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The Fastest Way To Build Lean Muscle
Written by ama on July 24, 2009 – 10:24 am -Building lean muscle should be a priority for you as you begin your weight lifting venture. It is one thing to want to get big and strong, it is another to get big just for the sake of being big. Don't be a slave to the scale when you are trying to get bigger you will be defeating your goals if you are increasing fat. What sense does it make to get large if, when you look in the mirror you can’t see your abs or any noticeable definition. Muscle confusion,nutrition, strength training and cardio will all play an important role in helping you to build lean muscle mass and you must start to incorporate these into your training.
Four things you must understand when you are talking about how to build lean muscle
Muscle Confusion
One way to build lean muscle mass is too start using heavier weights combined with less rest in between sets. Limit your rest period to 30 seconds between sets, which will give you just enough time to recover to start another set. The idea is to keep your muscles guessing by shocking them and confusing them by changing the exercises and the rest period in between sets. This type of confusion training will also help to burn unnecessary calories and help you to build more lean muscle mass.
Strength Training
There is no way to truly build lean muscle mass without adding a strength building routine to your existing program. This strength training routine must also include a fat burning program designed to bring out your muscular detail. Strength training begins by accepting the premise that you must workout the larger muscle groups. Building up your overall core strength is a direct result of working out these big muscle groups. It is crucial to work out the Legs, Back and Chest muscles by using compound exercises that target a big area and not only an individual muscle group.
Strength training using compound exercises will create an anabolic response and allow you to continue to burn calories and build muscle long after the workout is done. It really is all about gaining strength and using the best strength training program to bring you to the next level.
Cardio Training
If you neglect your cardio workout: ie: treadmill, walking, stationary bike etc you are missing out on the extra benefits that cardio training will add to your goals of building lean muscle mass. Cardio, although at times seems unnecessary, must be done to help our overall physical condition and give us the energy we need to fuel our workouts. What a waste if all that new muscle was hidden under a layer of fat. Cardio training will help you lose that layer of fat just below the skin and make your muscles pop out. Start cardio training now!
Nutrition And Protein
Nutrition plays a major role in building lean muscle mass and eating the right foods will get you that much closer to reaching your goals. The major source of bodybuilding nutrition is protein and we must eat it everyday and in the right amounts. To build lean muscle mass you must take in one gram of protein for each pound of lean muscle mass. Although considered less accurate in calculating the amount of protein we need is one gram of protein per one pound of total body weight, the beginner can use this measurement as a starting point. Once you become more experienced then you will want to tweak your intake by consuming protein based on your lean muscle mass.
If your goals are to build lean muscle mass then keeping these four things in mind will provide a great foundation to get you started and keep you on track.
Begin to build muscle mass today or keep complaining about how you look. It is up to you how you look and feel.
