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Sunday, 24 November 2013

The Easy Guide On How To Build Muscle

By Emmanuel Palmer


How does having a rock-hard, muscular body sound? Pretty good, right? Some of you think it's impossible but it's not. That's right, you too can have a great physique and the first step to that is to believe in yourself. The next is getting off your behind and start doing something about it.

If you want to know how to build muscle fast, this article will help you get answers. Before anything though you need to do one thing, enroll yourself in a local gym and start as soon as possible. You are investing in your body and the returns will be well worth your money.

Now what you need is a weight training program specific to your body type and needs. This is usually provided for by a personal trainer. If there is none available, you can ask a friend who knows a lot about physical fitness for some pointers. Verify his advice with experts? input you can read about on several reliable fitness sites.

The program will now serve as your guide as you reacquaint yourself to your muscles amidst the exercise machines and equipments. Men will usually see improvement in their physiques faster than the women but either way, don't expect your dream body to emerge after one week of weight training. Be patient, a month of calculated and consistent training will get you to your goal.

As you carry out the exercises assigned to you, ensure that you execute them in the right form. Many times, people make the unfortunate error of hurrying through the last few reps even in the wrong form because they want to get the set done. Don't do this; it may lead to injuries with serious consequences later on. More than that, the target muscles are not properly utilized rendering that particular training weaker than it could have been.

Do not underestimate the importance of stretching well before starting training and in between sets. You will be subjecting your body to some physically taxing drills and stretching will ease the soreness you will feel the next day. Moreover, you will perform the given exercises better. Change the program every 4 to 6 weeks to continuously create new demands on your body?s ability to handle strain and stress caused by training.

Watch your intake of food. Keep away from too much junk food and processed sweets. Include a lot of protein and complex carbohydrates in your diet. Read and research on some of the most recommended muscle building supplements in the market. If you take these, monitor the amount and dosage required. This will help quicken muscle growth and fill in essential nutrients your body needs.

How to build muscle is a common topic that needs individuals of uncommon passion, persistence and tenacity to see through. Make a choice to follow through no matter what and remember your motivation to keep you running when your legs are telling you to quit. It will not fail you. Do this and soon you will get a body that will stand out even in the busiest of corners.




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Wednesday, 20 November 2013

A Guide To A Strong Chest: Building Muscle Mass

By Emmanuel Palmer


Ask most little boys and they'll tell you they want to look like their superhero one day - were you one of them? Building muscle mass is what you need to realizing this boyhood dream. It matters little that you've always been kind of thin; with discipline and perseverance, you too can build chest muscles like that of champions.

What do you need to do? First of all you have to increase the calories in your diet starting yesterday. Your daily calorie allowance should be around 3,000 to 6,000 calories derived from healthy sources like chicken and fish. Your goal is to gain a lot of weight so you can then convert this to the big, bulging muscles you want to have. Indulge in sweets and junk food once in a while but generally stay within the neighborhood of lean meat and carbohydrates.

If you are on your way in building muscle mass, keep in mind that the ratio for your nutritional plan should be 50% carbohydrates, 30% protein and 20% fat. Here's another useful bit of information: A gram of fat equals to nine calories while a gram of protein and carbohydrates both equal to around four calories.

Once you've got your food plan checked, it's time to devote our time to the equally important task of putting together your best workout strategy. Before starting, you will need to warm up and stretch well first. Also, observe how wide and strong swimmers? chests are. You would do well in incorporating swimming into your program.

A beginner's program will look something like this: 3 sets of 12 reps bench press using 40 pounds (add or subtract according to your more detailed specifications); 3 sets of 12 reps dumbbell flyes using 10 pounds; and 3 sets of 12 reps dumbbell pullovers using 20 pounds. After few weeks, you can include 3 sets of 12 reps incline bench press using 30 pounds; and another 3 sets of 12 reps decline bench press. Monitor your progress; you should be increasing weight loads gradually while lowering the reps.

Keep your body challenged to perform its best by altering your workout program every few weeks. Train your chest muscles using different angles (flat, incline, decline) to give it a better burn. Dumbbell flyes isolate the pecs effectively so always have a variation of this in your routine.

Observe that you do not risk under training your other body parts even if your main objective is to build chest muscles. You don't want to be the man with a barrel chest walking around in chopsticks legs right? Set aside two to three days training the other muscle groups.

That's about it; focus on building muscle mass, have a balanced diet and do the right exercises in the correct form. It won't be long before you get that strong and muscular chest you've been working hard for. There's one last thing you will need to do, enjoy! Physical training really is one of the most gratifying experiences you can have - not only will you get a great physique; you will also gain a healthy and fulfilling life anybody would be lucky to have.




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