Building lean muscle sounds easy, but it's so much easier. How many people do you know who start working out at the gym only to quit 2 weeks later when frustrated with their lack of progress? When it comes to building muscle, there are 4 key things you need to focus on to increase muscle mass. If you don't focus on these 4 things, you probably won't grow.
First, muscles must be stimulated to grow by training near maximum intensity. Exercising at high intensity physiologically forces the body to adapt to the stress you have placed on it.
The heaviest lifts are best performed immediately after a full warm-up and should be performed near or to failure. The body only gets stronger and more muscular if you give it a reason to. Heavy sets near failure with compound movements indicate an anabolic response. To really get the testosterone flowing, skip 3-6 reps for 3-6 sets .Use exercises like squats, deadlifts, bench press, rows, and overhead press for best results.
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Sets of volume should also be included towards the end of the workout. Remember that hypertrophy is directly proportional to the amount of blood that can be drawn into the muscle.
Isolate the lagging muscles and squeeze out as much blood as possible. This is accomplished by applying constant moderate tension over a long period of time while performing the exercise through the full range of motion. Obviously the rep range will be a bit higher to get the bulking pump. 3-6 sets of 8-12 reps, even up to 20 reps should do the trick. Increase the weight for more tension when you can do 20+ reps with proper form .Intense training means nothing if the body doesn't get the right nutrients to recover.
Perhaps the hardest part of building muscle mass is consuming the right types and amounts of food .I'm sure you've heard it a thousand times, "You are what you eat," and it's absolutely true. Keep that in mind the next time you stuff that greasy cheeseburger in your face .
So if you want to be lean and muscular you obviously need a lot of protein (1.2-1.5g per pound of bodyweight should be enough for most people).But no matter how much protein you eat, you can't build muscle without a calorie surplus. Obviously, to win, you need to consume more energy than your body is burning.
During a bulking phase, an additional 300-500 calories per day each day should result in a steady weight gain of 1-2 pounds per week. In summary, the 3 things that are necessary to gain weight.1Lift heavy objects with compound movements2. Force blood into the muscles with high-volume sets and constant tension3. Eat in a calorie surplus and eat lots of protein
