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Building Muscle Tips

Are you sick and tired of everyone telling you they know the best way to build muscle? Are you unhappy with how your body looks in the mirror? Are you making slow progress in the gym and feeling frustrated? Are you ready to learn the building muscle tips that will show you how you can build muscle safely and effectively starting today?

There’s a good chance that if you’re not achieving your muscle building goals you’re not doing one of the methods mentioned in these 5 building muscle tips. Your best course of action is to correct these essential steps before you have any chance of getting a bigger, stronger and leaner physique easily.

Read on to learn how these building muscle tips in 5 steps can help you get strong and hard in less time, without drugs and money wasting supplements.

Building Muscle Tips #1 ~ Workout 3-4 Times A Week

The human body is an amazing thing. It can repair and rebuild itself under extraordinary stress and accomplish the most intense activities when given then chance to adapt to it’s load. This is the main principle of building muscle.

You must stress your muscles regularly if you want to gain size and strength. The reason why is that your body will adapt and grow to accommodate the work load. Each time you work out and lift weights, your muscles will incur small tears to the fibers. As you rest and eat well (other essential building muscle tips!) your body will repair itself and you’ll gain not only strength, but size too.

Commit to working out 3-4 times a week lifting heavy weights. To gain MAXIMUM growth I recommend lifting as much as you can for at least 5-7 reps. If you cannot lift for 5 reps, lower the weight, if you can lift for 7 or more, next session you must increase the weight.

The goal of this building muscle tip is to teach you the importance of increasing the weight each workout, but only if you are able. So don’t slack off. If you want to build muscle, you must stress your body! It’s hard work, so work hard!

Working out this way will stress you muscles and stimulate your body hormones (testosterone) to encourage your body to grow, and grow fast!

There are no shortcuts, even people using steroids need to workout in order to achieve their gains. So if you’re afraid of a little discomfort and a little pain then building muscle is not for you.

Get ready to push yourself harder than you ever have before. The effort is worth it when you finally look back at the weights and say “Holy S#!T! I AM TOUGH!”

If you’re interested in learning directly from a professional fitness trainer and coach with more Building Muscle Tips? I learned all that I know from a man who tells the truth, and nothing but the truth about building muscle. Sean Nalewanyj

Building Muscle Tips #2

Eat To Build Muscle

I’ve heard it said that building muscle is as easy as lifting heavy and eating. This may be an over simplification but it’s fairly accurate. There’s a bit more to it than just lifting weights and eating food suggests, but it pretty much sums it up.

Lets get into a little more detail though.

We mentioned in Building Muscle Tip #1 that the body experiences tiny tears and fractures in the muscles while you work out lifting heavy weights. This is a good thing because you’re teaching your body to grow and adapt to the increased workload. The important thing is to keep increasing the workload so you keep growing. So how does your body actually grow?

That’s the other half… Nutrition! Your body feeds on the foods you put in it to re-build the muscle fibers and make your body stronger. Therefore you MUST eat good wholesome food to nourish your body. Otherwise you will not achieve the gains you’re aiming for.

This step is as important (or almost MORE important) than actually lifting the weights. We’ve all seen someone who practically lives on KFC and McDonald’s without exercising. They’re fat and greasy, just like the food. Is that the way you want to feed your body?

Now don’t get me wrong, if you like a bit of take away food, go for it, now and then. It’s good to take a break once in a while. You’ll actually teach your body to “expect anything!” when it comes to food as well as lifting weights. A healthy “non-healthy” day is good for you.

However, if you want to make consistent gains then only good fresh and nutrient rich foods must be consumed the majority of the time.


Building Muscle Tips Eating For Muscle Gain Guidelines

  • Get a Good Source Of Whey Protein Supplement and keep your protein intake high
  • Eat 5-7 meals spread out through the day
  • Drink Plenty Of Water (If you’re thirsty, you’re already dehydrated!)
  • Avoid Saturated Fats, chemicals and preservatives

    These guidelines will keep you in an ANABOLIC state. This is a state of metabolism where your body is constantly repairing your muscles and you’re actually growing. You’ll see that the actual growth occurs not during the workout, but during the hours and hours after and between your workouts.

    All your doing during your workout is stimulating your body to adapt and repair itself. You do a good job (i.e. you work hard!) and your body will be craving all sorts of foods and good nutrients to nourish your new bigger, stronger muscles. Get used to being a big eater!

    Some of my favorite meals for keeping my appetite at bay are:


    Building Muscle Tips For Main Meal Ideas

  • Brown Rice and Fish (whatever looks tasty at the market!) with a leafy green salad
  • Scrambled Eggs on Toast (this is great any time but it’s obviously great as a breakfast meal any day of the week)
  • Steak and Potatoes/Sweet potatoes + Broccoli or Spinach (great for dinner!)
  • Wholemeal Pasta (or brown rice) Salad with Boiled Eggs, kidney beans and loads of fresh summer vegetables

    There are so many variations of food available to you. Many people will find that the best place to shop for these ingredients are not the supermarket but your local fresh food market. If you live near an Asian part of town, go there and you’ll get some of the best seafood and fresh vegetables you’re likely to find anywhere.

    As a bit of an in between meal I will often snack on either a protein shake or one of many easy protein sources.

    Building Muscle Tips For Muscle Building Snacks

  • Canned Tuna (a staple food for bodybuilders for more than 50 years!)
  • Canned baked beans (yep… high in protein)
  • Protein Snack bar (these often have good multivitamin supplements to boost your nutrient levels too)
  • Mixed Raw Nuts and Seeds (Great source of UN-Saturated Fats and great to help you stay in an anabolic state)
  • Vita Wheats / Other High Fiber Cerial + Whey Protein Powder Sprinkled on top

    Eating regularly the highest quality foods will provide you with the nutrition your body needs to build muscle mass fast. Your body will look as good as the food you put into it. So feed it well, and stay strong.

    Where did I get my muscle building nutrition ideas? Sean Nalewanyj. He’s the former skinny guy and successful author of The Truth About Building Muscle. The best and most informative resource for building muscle ever published.

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