By Russ Howe
Most people do not know how build muscle. Despite the millions of
us who use the gym, this is a very common problem. Most of us don't know
what type of exercises are effective.
Today we will teach you exactly that and show you how to set up your workout plan for best results.
If you pull out your current training plan in front of you right now you'll be able to see any potential flaws which have been holding back your progress recently. The most common of these flaws is to spend too long performing small isolation movements rather than the bigger exercises which yield more overall results.
If you are chasing a quicker return for your efforts in the gym leave behind your existing routine and try our advice for a month or two.
Sometimes in order to reach your destination faster you have to go back to basics. The old school techniques which have stood the test of time and still return quality results when applied correctly. I am talking of course about compound exercises.
Even though science and training has moved forwards at a breakneck speed over the last three decades we still rely on the basics when it comes to weight training. A squat is still the superior leg exercise, a bent over row is still on top when it comes to back exercises, and so on.
Those big multi-joint exercises are the ones which still yield the best results so make them the baseline of each gym workout. If you improve your bench press you will improve your chest, it's really as simple as that. Keep your isolation exercises in there to give your session a good overall effect but make your compound lifts the main event.
You are now probably wondering how much weight you need to lift on each exercise to see results so next we'll look into this. Everyone is different, of course, so rather than giving you a weight we'll give you an easy system. Aim your reps towards the 8-12 range. Once you can lift something more than 12 times in a row with good technique it needs to be increased.
That system will keep you constantly pushing for new progress which, in turn, will lead to increased muscle gains.
Sure, you could spend three hours in the gym every day working every single part of your body if you want to. But you want results, right? The easiest way to do that is base your efforts on the exercises which are going to give you the size you're after.
Resting up is crucial too, of course. As well as taking days off from training you also need to ensure you aren't skipping sleep on a regular basis.
The next time you hear a guy at your local gym asking for tips on how to build muscle don't be surprised if you tell him what you have picked up today and he doesn't believe you. He'll probably think it's too simple and go off searching for some over complicated miracle solution which costs him a fortune. As a personal trainer I see that guy every day wherever I work. As long as you don't become him you're doing okay!
Today we will teach you exactly that and show you how to set up your workout plan for best results.
If you pull out your current training plan in front of you right now you'll be able to see any potential flaws which have been holding back your progress recently. The most common of these flaws is to spend too long performing small isolation movements rather than the bigger exercises which yield more overall results.
If you are chasing a quicker return for your efforts in the gym leave behind your existing routine and try our advice for a month or two.
Sometimes in order to reach your destination faster you have to go back to basics. The old school techniques which have stood the test of time and still return quality results when applied correctly. I am talking of course about compound exercises.
Even though science and training has moved forwards at a breakneck speed over the last three decades we still rely on the basics when it comes to weight training. A squat is still the superior leg exercise, a bent over row is still on top when it comes to back exercises, and so on.
Those big multi-joint exercises are the ones which still yield the best results so make them the baseline of each gym workout. If you improve your bench press you will improve your chest, it's really as simple as that. Keep your isolation exercises in there to give your session a good overall effect but make your compound lifts the main event.
You are now probably wondering how much weight you need to lift on each exercise to see results so next we'll look into this. Everyone is different, of course, so rather than giving you a weight we'll give you an easy system. Aim your reps towards the 8-12 range. Once you can lift something more than 12 times in a row with good technique it needs to be increased.
That system will keep you constantly pushing for new progress which, in turn, will lead to increased muscle gains.
Sure, you could spend three hours in the gym every day working every single part of your body if you want to. But you want results, right? The easiest way to do that is base your efforts on the exercises which are going to give you the size you're after.
Resting up is crucial too, of course. As well as taking days off from training you also need to ensure you aren't skipping sleep on a regular basis.
The next time you hear a guy at your local gym asking for tips on how to build muscle don't be surprised if you tell him what you have picked up today and he doesn't believe you. He'll probably think it's too simple and go off searching for some over complicated miracle solution which costs him a fortune. As a personal trainer I see that guy every day wherever I work. As long as you don't become him you're doing okay!
