This is the solution to a problem many people are having. They want to build bigger muscle but they dont know how. Well check out these tips and you will be gaining bigget muscle in no time. I have compiled some mistakes that you should avoid so your results wont be hindered.
Training Too Often- In order to build bigger muscle, you have to give your body with the proper nutrition and allow it time to rest and recover. Without ample rest, you will never grow to your maximal potential. Because of this, I strongly suggest that you do not train with weights more than 3-4 days per week.
Training Strictly For the Pump- I'm tired of seeing people in the gym doing high volume training all the time. It does lead to a great pump, but great pumps do not always lead to muscle growth. You can get a little pump by traeding down water for a few minutes but it will not cause you to build bigger muscle. Make training for the pump one of the last priorities during your workout.
Not Cycling Your Training Intensity- Overzealous guys love to work themselves into the ground. They figure the harder they work the quicker they will build bigger muscle and gains will come. The problem with that is when you constantly train to failure you will eventually burn out your central nervous system and this will greatly slow down your recovery and thus the rate at which you build bigger muscle. If you want to create long lasting gains you have to back off once in a while and give your body a break. After a period of reduced intensity you can ramp back up again and repeat the cycle.
Using the Wrong Exercise Order- One thing that is often overlooked by those interested in how to gain muscle is exercise order. Always start your workouts with the most demanding exercise. So if you are doing a clean or any other form of explosive lift or jump this exercise would usually come before squats or chin ups. If you are not doing explosive lifts or speed work, the biggest compound exercise should almost always come first. Therefore a deadlift would usually come before a chin up. Also, the heaviest, lowest rep sets should be done early in the workout and the higher rep work should be done at the end. There are exceptions to this rule and times when breaking it could actually be quite beneficial but for the most part his is how you should plan your training.
Not Using a Training Journal- If you want to build bigger muscle get and stronger you absolutely must record each and every workout you do in some type of notebook or training journal. This way you can know what is working and what isn’t and you can also measure your progress over time. The most important element of the training journal is that it gives you a quantifiable goal to beat every time you enter the gym. There is no way anyone (unless you have a photographic memory) can remember all of the details of every workout they do. So without a record of it you are just guessing and never know if you are doing more or less than the previous workout. And if you want to get bigger and stronger you had better be doing more; be it weight, sets or reps.
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