If your exercising objective is to get toned or be more healthy, then regular cardio and light weight lifting will get you to that goal.  But the following muscle building tips will help you if your goal is to increase muscle mass. 

Use these tips with any muscle building program – find out more about muscle building moves in this article

1.  To grow muscle perform high quality sets with heavy weights.  You should rest one to three minutes between sets because using heavy weights works your muscles to their maximum capability.

2.  To warm up the muscles you will be using during your training session, you should complete the same exercises with less weight and do fewer reps.  Do not complete any more than 5-6 reps.  If you perform more than this, you will increase lactic acid or possibly get fatigued.   Muscle preparation does not mean stretch – stretching does not prevent injury.  If you have a muscle you intend to work on and it is particularly tight, you can stretch to loosen that muscle – but stretches are otherwise not necessary.

3.  Don’t evaluate every move you make.  Go to the gym, perform the exercises as well as you can and get stronger.  When you are finished go home and don’t think about that session any more – there is no need to stress yourself over what may have gone wrong at the gym.  You cannot perform at your best if you are stressed.

4.  Both sides of a joint should be trained the same during the week.  For example, if you work your biceps also train your triceps with the same number of sets and reps some time during your training week.  All joint muscles you work should be trained this way.

5.  Most importantly, decide that your goal is to build massive muscle – then do whatever it takes to meet that goal.  You can’t say “I don’t have time to workout” and make your goal – say instead, “I will wake up an hour earlier each morning to do my workout”.  Decide that you will find two to three hours out of your week to dedicate to the hard work it takes to completely change your body.

Following these tips and working on exercises like those in this fat loss article or this  muscle building article will help you meet your goals

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