GETTING STARTED

The human body is a machine and, like any other machine, without proper care and maintenance it soon shows the signs of wear and abuse.

Exercise and proper nutrition help prevent our machine from the wear and tear that an inactive, sedentary lifestyle plays upon it.

There is nothing magical or mystical about exercise. We, in a modern society, have simple replaced in recreational form the conditions that once aided the body in its very survival.

Through countless millennia the human body has needed strong dense muscle and an strong heart and lung capacity to simply compete with nature and survive in its surroundings.

The problem is that our physical evolution as not caught up with our social evolution. In many ways our modern, intelligent and analytical mind is trapped in the body of a primitive man. Exercise simply conditions the body to perform to its original design.

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The first month of any new exercise program can be the hardest, especially if it has been a while since you have worked out or if you have never worked out at all.

Many people simply make the mistake of training too hard and too fast in the beginning, causing soreness, frustration, and discouragement.

Take it slow! The human body conditions itself to adapt to the demands we place upon it - even if those demands are an inactive life style.

As far as your body is concerned, you worked long and hard to develop weakened muscles, excess fat, and a slow metabolism. Reversing the effects of these adaptations takes time and effort, but with that effort come noticeable rewards.

It may be hard for some people to believe but you do not build up your body in the gym. Just the opposite - you build it up in your sleep.

What you are doing in the gym is tearing the body down... causing resistance and stresses to which the muscles are unaccustomed.

While the body is at rest the muscles are basically saying: “What was that... That was hard... I am not going through that again!”

So while you rest, the body begins to repair what was done to it through exercise and, just to be on the safe side, the muscles involved build up an extra layer of protection preparing for you to up the ante and increase the resistance of your workout.

 

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