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A list of some common bodybuilding errors from Vince Gironda.
1. Working upper body and legs on the same day.
2. Not touching chest to bar and calling it chinning.
3. Not raising up on the big toe and pulling heels together when performing calf
raises.
4. Bench presses for pecs. This is 90% front delt work.
5. Not touching all four bells together on dumbbell benches. This also is 90%
front delt work if you do not touch the bells together.
6. Under working or overworking a muscle by performing too wide a variety of
exercises on a given muscle.
7. Cheating exercises.
8. Presses for delts.
9. Mixing carbohydrates and protein.
10. Behind the neck chins or pull downs.
11. Skipping breakfast.
12. Swimming.
13. Side Bends.
14. Not taking enzymes at every meal.
15. Not arching the back while performing lat work.
16. Distraction.
17. Music in the gym.
18. Not selecting the proper exercise for deficient muscle areas.
19. Not keeping chin on chest, feet under the face and elbows wide on parallel
dips for the pecs.
20. No knowledge of combining exercises.
21. Not changing an exercise program often enough.
22. No knowledge of breaking a rut.
23. Not specializing on slow growing areas.
24. Not taking supplements.
25. Taking too many supplements.
26. Lack of concentration during workouts.
27. Unwillingness to accept new or different concepts.
1. Working upper body and legs on the same day.
2. Not touching chest to bar and calling it chinning.
3. Not raising up on the big toe and pulling heels together when performing calf
raises.
4. Bench presses for pecs. This is 90% front delt work.
5. Not touching all four bells together on dumbbell benches. This also is 90%
front delt work if you do not touch the bells together.
6. Under working or overworking a muscle by performing too wide a variety of
exercises on a given muscle.
7. Cheating exercises.
8. Presses for delts.
9. Mixing carbohydrates and protein.
10. Behind the neck chins or pull downs.
11. Skipping breakfast.
12. Swimming.
13. Side Bends.
14. Not taking enzymes at every meal.
15. Not arching the back while performing lat work.
16. Distraction.
17. Music in the gym.
18. Not selecting the proper exercise for deficient muscle areas.
19. Not keeping chin on chest, feet under the face and elbows wide on parallel
dips for the pecs.
20. No knowledge of combining exercises.
21. Not changing an exercise program often enough.
22. No knowledge of breaking a rut.
23. Not specializing on slow growing areas.
24. Not taking supplements.
25. Taking too many supplements.
26. Lack of concentration during workouts.
27. Unwillingness to accept new or different concepts.
