No Nonsense Muscle Building. We Start Today.
What kind of feelings do you have when see the big, strong, muscular guys at the gym flexing and flashing their muscles as they lift heavy weights? Many people would say that the best description of the emotion that they feel in this situation would be 'jealousy'. This feeling increases even more when you find yourself looking in the mirror and all you see is a skinny person when compared to what you have just witnessed.
It is not easy to build muscles. It requires hard work and perseverance. You must have a plan. A couple of weeks in the gym will not be sufficient enough to give you 24-inch biceps and a 48-inch chest. If it did, we would all be walking around with 'six-pack abs', 24-inch biceps, developed shoulders and a chiseled chest.
The fact that only a few own a well-built physique suggests that for transforming yourself from a 'skinny guy' into a 'macho bodybuilder' you have to do something extra. Sleeping all day and eating all sorts of junk food will never do any good if you want to build a muscular physique. You have to give your 100% if you want to become a professional bodybuilder.
The first and perhaps the mot important step in your "no nonsense muscle building" program is to plan your diet. Your diet should not only be rich in nutrients; it should also be huge in quantity. You can find out the exact number of calories you need to consume (for building muscle) from various online calorie counters. General rule says that you need to consume 1-2 grams of protein for every kg of your bodyweight.
High fat food should be avoided. Since carbohydrates provide energy, they are an important part of your diet. The second step in the "no nonsense muscle building" program is to plan your workout schedule. When you exercise, workout one body part every day, progressively increasing the amount of weight, not the number of repetitions.
Working out for more than 50 minutes or performing high-resistance cardiovascular exercises like 'skipping' or 'swimming' before your workout will never let you gain muscle. Over-training is something which you must avoid. Remember that for becoming a 'pro', you need to act like a 'pro'. Kick start your "no nonsense muscle building" with determination and a day will come when you will no longer be the average skinny man!
Your diet is perhaps the most important element in the "no nonsense muscle building" plan. It is the first thing you should look at. You need to ensure that your diet contains a large amount of nutrients. There are numerous online calorie counters that will give you the precise amount of calories needed to build muscle. It is widely known that for every kg of body weight, you should consume 1-2 grams of protein. In the second important step you need to have a workout regime for yourself. Train one body part daily. Increase the weights progressively as you perform an exercise like bench-press.
Published January 28th, 2008