You may have been thinking a lot about muscle training and bodybuilding but have grown discouraged at the thought of having to join a gym and follow a rigorous program. While the process of adding some muscle mass to your body will definitely require a lot of work and a great deal of commitment, it doesn't necessarily have to involve a gym membership.
 
Many people prefer to go to a gym. It can be motivating and even helpful, as there is the opportunity to share advice and learn a lot from others. Others prefer to workout at home, either because they want to work out alone or they find a gym membership to be too expensive.

The good news is that you don't have to go to a fitness center to become fit and gain muscle mass. It's fully possible for a lot of people to put together a quality muscle training and bodybuilding program that lets them build muscle mass from their own homes, by doing a lot of the same types of exercises they would do at a fitness center. The main benefits to this are that it doesn't have to cost you anything and that the workouts can be done when it fits into your everyday schedule.
 
As a matter of fact, there are many easy to do exercises that you should be doing anyway and these are the ideal ones to start with. What we are talking about here are exercises that should be a part of your workout program anyway, if you ever should join a fitness center. Furthermore, these are exercises that anyone should be doing on a regular basis simply for maintaining good health.

Pushups are a great example of this type of exercise. They are easy to do and can be done at anytime, anywhere.  After a few weeks of putting pushups in your muscle gain routine, you'll start to see the payoff in your arms and in your chest.  It's important that you take some time to ensure you are doing them properly at first, for these are commonly done wrong by a lot of people.
 
The next exercise you should start doing is crunches.  This will do wonders for your abs and your confidence as well.  As for the abs, it's simply a great way to concentrate on those muscles.
 
As for confidence, this will come because the payoff from crunches often comes quite fast and, let's face it, great abs are one of the things you'll really be hoping for from all of this.  Training and bodybuilding can be fun if you find a regimen that is right for you.

by Gary Gui
 
6/15/2010 02:33:39 am

This is a topic I've wrestled with over the years and you make some good points. I think the real answer is to do a bit of each if possible. Use the gym as an opportunity to learn from others and use some equipment that perhaps you cannot afford and just exercise as the opportunities present themselves at home.

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