold
don't BB for the chicks
don't use a belt

dont stop a particular exercise because you hit your target '10 reps' or wotever number it is. If you can push for and extra couple push for it

don't listen to this guy ^^^

[Roger999]

don't drink alcohol
don't skip wokouts
don't go more than 4 hours without eating
don't train like arnold
don't BB for the chicks
don't use a belt



don't listen to this guy ^^^

dont use a belt?.......and dont train like arnold? so we shouldnt train hard?

[DXX]

dont use a belt?.......and dont train like arnold? so we shouldnt train hard?

i'll elaborate....

only use a belt if you are maxing out on the squat or deadlift and a belt would make you feel a little safer

don't train like arnold for more than a couple weeks unless you are on the same drugs as he was and have great genetics like he does. Where the **** did i say don't train hard?

for good measure...

don't train like a pussy

[Roger999]

i'll elaborate....

only use a belt if you are maxing out on the squat or deadlift and a belt would make you feel a little safer

don't train like arnold for more than a couple weeks unless you are on the same drugs as he was and have great genetics like he does. Where the **** did i say don't train hard?

for good measure...

don't train like a pussy

you said dont train like arnold, arnold trained very hard, he trained to failure, i think you should say "dont do arnold's routine" instead...

[Brian McGee]

Don't brag about how much you workout. You're either overtraining, or doing the exact same as thousands of other people across the world.

[azmpire1]

Don't think that just because you worked out for the past five days that its okay to take five days off. It sounds stupid but I hear it from people all the time.... "hey I haven't seen you at the gym in a while", answer: "well I've been working out hard for the past month and now I'm taking a break". That doesn't work. You stop working out, you start loosing your gains.

[T2TL]

dont spend everyday in the gym, dont spend 5 hours a day in the gym, dont workout bis and chest and never do legs or back.

[azmpire1]

dont spend everyday in the gym, dont spend 5 hours a day in the gym, dont workout bis and chest and never do legs or back.

good one... overtraining doesn't get results. train right and you'll see progress. oh and don't go to grab 25 pounders then see a hot girl and reach down for the 60's to impress her... see can most likely tell you can't do **** with them.

[lucky579]

hahah this girl next to me in the gym put 25s on the guide squat rack and i usually warm up with 25s-35s-45s then do my workout, but forget that i started with the 45s, i finish my first set look over and she's putting on 45s, i went to the bathroom and when I came back there was the 45s and 25s on, great so I put the 45s on and the 35s do my second set, thank good she didn't put anymore weight on, i then had 3 more sets so i did 215 then 225 then 235 fell to the ground on my 3 rep, my spotter helped me up did 2 more reps woot woot

[Chima1986]

my favorite "what not to do" thing is

Never wait for a machine/station/bench for more than a minute. do something else

[Shortyflex]

Dont hold your breath during repetitions or sets, keep your breathing controlled and regular. If you dont know when to inhale or exhale, ask someone who might.

Dont start taking supplements before you've improved your diet to the point where it cant be made any better without them, nor until you understand their full effects.