Common Mistakes when trying to Build Muscles
These are some of the common mistakes people make when trying to build muscles.
1. Paying more attention to the quantity or weight of the lift, and not enough attention to the quality of the movement performed.
Why this is bad?
It is during the negative phase (Eccentric Contraction), not the positive phase (Concentric Contraction) that promotes blow flow to the muscles causing the micro trauma which is what builds muscles.
2. Not training their muscle groups in an organized, systematic fashion. You should always do every set and every exercise for a specific muscle group together. For example; if you chest routine consists of two or three chest exercises, do all of those chest exercises together. Do all sets of Bench Press, then all sets of Incline Bench Press, until your chest routine is complete. Then you can move on to the next muscle group.
Why is this bad?
Blood is not being targeted in any one muscle group. This mistake “teases” your different muscle groups without ever targeting enough blood to cause much stimulation for improvement.
3. Eating right before your training program, or eating too soon after you program causing your heart and digestive system to work too hard.
Why is this bad?
Because digestion takes a lot of blood, eating just before or after your workout will not allow you to get enough blood into the muscles you are training. You should wait 60 minutes after eating before you start training, and 60 minutes after your session before you eat a meal.
4. Working out on an empty stomach.
Why this is bad?
The nutrients in your system will enhance performance and energy, just try to eat an hour or more before work outs. Your meal should includes food that rich in complex carbohydrates and protein, and low in fat, sugar and cholesterol.
5. Training too long. By wanting to get fast results, many people push themselves too far with 2 or 3 hour sessions.
Why this is bad?
You will lose strength in the next session. Keep your session to an hour max. any longer and you are either breaking your body down or not working hard enough to get results.
6. Doing too little or too much cardiovascular training.
Why this is bad?
Too little cardio will leave your unhealthy and unbalanced. Too much cardio will decrease your strength and muscle mass. Instead, try short, intense sessions that will spare your muscle mass and boost your metabolism more effectively.
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