Do These Things And You’ll Add Size No Matter What!
I’m going to let you in on something. Building strength and muscle is no secret and anyone can do it. You can have absolutely, the worst genetics going and still build a massive amount of muscle. If you have the will and commitment to succeed, I’m going to boil it all down to a couple of things that you must do, on a consistent basis in order to build muscle. Do these things consistently and you’ll get huge, fast!
Weight Training
Simple, right? No, not really because most people have no clue how to weight train for size and strength. Here are a few pointers:
• Stick to core, compound exercises only. Get rid of all concentration curls, cable cross overs, pec deck, triceps kick backs, and any other isolation exercises that don’t directly contribute to strength and muscle growth. Stick to the squat, dead lift, bench press, rows, and other presses. You must do the squat and dead lift! No questions about it. The only time you should be doing an isolation exercise is to warm the area up, that’s it.
• Do no more than 8 to 10 working sets per body part. If you’re training chest, you should only be doing a total of 8 to 10 working sets per body part. Working sets are exactly that, sets that take your body to the max. Stop doing 15 to 20 sets per body part and cut it down to 8 to 10 sets.
• Train each body part once per week. Yes, only once and no more. If you’re working heavy and hard enough, one workout per week for each muscle group is enough for muscle recovery and growth.
• Train in strict form. Proper technique is the key to muscle growth.
• Give each muscle group enough time to recover. Here’s the rule, if your target muscle is still sore from training, take another day or two off. Never train a muscle that’s still sore and recovering.
• Always strive to add more weight and/or more reps each and every workout for core compound exercises. Always try and beat your previous workout in terms of either reps or weight. Do these little challenges every week and believe me, after the 12th week, you’ll be miles ahead of when you started. However, don’t sacrifice form for weight.
• Take a 2 week break at the end of each 12 week cycle. Don’t even bother going to the gym in this period.
How did this underweight, skinny guy add 45 pounds of pure muscle? Find out here.
Nutrition
• Eat at least 5 to 6 small meals per day; Each meal should be spaced 2 hours apart and you should never go without healthy food for anymore than 4 hours;
• Ensure that all meals are healthy. The closer your meals are to their natural state, the faster you will attain your goals;
• Do not miss any meals- Be consistent with all of your meals; Miss one meal and your whole day is shot. Stick to your meal plan and don’t deviate!
• Cut out all junk food immediately. Get rid of all potato chips, pop, or anything else that’s packaged in cardboard and plastic wrappers;
• Cut down on the booze. You simply can’t eat right and train at top intensity when your hung over;
• Drink at least 10 to 12 cups of pure water per day. Two cups as soon as you get up, one cup with each meal, two cups before you train and two to three cups while your training.
Resting
• Get at least 8 hours of sleep per night;
• Try and get a 5 to 10 minute rest in the afternoon. This way you feel refreshed and ready for your workout. However, don’t go into a deep sleep because you’ll feel very drowsy;
• Keep anxiety and stress levels down. Stress is not conducive to building muscle.
There you have it. You don’t need any supplements or anything else to build strength and muscle. Simply do the above and you’ll gain plenty of muscle. Once you can do the above and start to get strong, feel free to add supplements. For information about supplements that increase size, see the following page:
Supplements that effectively increase size
If you can do the above, you can expect to see results in a as little as two weeks. Give it a full 3 months and you’ll take on a totally different shape.
All the best,
Blake
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