Build Muscle Quick

Building lean muscle must be a priority for you as you start out on your muscle building career. It is one thing to want to get big to look good it is another thing to add quality muscle mass. Anybody can get bigger by adding fat but that goes against what we are really trying to accomplish. What sense does it make to get big if, when you look in the mirror you can’t see your abs or any noticeable definition. You must add cardio and proper nutrition to help assure that the weight you are adding is quality muscle mass and you are losing fat at the same time.

Four things we must include when we are thinking about building lean muscle

Muscle Confusion
You can build lean muscle mass by cutting down on the rest period and increasing the weight you use for each exercise. 30 seconds rest in between each set is enough time to allow your heat rate and lactic acid build up to decrease. This rest cycling is a great way to keep you muscles guessing and forcing them to adapt and grow. Using this type of confusion training burns extra calories and increases your overall lean muscle mass.

Strength Training
There is no way to truly build lean muscle mass without including a strength building routine to your existing routine. Strength training and fat burning go hand in hand and should be included in your overall weight lifting program. The large muscle groups have to be exercised to build lean muscle mass. Increasing your overall core strength is a direct result of working out these big muscle groups. This can be done by using compound exercises that target the large muscle groups, which include the chest, legs and back.
Strength training using compound exercises will create an anabolic response and allow you to continue to burn calories and build muscle long after the workout is done. It really is all about gaining strength and using a great strength training program to take you to the next level.

Cardio Training
If you neglect your cardio workout: ie: treadmill, walking, stationary bike etc you are missing out on the added benefits that cardio training will add to your goals of building lean muscle mass. Cardio can be boring and at times seem a waste of time but if you are going to have the stamina and endurance to complete your workouts it must be included. While you are building muscle you want to be able to see that muscle but how can you see that muscle if you have a layer of fat hiding it? It’s the cardio training that will let you lose that layer of fat just below the skin. Begin your cardio training today!

Nutrition And Protein
To build lean muscle mass you must eat the right foods and get the correct amount of protein if you are to reach your goals. The major source of bodybuilding nutrition is protein and we must eat it everyday and in the right amounts. To build lean muscle mass you must take in one gram of protein for each pound of lean muscle mass. This is different than one gram of protein for each pound of body weight but if you are a beginner weight lifter than it will be ok to calculate your protein intake based on total weight. When you are more experienced you should use the newer method to determine protein intake.

Muscle confusion, strength training, cardio and nutrition must always be included if you really want to build lean muscle mass.

Start to build lean muscle today or keep complaining about how you look. It is up to you how you look and feel.