If You’re Looking to Pack on Muscle, This is Essential

More strength means more muscle.

Likewise, the heavier the weights you lift, the stronger your body becomes, and the bigger your muscles become.

This is why building muscle is a common goal for almost everyone who lifts weights.

Well, the thing is, regardless of who you are or what your goals are, muscles don’t come easily.

For instance, a beginner lifter who has a lot of room to grow can aim for two pounds per month while a seasoned lifter will gain even less during a bulking stage.

But don’t worry! The good news is that it doesn’t have to be complex just because it isn’t easy.

Building muscles come down to three factors: diet, exercise, and recovery–we will be touching more on those next so keep watching.

For the remaining time, we will walk you through four essential tips to pack more muscles.

Lift more weight
To live more, you can choose one of the two ways.

First off, is to increase the number of reps to perform and secondly, is to increase the amount of weight to lift.

But if you want better and faster results, adding pounds to your lifts and performing more reps is the key.

If you choose option 1, consider using drop sets for your normal work set then drop the weight for another set until failure.

Increase gradually only and never overdo it.

To add more pounds, put more plates onto the bar or use heavier dumbbells.

Eat more protein
As cliche, as it sounds but abs, are made in the kitchen.

In fact, so are your triceps, biceps, pectorals–you get the idea.

You can lift all you want, but if you aren’t eating right, then you’re curbing your gains.

For those who lift heavy a few times per week, aim for at least 0.8 pounds of protein per pound of your body weight to facilitate the growth of muscles.

Give your body enough recovery time
Technically speaking, muscle building takes place when you’re sleeping.

Lifting heavy weight causes tears in the muscle fibers.

When the body is asleep, it utilizes much lesser energy, so more of the nutrients you’ve consumed is used to repair the damage in your muscle fibers.

Simply put, scrimping on sleep is the same as robbing your body of its most crucial time for building muscles.

For active people, aim for 8 to 10 hours of shuteye every day.

Be consistent
It’s impossible to develop muscles overnight.

That said, you can do some ways to accelerate the process.

Although it’s normal for everyone to miss a workout here and there, it’s essential to also display consistency.

Show up and put in work even when you aren’t in the mood or you’re tired.

It isn’t an ideal condition but it’s much better to exercise when you’re at 75% or even less than 50% than to entirely skip a workout.

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