Sunday, November 30, 2008

Bodybuilding Workout Progams for Hardgainers

By Stephen Dale

There are countless oridinary men and women that regularly go to a gym in order to increase lean body mass. They strive for a much improved body shape but all too seldom they do not accomplish their goals.

As the months pass by they become increasingly discouraged with their absence of muscle mass increase.

This can be a regular problem for anyone expessing a desire to improve their body shape, which is why many people quit, thinking that they are by some means unable to add body mass.

So why does this occur to so many people and what can you do to resolve it?

From my knowledge, those of us who do not make good muscle gains in the gym make the same mistakes time after time.

Read on below to see if you are making these everyday mistakes, with solutions for every problem.

Hardgainers opt for the wrong body building workouts to reach their aims, often following expert bodybuilding programs from books and magazines.

This is no good for the typical guy or girl, and in particular for hardgainers.

To build mass you must train for around forty five minutes with heavy weights, doing 2 or 3 sets for each exercise. Keep your sets at between 8-15 sets per weight training visit.

It does nothing to benefit you by doing 20 or more sets and sacrificing many hours at the gym.

Doing the same body building program day after day, even though they haven't made any evident muscle mass gains.

To be able to increase muscle mass you must completely change your workout every 12 weeks maximum. Your body has a kind of muscle memory so it quickly gets used to the same muscle training routine you do again and again every week.

You need to suprise your muscles by changing your bodybuilding programs routinely.

Not having days off from weight training.

I take 1 week off half way through every weight training program.

This gives my muscles time off to recuperate and revitalize. In the past, before I took regular time off I often experienced muscle strains and tendon injuries.

An additional advantage is that I often experience increased strength after I've taken a week off.

Bodybuilding training on successive days.

Doing body building programs that involve using heavy weights places a lot of tension on your muscles. It can even take up to 24 hours to re-establish your glycogen energy reserves. Therefore, try to train no more than 2 consecutive days. This will ensure your body can re-nourish itself, resulting in optimal energy when you train at the gym.

You depend on bodybuilding supplements to compensate for a incorrect diet.

Many muscle building supplements are not anything more than high priced marketing gimmicks. They drain your bank account of hard earned cash and do nothing to build lean muscle. Even if you spend $75 a week on bodybuilding supplements, it will make no more than 10% difference to your lean muscle mass gains.

All workout programs should be prepared around a stable dietary plan.

You have got to make certain that you nourish your muscles with the nutrients it needs in order to develop solid muscle mass.

Putting it all together

In order to increase muscle faster than you have ever achieved previously, you must forget the traditional body building methods that you have picked up in the past from pro body builders in muscle magazines.

Hardgainers in particular must adjust their body building programs and stop repeating the common errors I've mentioned in this article. Make these changes and should see some significant results! - 16089

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