A very big mistake a lot of people make when starting out is seeing some pro body builder or even an athlete and immediately aspiring to be them and want to imitate their training.  This is a big no no.  First of all, do you really want to be someone you aren’t?  That’s really a sad thought, and you might want to find a therapist or something if you are just sitting around wishing you were other people.  But secondly, and more relevant to this discussion, pros have a completely different workout regimen than most people.  Their bodies are just naturally different, and a lot of them are just freaks of nature.

Their training is naturally different as they at genetically gifted – and on top of that – they didn’t start training that way!  Doing their routines will not build muscle at the rate you want to.  In fact, they will probably strain your muscles and overtrain you both mentally and physically.

What you want to do is start out nice and slow.  Think of weight training as when you first tried to ride a bike.  You didn’t just jump into it: you had training wheels and parents pushing you and then finally they let go.