This is How to Build Muscle Fast

This is How to Build Muscle Fast

I'll cut straight to the chase with this article and tell you how to build muscle fast.  You will need, not only, a great workout program and eating plan, but the desire to work hard and discipline yourself to stick with it.

It is very easy to tell yourself that you will join the gym and go 5 days per week, or eat healthily every day, except for Sundays.  The reality of this, however, is that unless you have the drive and discipline to be consistent with this, you will find it very hard to reach your goal.  It sounds easy enough, but there are always the external distractions of the office drinks after work, or the television program you want to see.  You need the focus and desire to be able to get around these distractions, and make your health and fitness a priority.

Your Workout Program

If you commit to your workout program, there will be various phases to your training to ensure that your body is prepared properly for what is ahead.  The first phase of your training will be the conditioning phase.  This will prepare your muscles, tendons, and ligaments for the strain of resistance training, and get you mentally prepared to focus on the muscles that you are working on.

The next phase will depend on your main goal.  This could be all out muscle building, or it could be shaping and toning, or strength work.  The training programs for these goals will vary in the sets, reps, and tempo that are used in your workouts.  Muscle building will generally comprise of 3 sets, 8-10 reps, 3-4 exercises per body part, and a moderate tempo to the movement.  Shaping and toning comprises 2 sets, 10-12 reps, 1-2 exercises per body part, and a slow tempo to the movement.  Strength comprises 3-6 sets, 2-5 reps, 2-3 exercises per body part, and a fast tempo to the positive part of the exercise, slow to the negative part.

Your Eating Plan

Your eating plan is just as important, if not more so, than your workout program.  You must ensure you are taking in enough calories and getting the right mix of each food group to allow for the gain in muscle size, without adding too much weight as body-fat.  It should also give you enough energy for your workouts and for recovery afterwards.  The general split of each food-group should be 50% Carbohydrate, 30% Protein, 20% Fat.

These are the basics of how to build muscle fast.  For a more in depth guide, please see my bio area.

Hi, I am Stuart Carter and i am a Personal Trainer with 9 years experience in the Health & Fitness industry. Unfortunately I had to close my Personal Training studio down last year, so have decided to take the knowledge I have obtained in the last 9 years and put it to good use on the World Wide Web. I have developed my own health and fitness website, which reviews programs across the areas of Muscle Gain, Weight Loss, and Abs training.