Packing on the Pounds

Workout

1. Lift for strength- When trying to pack on pounds you want to lift for strength you don’t want to just tone. You want to get stronger this is the only way you’re going to get bigger by increasing the size and strength of your muscles. This is why it is important to note that when you lifting for strength the more muscles you lift the better and faster the results will be for you to get bigger. Lifting only certain areas will increase the size of that area however if you lifting every major muscle group then you would be enlarging every major muscle group thus enabling yourself to get much bigger because you have multiple areas growing and not just one.

2. Explosive reps- When choosing how much weight to put on you want to choose weight that you can explode with. By explode I mean lift in a forceful manner the reason having explosive reps is best is because it makes the workout more intense, thus allowing your muscles to get the best work out available for them. When exploding you should be focusing on form as an important note to remember it’s not always about strength when lifting it’s about technique the better the technique the better you can lift thus the stronger you can become.

3. Rest- It is important to understand how the human body works, it gets stronger from day to day week to week of doing anything repeatedly. So you should take appropriate time off from lifting. You should never lift every day always take a day or two a minimum off during the week. What is usually recommended is to lift for three days during the week and on two of the off days do some pushups or chin ups and sit ups things that don’t acquire you to lift actual weight. You must remember whatever you lift today you should be able to lift more than that within a week from that day. Whether it’s five pounds more or one rep more you should see some gains in your work outs. As well watch your muscle size if you find that your muscles seem to be shrinking your lifting too much to hard take a rest for a few days and come back more slower. Your muscles should actually increase in size after working out in some point of fashion not shrink. If they are shrinking they are sucking for nutrients or water that is not there which could lead to cramps and or tears.

Diet

1. Eat until your full- You should eat until your belly is stuffed this will help you to gain major weight very fast as well it will help you to increase your appetite because after your body finally digests the food it will be very hungry again because it has worked hard to digest the food you just put in it earlier thus making you able to eat more in which the more you eat the bigger you will become and because you are working out you will be gaining mostly muscle though you will gain some fat from eating this way during your work outs you will be burning the fat and building muscle

2. Eat quickly- You should eat within 20minutes of working out while your body is still cooling down from the work out you just did. If your work outs are intense and you’re actually working hard you will receive huge benefit from eating quickly because you’re immediately refilling your system. Now if you can’t eat within 20minutes you do have up to an hour where the food that you put into your system would be most effective however eating as close to 20 minutes after supplies the best results.

3. Eat Protein rich foods- Protein helps build muscle mass the more your body has to work with the better. Eating a lot protein right after your workouts and until your completely full will give you the most benefit because it will help reduce your recovery time you find that if you are a little tight or sore after working out as soon as your done eating your fine you feel much better this is because the body even after you stopped working out is still in a way using about the same amount of energy it takes time to cool the body down completely. So while you’re eating the body is actually working at a fast rate still supplying the muscles with all of the nutrients you’re putting into your body faster decreasing recovery time. When recovery time is decreased you can work out harder and longer as well during this time your body is supplying your muscles with the formula they need to get bigger and stronger.