Muscle Building Tips

To help you obtain maximum benefits from your muscle building programme it is advisable to follow 5 basic muscle building tips. These tips  form the building blocks of your training programme. These tips are useful for both new and experienced trainers to ensure ongoing progress.

Muscle Building Tip #1:Setting Goals

Ask yourself what are the goals you wish to attain from your training program.Do you want to lose weight ,tone up or attain a bodybuilders physique. If you want to build muscle or lose weight how much do you wish to aim for. Where do you want to be after 1 month,3 months a year . Design your program around these goals .For instance include lots of compound exercises(deadlifts,squats etc) to build muscle or add more interval training to your CV exercises to lose the pounds.                     

Remember your goals are the vision of what your training program well achieve to attain this goal we need to set some specific targets.

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Muscle Building Tip #2 :Setting Targets.

So many people set out on a training program with unrealistic expectations, put on 20 pounds within a month or lose 14 pounds in two weeks.These “targets” aren’t achieved so they give up and go onto the next exercise fad.

At the beginning of a program set realistic and achievable targets,short term and long term.Take a measurement of your body (i have included a measurement table for you to print off click here). Write down your short term targets for example if your a skinny guy your target could be put on 1 pound of lean muscle per week. The long term targets can be to build 40 pounds of lean muscle or loses 50 pounds but remember a great quote from  Vince Delmonte “inch by inch life is a sinch,yard by yard life is hard” . Your body development should be constantly assessed monitor your body measurements and revise your short term targets so that the progress continues.

Muscle Building Tip #3 :Do your research.

Try to find an excellent book or weight training guide .A few examples of these would be No Nonsense Muscle Building or Your Six Pack Quest .These programs give a comprehensive guide to all aspects of weight training and fitness programs including the training and diet concepts that are required.

Muscle Building Tip #4 : Technique

It is advisable if you are a beginner to weight training  to find a experienced or professional fitness trainer to take you through the proper weight training techniques.Even more advanced trainers could refresh their knowledge by insuring that they are doing routines with the right exercises using the correct form .These professionals can be readily available in all good public and private gyms and can should be able to make a real difference to your overall success.Without using the correct form from the outset you will run the risk of either damaging your muscles and joints or wasting hours doing the wrong types of movements.

Muscle Building Tip #5 Gradual Progression

You need to move your weight training program forward at a gradual pace .For instance if you increase you bench press weight by 2-3 pounds per week you make some serious strength gains over a six month period.Keep a training log showing exercises ,sets, reps and rest periods.Rest periods are often forgotten but keep the time between exercises consistant and you will ensure that the routines maintain intensity.

Overall you should be treating each workout as an opportunity to improve on the last by increasing weight,reps and maintaining or shortening your rest periods.This will ensure constant progression in your Muscle Building Program.