Many people who’ve followed muscle building programs have failed to make good muscle gains because they’ve misunderstood what it takes to succeed. In order to stay motivated it’s very important to see regular growth and to see the changes in the mirror.
The reason so many people fail is because they follow the wrong muscle building program, and by that I mean a program that is not suitable for their individual needs. The result of following the wrong program can be anything to poor muscle gains to actually losing muscle, or even getting a serious injury through overtraining.
I have read and reviewed many muscle building programs over the past 10 years, so if you are wondering what to look out when learning how to build muscle, then here are my top 5 tips:
How Long Should Your Workouts be?
Muscle building programs aimed at building muscle will not have you training for hours in the gym. Your workout routines should last no more than 45 mins, but should be intense and push your strength to the limit.
Workout Variety
Keeping your workout routine varied will help to keep your muscles stimulated and growing, so your workout routines should be re-planned every 8 – 12 weeks. You body is clever in that remembers the exercises you do and that’s why exercises become easier over time. By changing your workouts you are shocking your muscles and stimulating further growth.
Take Rest Days
You need plenty of rest for your body to recover from your workouts and for your muscle growth. Muscles grow when you sleep, eat and rest and NOT when you train. The best muscle building programs will include rest days and will have you training the same muscle groups more than twice a week.
Make Sure You Do the Exercises Correctly
When doing any sort of physical activity you must make sure that you do them safely, using the correct form and speed. Look out for muscle building programs that provide you with exercise databases that are either video or illustration based. If you are unsure of how to do an exercise correctly then don’t do it –watch the video or study the illustrations and practice with a light weight.
Diet – The Most Essential Part!
Diet is the most important part, but it must be tailored to your body size and composition. A good muscle building program must provide diet plans for every individual. This means diet plans that cover meals from 2000 calories a day right up to 6000 calories a day. The best diet plans will also cater for vegetarians or those who can’t eat certain foods.
So that’s 5 very simple but very important tips to get you on the right track to muscle building success. Make sure you find answer to all these points when you are looking at muscle building programs.