Weight Training-The Best Way to Gain Muscle Mass
Finding the best way to gain muscle mass can be challenging for some. If you're like me, your first day in the gym you got on a machine and started haphazardly moving stuff around. Not only will this not get you muscular, you'll probably injure yourself. Whether your goal is strength or aesthetically-driven, I hope you find this article informative.
Hands down, the best way to gain muscle mass quickly is to use free weights. There are no exceptions. Regardless of age, gender, or fitness level, free weights are the way to go. They are more difficult to do because you have to unrack, move, and rack the weight while keeping it balanced yourself, recruiting more muscle fibers than a machine. Free weights also garner more of a response from the central nervous system than a machine, and you have a better sense of how your body and the weight moves through space as a result of consistent lifting.
The best way to gain muscle mass and lose fat at the same time is a tricky subject. For may people, it may be better for you to gain some muscle first before you lose fat. The reason that gaining muscle and burning fat at the same time is so hard is because they are antagonistic goals. In order to gain weight you need a caloric surplus, and in order to lose weight you have to expend more calories than you consume. I would only recommend this to experienced lifters and (oddly enough) beginners just starting out. Beginners typically grow at a very fast rate when they start training, so typically they gain muscle and burn fat at the same time.
The best way to gain muscle mass is not that difficult, but it can be a brain bender if you don't approach it correctly. You have to have a very focused mindset. You have to work hard, lift heavy, and above all, you have to eat right if you want to see results. I can't stress that enough. All the lifting in the world won't help you if you don't eat. The first couple of weeks will be a battle, but as you get used to it, it will become easier and easier. When you get in a groove, your muscles get in a groove, aka grow.
To find the best way to gain muscle mass without gaining fat is a little hard. Definitely do cardiovascular exercises on your off days, but not too much or you will slow your muscle gains. I recommend three sessions of cardiovascular work a week.
If you want the best way to gain muscle mass, then you have to understand the importance of heavy lifting. If you lift heavy, your muscles have no choice but to adapt to that weight, provided you eat enough. You absolutely must eat if you want to grow. I find that the workout part isn't that hard, it's the eating. It's pretty hard to consume enough calories for growth when you're just starting out.
The very best way to gain muscle mass is to push yourself and train like a freak. Workout as if each set and rep is the last that you will do, hustle between your exercises and keep your break periods even and honest. I recommend somewhere between 30 seconds and 2 minutes. By increasing your intensity like this you are improving cardiovascular health and stimulating muscle growth.
The best way to gain muscle mass is not to lolly gag around the gym, walking from exercise to exercise slowly. Don't complain when you aren't getting results. If you want to get big, and get big fast, then you have to be a nutcase at the gym. You should be "that guy" at the gym. The guy that grunts, yells, and screams at the gym (at least be "that guy" on the inside... "That guy" on the outside is just plain rude). Not only will more intensity help your workouts, but you'll be spending less time at the gym, so you can get on with your day. - 17274
Hands down, the best way to gain muscle mass quickly is to use free weights. There are no exceptions. Regardless of age, gender, or fitness level, free weights are the way to go. They are more difficult to do because you have to unrack, move, and rack the weight while keeping it balanced yourself, recruiting more muscle fibers than a machine. Free weights also garner more of a response from the central nervous system than a machine, and you have a better sense of how your body and the weight moves through space as a result of consistent lifting.
The best way to gain muscle mass and lose fat at the same time is a tricky subject. For may people, it may be better for you to gain some muscle first before you lose fat. The reason that gaining muscle and burning fat at the same time is so hard is because they are antagonistic goals. In order to gain weight you need a caloric surplus, and in order to lose weight you have to expend more calories than you consume. I would only recommend this to experienced lifters and (oddly enough) beginners just starting out. Beginners typically grow at a very fast rate when they start training, so typically they gain muscle and burn fat at the same time.
The best way to gain muscle mass is not that difficult, but it can be a brain bender if you don't approach it correctly. You have to have a very focused mindset. You have to work hard, lift heavy, and above all, you have to eat right if you want to see results. I can't stress that enough. All the lifting in the world won't help you if you don't eat. The first couple of weeks will be a battle, but as you get used to it, it will become easier and easier. When you get in a groove, your muscles get in a groove, aka grow.
To find the best way to gain muscle mass without gaining fat is a little hard. Definitely do cardiovascular exercises on your off days, but not too much or you will slow your muscle gains. I recommend three sessions of cardiovascular work a week.
If you want the best way to gain muscle mass, then you have to understand the importance of heavy lifting. If you lift heavy, your muscles have no choice but to adapt to that weight, provided you eat enough. You absolutely must eat if you want to grow. I find that the workout part isn't that hard, it's the eating. It's pretty hard to consume enough calories for growth when you're just starting out.
The very best way to gain muscle mass is to push yourself and train like a freak. Workout as if each set and rep is the last that you will do, hustle between your exercises and keep your break periods even and honest. I recommend somewhere between 30 seconds and 2 minutes. By increasing your intensity like this you are improving cardiovascular health and stimulating muscle growth.
The best way to gain muscle mass is not to lolly gag around the gym, walking from exercise to exercise slowly. Don't complain when you aren't getting results. If you want to get big, and get big fast, then you have to be a nutcase at the gym. You should be "that guy" at the gym. The guy that grunts, yells, and screams at the gym (at least be "that guy" on the inside... "That guy" on the outside is just plain rude). Not only will more intensity help your workouts, but you'll be spending less time at the gym, so you can get on with your day. - 17274
About the Author:
Michael Thomas is not a fitness expert, he's an average guy who's figured out one of the best ways to gain muscle mass, and it's no secret. It takes hard work. If you would like to learn more about ways to build muscle, visit his blog.
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