Part 2
Workouts for Building Muscle Mass
Principles of Success!
This is the second part of my article concerning workouts for building muscle mass.
We have 3 more VERY IMPORTANT fundamental principles to cover when looking to understand and develop the best workouts for building muscle mass.
These include workouts that should: -
1) Encourage balanced development
2) Use basic multi joint compound movements extensively
3) Be completed in under an hour.
In developing effective workouts for building muscle mass it is essential that the body is trained collectively and in BALANCE
Muscles in the body exist in pairs, and work in opposition. For complete development these opposing muscles should be trained equally, and by doing so, the risk of imbalance and injury is dramatically reduced!
It really is as simple as that.
Signs of imbalance can be easy to spot in those who have trained without due consideration to this principle. Over developed pectorals at the expense of back musculature is the most common - signified by forward rounding shoulders and knuckles that trail along the floor! (well not quite, but you know what I mean!)
Compound Exercises RULE!
One of the best ways to build muscle mass is to focus your attention on performing the major multi joint compound movements performed with free weights.
The key to these muscle building exercises success lies in the sheer amount of muscle mass involved when performing the exercise and the degree of stress they place on the body.
Think about it for a moment, how many times in your average gym do you see anyone performing heavy squats and dead lifts for reps?
Answer is, not that many!
The reason is because these exercises are awfully hard work - and let’s face it, most people don’t like them due to their severity.
BUT it’s the fact that they are so challenging that makes them so effective for muscle building.
Building Muscle Mass
The 60 Minute Max Rule!
This is one of the biggest players when it comes to building muscle fast. If your workouts last longer than an hour, you’re doing something wrong and seriously hindering your progress.
When a heavy muscle building workout is performed properly, the body responds during the session by increasing its natural hormonal output in terms of testosterone and growth hormone, which are both CRUCIAL hormones in building muscle.
However, once you dip over 60 minutes a hormone called cortisol is released in increasing amounts, while the others decrease, causing increased MUSCLE BREAKDOWN - exactly the opposite of what your trying to achieve!
So there you have it, the fundamental secrets behind all super effective muscle building workouts.
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