Muscle Building Secret

With all the strict muscle gaining programs out there, it can seem pretty overwhelming. For instance what if you workout at home and the program requires that you use very specific gym equipment? Perhaps the plan calls for squats, and you have damaged knees. Let’s discuss a more flexible muscle building approach.

The Type of Resistance Doesn’t Matter as Much as Many Would Suggest

There is a large percentage of trainers who feel that free weights are the only way to build muscle. While it may be true that many large guys use free weights to add muscle, the same holds true for machines and even body weight training. Although MANY bodybuilders swear by free weights, there have also been MANY who have used Arthur Jones’ Nautilus equipment to REALLY bulk up! Don’t get hung up on machines vs free weights vs body weight. As long as you are challenging you muscles with resistance you will be fine.

Combining certain muscle groups together, or separating one from another, isn’t really that important, either.

Regardless of working out 5 times a week, or just once, you CAN get a complete and full-body workout that gives you everything you need. Think less of how to divide up your muscles into categories for working out on particular days together. Rather, think MORE about the TIME each week you can commit to exhausting your muscles. For example, a one-day full-body workout is obviously going to take longer (possibly even several HOURS) to complete breaking it into three or four days. Workouts broken down into 3 or 4 days a week, on the other hand, will not take nearly as long as the one-day workout. Personally, 4 days a week works great for me. But this is only MY choice, not necessarily a recommendation. Just be certain to incorporate muscle building programs that fit into your personal calendar.

“Is there any benefit to less vs. more reps?”

Again, there’s really NO right or wrong answer here. Generally, if you’re looking to get REALLY big, REALLY fast, then more repetitions is the way to go. This is the fastest way to increase the volume of a muscle. On the other hand, if the “Hollywood look” is your goal, along with overall strength, then you want less reps. Want both SIZE and DEFINITION? Do high-repetition workouts, later altered into low-repetition workouts.

Working out a certain hours of the day won’t really change your overall results, either.

The only advantage I’ve found to early morning exercise is that it’s OVER and DONE with sooner! The downside is that your joints aren’t as warmed up compared to if you train later in the day. Really, either way works well. About the only thing getting ME out of bed before 6AM is a BOMB going off! Still, though, you do have you “die-hards” that LOVE a good morning workout - my hat’s off the them!

Anyway, I really hope this has shed some light on some common misconceptions regarding muscle building programs. The bottom line is that you truly CAN see outstanding muscle gains with muscle building programs to fit your lifestyle!

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