Seven iron rules for men's health and fitness

Core Tip: When exercising, you usually encounter two difficulties: one is to become obsessed and get the opposite effect, and the other is to work hard for a long time but always feel that it is in vain and frustrated. The following seven iron rules to share with men who want to strengthen their bodies will help you to become more and more powerful, and soon stand out from the crowd and dominate the field.

1. Eating discipline

Fitness must be combined with diet to achieve the corresponding effect.

It is a "fasting period" right after exercise, and eating is the most taboo. This is because the body's absorption capacity is the best half an hour after exercise. If you eat at this time, you will gain weight from whatever you eat, and the calories you just consumed will be replenished all at once.

2. Focus first

Concentration is so important. When many people are working out, they don't focus on the muscles they want to train or the movements they should do. Instead, they use force where they shouldn't, and train the wrong muscles. For example, if you want to train your chest muscles, you end up training your triceps instead, and end up with a small chest and oversized arms like Popeye the Sailor. It's funny. Only by concentrating can you do the movements correctly and avoid sports injuries due to incorrect postures. It's really hard to avoid hurting yourself instead of getting fit.

3. Perseverance

The key to fitness is perseverance. As long as you don't slack off, you will definitely get results. If you are a regular gym goer, one and a half to two hours each time, three to four times a week; if you exercise at home, half an hour to an hour a day, that's pretty good.

4. The rhythm of breathing

This is the most important part of exercise. You will usually hear two schools of thought. One school of thought says that when you do any movement, you should exhale when you are close to the heart and inhale when you are away from the heart. My personal experience is that any breathing method is fine as long as you feel that the air is smooth!

5. Stay calm

Many people try their best to exercise, so they have a lot of facial expressions, stretching the muscles of their face, and then wrinkles appear on their face. People who exercise must stay calm and try to keep a "no expression" when exercising, and focus on the muscles to be exercised, so that your face can be saved from the fate of accelerated aging.

6. Don’t compare yourself to others

Regardless of the ability to bear weight or the number of movements, you cannot hold on hard. Many people feel like they are obsessed when practicing fitness. It is quite dangerous to always want to do more and become immortal quickly. If you overestimate your ability and can no longer bear the weight, you have to add half a kilogram more, or you are too tired and have to do a few more times. The consequences of sports injuries caused by hard support are very disastrous. Everything should be based on the amount and frequency that you feel comfortable with.

7. Set up an imaginary enemy

This is an art. People must have a real imaginary enemy to motivate them, so that they will have the motivation to make progress and feel more accomplished. The best target is someone close to you, someone who you think has a good figure and is not too difficult to achieve the goal. It is also someone you can see every day and check directly, such as the sunny and muscular guy in the office, or the slim prince in the circle of friends. Don't be too ambitious and regard Schwarzenegger as your imaginary enemy, otherwise you will live in constant frustration. After defeating the first stage of imaginary enemies, find the next more difficult target.