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How to Build Muscle
I think the biggest problem for a lot of people is that they can´t build muscle continually. Progress is the fastest when you are just starting out. But it is difficult for most people to make progress month after month, year after year. There comes a time when nothing happens. Some are so dissapointed that they give up, others start using steroids hoping that this will solve the problem.
But actually it is very easy to make build muscle weight continually. Every time you go to the gym you have to make some kind of a Personal Record. You can do more reps with the same weight, put on more weight to the bar, add another set or just make your workout more intense. Doing the same thing that you have done in a previous workout will not help you to build muscle. If you apply new stress to the body with more weight or extra reps, then the body will adapt by building itself up bigger and stronger. But if you don´t apply new stress then your body has no reason to adapt. That is why a PR is so important.
You don´t have to set a sinle rep PR. You can set a 3 rep, 5 re or 10 rep record. If you want to build muscle weight all the time, then you have to break records all the time. Of course it is impossible to keep track of every record without a training journal. Having a training journal is very important because you get detailed records of everything you do in a training journal and you can always look back at it so you have a goal to shoot for at every workout and on every set you do.
Having a PR will also give you more motivation and makes the workout more interesting. It is like you are combeating with yourself all the time. If you finish your workout and you have made a PR or more, then you also build muscle weight. If you follow that simple tip, then you will be surprised how much progress you will make.
Muscle Building Tips
Mark Edwards asked:
u go about choosing a muscle building system that actually works? You first must accept that many programs are hyped up to tell you what you want to hear, not what the facts actually are. Unless you realize that approaching muscle building from a common sense approach, you may be wasting a lot of time and money.
The days of long workouts at the gym with little results can be a thing of the past if you learn proper nutrition, techniques and targeted muscle building strategies. People often over do there workouts and create more problems by not learning proper techniques and how to work with your body’s metabolism. This particular approach is the best way to attain the long term results.
If you are a “hard gainer”, it really comes down to a system that can change your metabolism to the point your body can adjust to the goals you’ve trained it for. Whatever your current body type, muscle mass can easily be created with proper training from a time tested muscle building system. Your body really does learn to follow the prescription you lay out for it….once you have learned what really works!
Supplements can have their place in such a system, but a program that works the best is one that is not dependent on artificial means. Don’t fall into the trap of believing you have to have the latest, greatest, nutritional supplements
to transform your body type. Having a proven system with real before and after testimonials is much more reliable than buying into all the hype that surrounds this industry.
The best muscle building systems should provide the following benefits:
Increased energy and strength
Noticeable body transformation
Allow you more free time from learning to work out “smart” not necessarily long
Learn to train without diminishing your testosterone levels
Ability to gain weight through specific, targeted muscle building techniques
Transform fat into muscle mass through metabolism management
A proven system with a track record that can back up what it claims
The peace of mind knowing you will succeed and accomplish your targeted goals
Speaking from my own perspective, sticking with a proven muscle building system allows me to see continued growth without being compelled to jump on the bandwagon each time some new product is hyped up claiming almost instantaneous results. I want to find something that makes sense and works. When asked “What’s the best muscle building system to use to achieve my goals?The best advice I can give regarding a system that will work for you is to be honest with yourself and ask “will I really do this, or do I want to believe someone has a magic pill”!Most of us can get pretty discouraged and lose our focus when we can’t see some noticeable results within a short period of time. Does someone else hold that elusive secret solution. The honest truth is, choose a system that can document the results you desire, with the understanding that there are plenty of programs out there that are “hype” based and not “fact” based…that’s the real secret. It may not be as hard as you think to choose a system gives you everything you’re looking for.
Muscle Gain
u go about choosing a muscle building system that actually works? You first must accept that many programs are hyped up to tell you what you want to hear, not what the facts actually are. Unless you realize that approaching muscle building from a common sense approach, you may be wasting a lot of time and money.
The days of long workouts at the gym with little results can be a thing of the past if you learn proper nutrition, techniques and targeted muscle building strategies. People often over do there workouts and create more problems by not learning proper techniques and how to work with your body’s metabolism. This particular approach is the best way to attain the long term results.
If you are a “hard gainer”, it really comes down to a system that can change your metabolism to the point your body can adjust to the goals you’ve trained it for. Whatever your current body type, muscle mass can easily be created with proper training from a time tested muscle building system. Your body really does learn to follow the prescription you lay out for it….once you have learned what really works!
Supplements can have their place in such a system, but a program that works the best is one that is not dependent on artificial means. Don’t fall into the trap of believing you have to have the latest, greatest, nutritional supplements
to transform your body type. Having a proven system with real before and after testimonials is much more reliable than buying into all the hype that surrounds this industry.
The best muscle building systems should provide the following benefits:
Increased energy and strength
Noticeable body transformation
Allow you more free time from learning to work out “smart” not necessarily long
Learn to train without diminishing your testosterone levels
Ability to gain weight through specific, targeted muscle building techniques
Transform fat into muscle mass through metabolism management
A proven system with a track record that can back up what it claims
The peace of mind knowing you will succeed and accomplish your targeted goals
Speaking from my own perspective, sticking with a proven muscle building system allows me to see continued growth without being compelled to jump on the bandwagon each time some new product is hyped up claiming almost instantaneous results. I want to find something that makes sense and works. When asked “What’s the best muscle building system to use to achieve my goals?The best advice I can give regarding a system that will work for you is to be honest with yourself and ask “will I really do this, or do I want to believe someone has a magic pill”!Most of us can get pretty discouraged and lose our focus when we can’t see some noticeable results within a short period of time. Does someone else hold that elusive secret solution. The honest truth is, choose a system that can document the results you desire, with the understanding that there are plenty of programs out there that are “hype” based and not “fact” based…that’s the real secret. It may not be as hard as you think to choose a system gives you everything you’re looking for.
Muscle Gain
The 5 Most Common Muscle Building Mistakes
Steve Robbins asked:
You see the same people in the gym day after day, week after week, and they never look any different, which is okay if that is their goal. But for most it isn’t. Most people lift weights to get bigger and stronger. After years of seeing these types of people come and go, but never grow, I’ve identified the 5 most common muscle building mistakes that will hold you back forever.
The first and probably the most common is doing too many reps. If doing a lot of reps was the way to build size wouldn’t carpenters have arms like Arnold did? Or wouldn’t marathon runners have huge legs? Only doing high rep (anything over
work outs will NEVER allow you to add size and mass.
Secondly most people do not use enough weight. This is partially because of the high rep counts they do. The idea of “lifting big to get big” seems so obvious, yet few do it. Who is bigger and stronger, the person who lifts 500 lbs once or the person who lifts 100 lbs 5 times? They both move 500 lbs of weight, but the mass building effect of each is totally different. You will never add mass or get stronger if you don’t try lifting weight amounts that you presently can’t! How does anybody ever think their muscles will grow to handle loads that they never try to lift? It is the essence of muscle building.
Thirdly, most people lack the workout routine necessary to build muscle. The workouts they do seem to have no rhyme or reason. Building muscle requires a plan. Your workouts should follow that plan. You can not show up at the gym and begin doing stuff and expect it to have a positive effect on your physique. Until you adopt a muscle building plan and stick to it any gain you get will be by sheer effort and luck.
The fourth common error I see is you can not, efficiently build mass and lose weight/fat at the same time. One, the other, but most likely both, will fail. This means lifting for mass gains and doing a lot of cardio exercise simultaneously will undermine your efforts. And not why you think. It has nothing to do with calorie burn. Adding muscle to your body requires a MAXIMUM effort in the weight room. If you have the energy to do a bunch of cardio before or after your lifting, then you left mass building in the gym. You should be physically spent after a muscle building session. And most definitely don’t dilute a lifting session by doing cardio first.
The last common mistake I see people make is related to the previous one. Some people try to make the case that cardio workouts done on non-lifting days is the answer to the above problem. I will say it’s better than doing it the same day, but the truth really is that you need to rest 100% on your non-lifting days because it is on these days that your muscles actually do their growing. Allowing your muscles to recover is the only way you are strong enough to go back in the gym and lift more than you did before. Which is what muscle building is all about, isn’t it?
Muscle Growth
You see the same people in the gym day after day, week after week, and they never look any different, which is okay if that is their goal. But for most it isn’t. Most people lift weights to get bigger and stronger. After years of seeing these types of people come and go, but never grow, I’ve identified the 5 most common muscle building mistakes that will hold you back forever.
The first and probably the most common is doing too many reps. If doing a lot of reps was the way to build size wouldn’t carpenters have arms like Arnold did? Or wouldn’t marathon runners have huge legs? Only doing high rep (anything over
work outs will NEVER allow you to add size and mass.Secondly most people do not use enough weight. This is partially because of the high rep counts they do. The idea of “lifting big to get big” seems so obvious, yet few do it. Who is bigger and stronger, the person who lifts 500 lbs once or the person who lifts 100 lbs 5 times? They both move 500 lbs of weight, but the mass building effect of each is totally different. You will never add mass or get stronger if you don’t try lifting weight amounts that you presently can’t! How does anybody ever think their muscles will grow to handle loads that they never try to lift? It is the essence of muscle building.
Thirdly, most people lack the workout routine necessary to build muscle. The workouts they do seem to have no rhyme or reason. Building muscle requires a plan. Your workouts should follow that plan. You can not show up at the gym and begin doing stuff and expect it to have a positive effect on your physique. Until you adopt a muscle building plan and stick to it any gain you get will be by sheer effort and luck.
The fourth common error I see is you can not, efficiently build mass and lose weight/fat at the same time. One, the other, but most likely both, will fail. This means lifting for mass gains and doing a lot of cardio exercise simultaneously will undermine your efforts. And not why you think. It has nothing to do with calorie burn. Adding muscle to your body requires a MAXIMUM effort in the weight room. If you have the energy to do a bunch of cardio before or after your lifting, then you left mass building in the gym. You should be physically spent after a muscle building session. And most definitely don’t dilute a lifting session by doing cardio first.
The last common mistake I see people make is related to the previous one. Some people try to make the case that cardio workouts done on non-lifting days is the answer to the above problem. I will say it’s better than doing it the same day, but the truth really is that you need to rest 100% on your non-lifting days because it is on these days that your muscles actually do their growing. Allowing your muscles to recover is the only way you are strong enough to go back in the gym and lift more than you did before. Which is what muscle building is all about, isn’t it?
Muscle Growth
