A Powerful Way of Building Muscle Mass Efficiently

Learn what it really takes to build muscle mass. It's more then genetics.
Do you know what it really takes to build muscle mass and get huge and ripped? You're training hard, working out 6 times a week and buying every supplement you hear about in the hopes of getting big. I wish it were that easy. It will take more than that to get the kind of gains you are searching for. Below are three simple ways to supercharge your muscle-building program and do it in as little amount of time as possible.

Compound Exercises To Add Muscle Mass

Compound exercises are not optional when it comes to building muscle mass. You have to do compounds, end of story. It makes no difference what you have heard or what you believe compound exercises are one of the most critical things you can do to build muscle and get that muscular physique. Dead lifts, squats and bench press must be added to your workout program. If you use these exercises you will notice that your body will start developing much quicker than doing only isolation movements. The reason for the incredible gains you will make is because these exercises call into play a greater portion of muscles all working together to lift the weight and get stronger in the process.

The Squat and Dead Lift

The two exercises responsible for adding the most overall body mass are squats and dead lifts. These two basic exercises are the best of the best! Without them, you have no way of getting really big and no way of getting the muscle mass you are looking for. If you want to work out 80% of your body then these two exercises are the ones you want to include in your workout routine.

Your body naturally produces growth hormone and by doing squats and dead lifts you are helping to raise these levels in your body resulting in a bigger and stronger musculature. The by product of this means more muscle mass because of the increase of weight you can use in your other lifts! If you have trouble adding muscle size then doing squats and dead lifts are important to help increase your hormone levels and the extra benefit of using more muscle groups.

Rest Less In between Sets: Your Gateway To Building Muscle Mass

You must reduce the amount of rest in between sets to maintain the anabolic effect you generated by doing compound exercises. You will know you had enough rest when the lactic acid build up has started to reside and you are again able to perform your next lift without difficulty.

When was the last time you went to the gym and you saw a weight lifter use a stopwatch to time the rest period in between exercises? If you're serious about building muscle mass then it's time to get a stop watch and start timing your rest periods in between sets.

Typically, the closer you lift to your one rep max the longer the rest period and the greater the number of repetitions you do, the shorter the rest period. This is a crucial measure, which is often not known by many weight lifters, yet it will determine whether you create the best anabolic training response.

You know that building muscle mass is not as easy as just showing up at the gym and doing some basic muscle building exercises. Maybe you include some protein shakes, get a shirt that is too small and "Viola" your massive. It doesn’t work that way. You really want to start building muscle mass then learn the three steps listed above, period!
Building Muscle Mass Efficiently
Building Muscle Mass

By Rocko Sanders
Published: 6/13/2009
 
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