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Developing good habits is crucial to build muscle up on a long term basis. It is very important to be doing the right things regularly in order to build muscle continuously. Unfortunately people tend to pick up bad habits without realising it and they can hold their muscle building progress back or put them at risk of injury/disease. Here we have outlined the top 7 worst muscle building habits and included a few build muscles tips too:

1) The worst of all! Taking steroids, this is dangerous for a whole variety of reasons take your pick from any of the following: different coloured spots on the body, acne, swelling of the legs and feet, bad smelling breath and yellowing of the skin, dizziness, trembling, nausea, vomiting, mood swings, premature balding, aching joints, liver damage, high blood pressure, palpitations, cardiovascular disease and reduction of your final adult height.If you want further reasons to avoid steroid usage then how about: pain on urination, breast development, testicular shrinkage, impotence and even sterility. I’m sure that is all that needs to be said.

2) Trying to lift excessive amounts of weight. Ok, so competing with a training partner is highly motivating but be very careful. Lifting too much weight can cause you to lose form and increase the chances of injury and won’t help you build muscles quickly. If you are unable to lift or lower the weight under complete control or if you have to use momentum to do so then you need to lower the weight.

3) Protein intake levels too high. The average individual ought to be consuming 0.8-1 gram of protein per kilo of bodyweight per day and a bodybuilder should be consuming no more than 1.7 grams for every kilo of bodyweight. Consuming more protein than this increases your chances of getting osteoporosis and also it could lead to irreversible damage of your kidneys. Also your risk of heart disease is increased because a by product of protein metabolism homo-cysteine can cause damage to your heart over time!

4) Using stimulants like ephedrine has potentially dangerous side effects such as heart attack, heart palpitations, and stroke. Whilst these are not prohibited you wold be wise to exercise extreme caution and in fact would be much better off not using them. you may give caffeine pills a go as they are much less dangerous. If any doubts exist make sure you get the opinion of a health care professional.

5) Some people believe that working out on an empty stomach will help them burn fat. However most of your energy comes from carbohydrate therefore if you haven’t eaten you will have a great deal less energy and have virtually zero chance of having a decent training session. You will be unable to lift more than your previous best and you will probably be left shaking, jittery and even dizzy after your workout possibly due to low blood sugar levels. Instead have a pre-workout meal including thing like rice, vegetables and fruit.

6) Neglecting to stretch or warm up adequately.Getting your body ready for exercise is essentail in order to prevent injuries like muscle tears and strains, what’s more it enhances your range of motion, flexibility, performance, and posture. It takes just 10 minutes to do a decent warm up and it is a great investment of your time. 

7) Not keeping a training diary. Without one what chance do you have of knowing if you are progressing or not? How are you able to monitor your increases in strength. Recording your progress in a training diary is simple, easy and highly motivating. Why do you not keep one.

OK, bear in mind the above points and make changes if you have to but mainly use your common sense and think about the long term.