Friday, December 12, 2008

Build Muscle Quickly With These 3 Tips

By Caleb Lee

Whether you are new to weightlifting or not, you can benefit from these tips and learn how to build muscle quickly.

There are 3 tips you can use to get started that will help you to build the best quality muscle. Having these tips in your workout will help you prevent building fake muscle that isn't permanent.

Tip 1) Make it Short and Sweet

You want to get in the gym and out within an hour. Anymore than an hour for your workout, and you will result in lactic acid build-up, which will only hurt your muscle building program. Do not perform your exercises faster just to get them in, in under an hour. Simply use more weight and less repetitions and sets to ensure your body will tear down the muscle enough to build and then move on. Using exercises like the squat and deadlift, which use the entire body, will help in working many muscles in a short amount of time and also develop better stabilization.

Tip 2) Regulate Your Food Intake

Please do not think you need to go on a diet, limiting what you eat. You might get sick and that is not the point of working out. To help you build muscle quickly, concentrate on what you eat. A god target is to consume 40% protein, 40% carbohydrates, and 20% fat. Those are the three main nutrients needed for your muscles to grow. This does not limit you because there are many foods out there that will accomplish this target diet. For protein, you can eat fish and beef. Oils, like fish and olive oil, will help with the fat needed. Carbohydrates can be obtained by fruits and oatmeal. There are many other choices, so don't think this will limit your variety of foods.

Tip 3) Relax and Sleep

Sleep will help your body concentrate on rebuilding your muscles. Without it, you will take forever to recuperate. Make sure to get at least 8 hours of sleep if possible. Try to be relaxed and take on the least amount of stress throughout your day as possible. Naps in your free time are like drinking a coffee in the morning for that boost of energy. They only boost your healing process and take off your recovery time.

Using these tips will give you the right foundation to build muscle quickly.

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