Many thousands of fitness fanatics that frequently go to a gym in order to add lean body mass. They struggle for a much improved body shape but all too seldom they do not reach their goals.
As the months pass by they become more and more discouraged with their lack of muscle gains.
This can be a regular problem for someone expessing a desire to improve their body shape, which is why many body builder’s stop, thinking that they are in some way unable to increase muscle size.
So why does this happen to so many of us and what can you do solve it?
From my knowledge, those of us who do not make good muscle gains in the gym make the same mistakes over and over again. Read on below to see if you are making these common errors, with explanations for every problem.
1. Hardgainers choose the incorrect workout workouts to achieve their goals, often following professional bodybuilding programs from bodybuilding magazines.
This is no good for the average man or woman, and in particular for novices.
To increase muscle fast you must train for around 45 mins with heavy weights, doing 2 or 3 sets for each exercise. Keep your sets at between 8-15 sets per workout session.
It does nothing to benefit you by doing 25 sets and devoting many hours at the gym.
2. Doing the same body building workout month after month, even though they have not made any evident muscle gains.
To be able to gain muscle mass you must completely change your bodybuilding program every 12 weeks maximum. Your body has a kind of muscle memory so it quickly gets used to the same weight workout you do again and again every week.
You have got to shock your muscle by changing your body building programs regularly.
3. Not taking any time off from weight training.
I routinely take up to 1 week off in the middle of each bodybuilding training program.
This allows my body time off to recover and revitalize. In the past, before I had regular breaks I often experienced tendon and muscle injuries.
Another advantage is that I often experience increased strength after I’ve taken time off.
4. Weight training on successive days.
Doing bodybuilding training routines that entail using heavy weights places a lot of strain on your body. It can even take up to 24 hours to re-establish your glycogen reserves. Therefore, try to train no more than 2 days in a row. This will ensure your body can re-nourish itself, resulting in optimal energy when you exercise at the gym.
5. You depend on muscle building supplements to make up for a incorrect diet.
The vast majority of muscle building supplements are nothing more than costly marketing scams. They drain your bank account of hard earned cash and do zilch to build muscle fast. Even if you spend $50 a week on bodybuilding supplements, it would make no more than 10% difference to your muscle size.
All bodybuilding programs should be prepared around a stable nutritional plan.
You must ensure that you feed your body with the nutrients it requires in order to grow solid muscle mass.
What to do next
In order to increase muscle faster than you have ever thought possible, you must disregard the conventional body building methods that you have picked up in the past from pro bodybuilders in muscle magazines.
Slow gainers in particular should adapt their bodybuilding workouts and stop repeating the common errors I’ve outlined in this article. Make these changes and you may well see some significant results!
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