Secrets on building bigger muscles revealed

May 14
08:36

2010

Jack Bane

Jack Bane

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Having bigger and stronger muscles is not a secret or a gift. Everyone has the potential to achieve it if enough patience, dedication and proper techniques are employed. See some of the best ways on how to build lean mass in your body.

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The chest and abdominal muscles are two of the most prominent body parts for male bodybuilders. Girls love them and guys envy them. Having a great and chiseled chest/pectorals is something most bodybuilders seek when they first sign-up at the gym. However,Secrets on building bigger muscles revealed Articles some of them get frustrated for not getting results they wanted. Some turn to illegal means like anabolic steroids and drugs while some finally give up, pack their bags and leave the gym for good.

Honestly, there are a lot of natural methods one can employ in order to gain muscles in the chest area. Most bodybuilders like to use the bench press as their key exercise for the chest. There's nothing wrong with that, however you must understand and keep in mind these things in order to develop the pecs you always dream of.

Overload

The concept of overloading the muscles to grow is quite old. However, only a few people fully understand its concepts. Muscle overloading for beginners is a piece of cake since they are not accustom to the routines or exercises they do. However, pro weight trainees are at risk of plateaus (muscle gains and strength) when they do exercise like the bench press often.

What you would like to do is learn how to overload the muscle differently that is by using different exercises, different weight, different resting period, different bench angles or different equipments. Your muscle shouldn't be literally "bored" or get to memorize the things that you do at the gym. In other words, if you want to overload your chest muscles and make it grow you should have a variety in your training routine.

Nutrition

I say nutrition constitute 60% of the process for you to gain muscles. I experienced training for several months and was always baffled how come I only increase my strength by a couple of pounds and my overall package looks the same. Then I realized that I'm missing an important element in my weight training - to eat. Eat natural and healthy food group that is rich in carbs, protein and fat. On all food groups, I give protein the upper hand in building good set of muscles. Eat quality protein that comes from eggs and chicken breasts. They are not high in cholesterol but contains good amount of protein supplements your body needs.

Rest

If you want to have great set of chest muscles or bigger muscles, you need to have enough rest. Rest is crucial for recuperation/ recovery of torn muscle fibers in your body. Doctors recommend 8-10 hours of sleep which is good. You can sleep more during the day as well. If you don't like sleeping then this is the time to like them. You can't build muscles of steel if your body doesn't have the time to build them. Having a good rest will help you prepare for your next workout routine.

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