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Two Fundamentals for Long Term Bodybuilding Gains

October 9, 2009 Filed Under: Strength Training 

A proper muscle building and weight gain workout routine is the first key to achieving the results you want in the shortest amount of time. You will quickly discover however that the routine itself is only part of the puzzle as simply lifting some weights once in a while won’t get you there.

If you want to see real results in a short amount of time then you have to commit to a fitness weight training program designed to achieve massive muscle growth.

Others can show you the proper exercises and routines but it is up to you and only you to get out there and do them consistently. Take action and build momentum until you become unstoppable.

With that said, there are 2 basic principles your weight training program must include if you want to be successful at quickly achieving your goals.

1. High Intensity Training

It is vital for the production of muscle mass that you put as much stress on the muscles as possible during each workout so that they heal and regrow and much as possible during recuperation. A high intensity workout therefore requires that you focus on lifting as much weight as possible with fewer reps, and do only one set per exercise. Doing this 1 to 3 times a week will allow you to increase the weight each week.

2. Well-Rounded Routines

It is very important that you balance your routine so that you develop strength in all of your muscles while bulking up the larger muscle groups. The intense workouts described above should be performed on a one week on, three weeks off basis. The other three weeks should focus on standard strength training with less weight and more sets of reps for a more balanced strength training to keep up with the increasing muscle mass.

Supplementation and proper nutrition are of course another needed component. Combined with these two basic principles and a commitment to succeed you will see the results you want in no time.

When shopping for the right bodybuilding supplement I highly recommend trying Acai Force.

Related Reading:

Cardio Strength Training: Torch Fat, Build Muscle, and Get Stronger Faster
Strength Training Anatomy (Sports Anatomy Series)
Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning - 3rd Edition
Strength Training for Triathletes
Women's Strength Training Anatomy

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