MUSCLE BUILDING TIPS 2

TIPS FOR GAINING MUSCLES

Gaining muscles is so easy; however caution has to be taken to ensure that the process of gaining muscles is safe to the body health.

Start proper weight lifting techniques

Weight lifting is said to overwork the muscles which in turn forces it to grow. This has to be carefully done and in a stepwise manner. Add the weights in bits to keep pushing your body out of the comfort zone. 

Eat plenty of protein

Muscles are basically proteins or rather amino acids. This basically means that without proteins in your diet, you are simply taking a fruitless journey. If you wish to gain more muscles then you need more proteins. Some of the foods which are known to contain high amounts of proteins are: 

Eat enough carbohydrates

Recognizing that during workouts high amounts of calories are used, it is therefore crucial that you consume carbohydrates to ensure that you get enough calories.  

Get enough hours of sleep

If you did not know, then sleep is a very important element in building muscles. During sleep, your muscles are built; growth hormones are released which leads to gaining of muscles.

Do Calisthenics or Compound Exercises

These exercises include the push-ups, pull ups, Pistols, Reverse crunches, and dips. They encourage your body to use primary muscle groups, stabilizing the muscles and your core. When you do these exercises more frequently, they become easy and you definitely gain more muscles. The more you do them the more you gain more muscles.

Eat more post-work out meals

Every time you exercise, you use calories which you have to replace. After a workout, eat a meal that is high in fat burning carbs and protein. This is to ensure that the muscle tissue can rebuild them in a bigger and stronger way.

Drink plenty of water

Water is very crucial in gaining muscles. This component has been overlooked many who give tips on how to gain muscles as if it is less important. During exercises, your body needs a lot of water; this is because if you are dehydrated, your muscles suffer the same fate. Drink two to four liters of water a day depending on your body size.

Eat whole foods

Not all foods are whole foods, so be careful, eat foods unprocessed foods, do not eat foods from a box. This way you will be sure to get lower body fat which will be able to maintain and increase the muscle mass more drastically. Examples of whole organic foods which will give you vitamins, minerals phytonutrients that is required for recovery are;

·         Proteins family: Meat, poultry, fish, whey, eggs, and milk

·         Vitamins: Banana, orange, apple, pineapple and pears

·         Fats: Olive oil, fish oil, nuts, coconut oil, and flax seeds

·         Vegetables: Tomatoes, salad, spinach, carrot and cabbage

·         Lentils, black rice, brown rice and yams.

Eat enough good fats

Not all fats are bad to your body. Your body requires fats for growth so it is paramount that as you seek to gain more muscles, then you have to consume good fats.

MUSCLE BUILDING TIPS

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