Bodybuilder Persuasive Speech

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Fitness myth #3- I need to work out like a bodybuilder.
What exactly do I mean by working out like a bodybuilder? Many individuals workout in ineffective ways for their goals. This includes exercising like bodybuilders. Bodybuilders will do isolation exercises on even the smallest of muscles. They are often doing bicep curls and triceps dips to isolate those particular muscles to improve the appearance of those muscles for shows. The truth is unless you are a body builder you don’t need to do that.
Why don’t I need to isolate muscles?
I want you to stop and think about the last time you use just your triceps (just your triceps) to do anything. Can’t come up with much can you? The triceps is not a muscle we use by itself, instead it is used to assist other muscles during certain movements. If you don’t isolate that muscle in everyday (and it still functions) why do you need to isolate these muscles in your workout? …show more content…

Let’s say that you work isolated movements for your arms. You do 3 sets of 15 triceps dips and 3 sets of 15 bicep curls, then pushups and pull ups, this could easily develop into a 30 minute or more routine and two of the exercises you did were completely unnecessary, because you train them when you are doing more functional exercises. Biceps are used in pulling exercises and triceps are used in pushing muscles so while you were doing you push up and pull ups you were already working those muscles in a much more effective

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