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Ok, so you want to build up muscles, you want to look like a Brad Pitt in the movie ‘Troy’ so you can get heaps of attention from the ladies on the beach or too impress your mates. You are ware of the basics of muscle building but you are after something extra to give you that edge to gain even more muscle. Well, these tips are provided to ensure you do precisly that!

1) Pump iron for no more than 45 minutes. This is because when you are working out your body releases a hormone called cortisone that helps the body to recover and build up muscle. However unfortunately around forty five minutes the body secretes a hormone that is very bad for gaining muscle mass. So, you will make very little muscle gains if you keep pumping iron for more than an hour at a time. The bottom line however is to pump iron for around 45-60 minutes and then get out of there and rest.

2) Eat double to build up muscle. The single biggest mistake people make when trying to build up muscle is not getting enough calories. You must consume more calories than you work off during each day to add muscle. If you do not have these extra calories you cannot build up muscle regardless how hard you train! A good muscle building idea is to purchase dishes and plates that are twice the size of your old ones. Ok, this sounds strange but I’m sure you will never fail to remember that you should be eating more calories in order to build up your muscles.

3) Intake a higher level of protein. Take on board protein immediately after you finish your workout and before you go to sleep. After your workout your muscle will be tired and sore and need the protein to rebuild them.Immediately before sleeping is an extremely important time to consume protein as your body is about to go 8 hours before sleeping. You should be eating as a minimum one gram of protein per kilogram of body weight.

These are only three tips and there are a great deal more but these deal with a few of of the most common errors made. Now go ahead put them into practice and build muscle up with this no nonsense muscle building approach!

Many bodybuilders especially amateur weight lifters and bodybuilders enjoy the odd alcohol beverage now and then whether it be a glass of wine, beer or spirits. Here we ask just what affect this has on our body and is it ok to drink if we want to build up muscles.

Unfortunately alcohol interferes with many chemical reactions in the body that are productive in order to build muscle up. The effects of alcohol are felt by the body for at least a couple of days as it is processed very gradually and can affect performance negatively for up to 48 hours after you drank your last glass. 

Just two normal drinks of alcohol can reduce reaction time, lower strength levels, interfere with balance and hand eye co-ordination and increase fatigue. Clearly as a sportsmen all of these will directly affect your performance and as a bodybuilder these will only inhibit your ability to build muscle up.

The liver will metabolise alcohol at the expense of glycogen (carbohydrate) which is the fuel for the body therefore this is why fatigue is caused. Increased fatigue is caused by this. The muscle growth of the body will inevitably suffer when the cellular functions of the body cannot operate efficiently.

Alcoholic drinks interfere with the fluid and electrolytes inside the kidneys thus causing dehydration. The kidneys function is to regulate the body’s cells with nutrients they can use for muscle growth and repair and also to take out of the body cellular waste.Attempts to build muscle and other types of athletic performance may be ruined as in order to process alcohol effectively, water from other areas of the body is required which has a dehydrating effect thus harming performance.

Tachycardia an abnormally fast heartbeat may be caused by alcohol consumption which also causes high blood pressure in some people. Furthermore it can significantly disrupt sleep which is a time for the  body to grow and repair. It also depletes the amount of vitamins and minerals that the body can absorb, which in turn have important roles in enzymatic and metabolic functions for muscle growth.

The effect on the way the brain processes information will also be affected negatively. Slow disoriented thinking is the general result when not enough glycogen gets through to the brain. Unfortunately alcohol may cause a reduction in your motivation and drive which of course is essential for success in any field!

So bearing all this in mind, clearly if you are seriously want to build up muscle then you are going to have to lay of the alcohol aswell as do workouts to build muscle. The body is adversely affected by even the recommended daily amount! It is beyond the scope of this article to explain further the many other effects that alcohol can have upon the body.