Just as a tree cannot grow with out sufficient water, sunlight and soil no matter what else you give it, to build up muscle your body also has several things that you absolutely must provide it with in order to grow. No amount of fancy exercise equipment, supplement or outfit will allow you to grow muscle if you do not take the following essential steps:

1) Eat big. Some people never really grasp this concept! If you desire more muscle then you have to give your body something to built it out of, like more calories. If you are not taking on extra calories then your body has nothing to build up muscleswith. Buying a large set of plates and dishes is one good way to ensure you never forget to eat a lot. In this manner you constantly remind yourself each meal of your need for calories for muscle growth. Five or six meals a day will allow you to easily consume lots of calories for muscle growth.

2) Workout intensely. If you are not pushing yourself in the gym then your muscles have no reason to grow. Give your muscle a reason to grow by working out hard for no longer than 45 minutes. Stick to the time proven mass building exercises like: bench presses, deadlifts, shoulder presses, squats,. These stimulate more muscle growth than many others.

3) Do not forget to drink water. Just as your body needs excess calories to grow you r body also requires water for all of the muscle building reactions to take place. Training of course will also increase your fluid intake needs. Carry a bottle of water with you everywhere you go.

And of course just as you cannot expect a plant to grow if you throw harmful substances and so on on it there are several things you absolutely must not do in order to build up muscles

1) Do not over-train. You are more likely to decrease your strength then increase it if you train too much. Why? Following an intense training session your muscles are actually broken down by micro-tears. It then builds itself back up bigger and stronger than previously over the next few days. You will always be unable to grow if you do not allow you muscle sufficient time to recover. Quality rest is essential. 

2) Do not stuff your body full of useless calories. Sure your body needs a lot of calories but it also needs then to be of decent quality in order to build up muscle. Food products such as these: eggs, fish, chicken, potatoes, leafy green vegetables, pasta, fruit, rice and so on should be a pretty average days food. For muscle building these are all awesome.

3) Don’t ever give up. The same thing does not work for everybody all the time. If progress is not apparent then mix things up and experiment with different exercises, a different diet in fact do anything you can but never ever give up. Stick to your goal and you will achieve it. do not forget to enjoy the process of growing and being healthy, don’t punish yourself for not turning into Arnie overnight it will take time, keep a training log to monitor your progress and for motivation.

So ask yourself honestly and sincerely if you really are adhering to these guidelines as best as you can. If you are not then if you really want to build muscle up then wouldn’t now be a good time to change?

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