5 Ways to Choose a Muscle Building Program
Posted on July 1, 2009
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Why is it that so many people who have followed various muscle building programs have failed to make the muscle mass gains they desire? Well put simply, it’s usually because they’ve followed a muscle program that is completely unsuitable for building muscle. If this sounds like you and you’re not seeing regular muscle growth and improvements in the mirror then you are doing something wrong.
However, many muscle building programs can be completely inappropriate to an individual’s needs. The result of this can be anything from little or no muscle gains or even injury through over training.
Having studied and reviewed many muscle programs over the years, here are my top 5 tips to finding a muscle building program that will suit your needs:
Workout Time
A muscle building workout routine should be short, intense and hard work. Some workout programs have you doing 1 or even 2 hours in the gym. That’s only useful if you want to burn away fat AND muscle and take you down the road to a serious injury. Spending a long time in the gym does not equate to bigger muscles! Your workout program should last no more than 45 minutes.
Variety of Workouts
Workout routines must be changed every 8 to 12 weeks. You body is very clever and remembers the exercises you did last week, which is why they get easier over time. By changing your routine you are literally shocking your muscles into further growth.
Rest is Part of Your Muscle Program
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.
Use Strict Form when Working Out
Exercise with proper form. It is very important that you don’t just stack on the weights and throw them around! Proper form and execution of exercises is vital to your muscle building success and to prevent injury. Look out for muscle programs that show you how to perform exercises correctly.
Diet is Very Important!
Diet is the single most important factor that you must get right. If you are eating correctly but not working out to your full potential then you can still expect to make some reasonable muscle gains. Any muscle building diet must be personalized to your size and weight. The best muscle building programs will provide you with a great selection of diet plans that include meals for all calorie levels (e.g. 2000 to 6000 calories a day). The best meal plans even cater for vegetarians.
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.
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