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- Not stretching- If you want to get leaner, faster, or have a better looking body, stretching assist with all of those things. A tight muscle is not just begging for an injury it will always be underdeveloped. In a test of the 1976 Olympic team for flexibility gymnast were ranked number 1 and power lifters were ranked number 2, stretching also makes you stronger.
- Not setting realistic goals- Unrealistic and vaguely stated goals are among the leading causes of exercise dropout. The key is to establish a training goal that is specific and appropriate for your fitness and skill levels—something a bit challenging but not overly difficult.
- Bad Form- I hate when I walk in a gym and see these guys who feel they are the strongest people on earth because they grab heavy dumbbells and do an exercise with terrible form! They are not really even performing the exercise at all and they will eventually hurt themselves. Extend your arms or legs fully and retract them fully, none of that half stuff.
- The all-or-nothing approach- Not having a full hour to exercise is no reason to skip your workout. Research shows that even 10 minutes of exercise can provide important health benefits.
- Not doing cardio. Or not doing strength training- Regardless of your goals, you should have a balance of both. Even if you’re looking to lose weight, you should strength train (muscle incinerates calories). And even if you’re looking to build muscle, you should exercise your heart with cardio.
- Exercising too hard- If you’ve skipped several workouts, don’t try to make up for lost time in one session. You’re only setting yourself up for soreness and possible injury.
- Wrong workout partner- having a workout partner that is to fit or to fat. When you go to the gym and your workout partner, doesn’t motivate you or discourages you and your workout goals are extremely different then it will not work! Find a person who is close to where you are or trying to go where your headed.
- Sauna Suit People- Everyone has seen the person in the gym who is working out in a sauna suit, garbage bag, or wrapped in plastic wrap. And we have all laughed at that person. Look the only thing a sauna suit does is make a person lose water weight. There are no short cuts for success instead of sleeping in a stomach belt just workout everyday.
- Doing the same thing- The best exercise for you to do is a different exercise then you have done. Variety is not only the spice of life, but the key to real results. You can find new workouts on the Internet, magazines, or with your personal trainer. Just please do something different.
- Being a politician- The gym is not the place to launch your political campaign or work on your stand up comedy routine. If you go to the gym and try to talk to everyone about everything, then you will never get any real results. A ten minute conversation may not seem like a long time but when you are limited on how much time you can spend in the gym it will throw your workout completely off. www.CF4LIFE.com
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Top 10 Gym Mistakes
January 13th, 2011 
Siddiqu Muhammad 
