Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Ways To Improve Your Muscle Gain

By Jason Storm

Are you one of those that seem to spend hours at the gym every week and still don't get the results you are wanting? Or do you simply want to find techniques that will make your training more efficient?

If you know the tricks, you will be able to spend your time at the gym in a more efficient way, getting the results you are looking for with ease. In this article I will tell you exactly how to do that.

There are a few classic mistakes that a lot of people do. Some of the most common are: -Not using heavy enough weights -Doing to many reps -Spending to long time at the gym -Not giving the muscles enough rest in between work out sessions

First of all, the weights. They should be heavy. Make sure that you wouldn't be able to make one more lift after your last rep, this is how heavy they should be. If this is not the case your body will not be triggered to produce much more muscle tissue and you will not be able to see your muscles grow.

Doing to many reps is another mistake people do and it is often combined with the usage of light weights. For maximum results, do fewer reps. The number will vary slightly depending on which muscle group you are working but in general 3 sets X 6-8 reps will do it. You also want to make sure that the resting time between sets are less than 1 minute since this will be the most efficient way to work out. Short and intense is the key.

Make sure you spend no more than 30-45 minutes at each work out session. Why is that? To many people it might seem to be a good idea to work our 2 hours at a time since they're at the gym anyway. This will do you no good since the energy supply in the body that comes from carbohydrates lasts only for 45 minutes while working out. Beyond that, your body will have to find other sources to be able to keep on going and this means it will use energy stored in your muscles.

Finally, you want to make sure that you give your body a proper rest. Make sure that the muscles that you trained get around 48 hours of rest before you work them next time. Don't wait longer than that though since that will delay the building up process.

If you make sure you follow these guidelines you have a great base to build from and you will be able to gain muscles with much more ease than you thought possible. Be consistent and make your muscle building part of your lifestyle and the results will surely follow. - 15343

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