Three Simple Steps to Building Maximum Muscle
By
Sean Barker
Even with today’s technology, we still don’t completely understand everything
involved in muscle growth. There are actually a whole series of biological
processes that are triggered after hard, heavy weight training. Despite all the
advances in medical science and human kinetics, the most effective and the most
practical advice for building rock solid muscle can be found in the lifters of
the past.
Here are the three simple steps to building maximum muscle that have survived
for generations:
1. Reload
Heavy isn’t good when you’re looking down at the bathroom scale, but lifting
heavy weights is good. You can come up with many reasons to train using
different rep ranges in your workouts, but most experts agree that using reps in
the 4–6 rep range recruits the fast twitch muscle fibers, which have the most
potential for growth. So train hard and heavy.
2. Refuel
Your body is most efficient at processing nutrients directly after your workout.
Carbohydrates get soaked up to replenish energy. Protein gets used to repair and
rebuild muscle tissue. Healthy fats get broken down to fight inflammation and
support hormone production. Vitamins and minerals need to be replaced for
hydration and to aid in basic metabolic functions. Don’t worry if you don’t
drink a micro cross-filtered whey hydrolysate nitro oxide shake within four
milliseconds of your workout. Eat after your workout.
3. Recharge
There’s a reason we can’t see in the dark. It’s because we should be sleeping!
Try getting at least eight hours of sleep a night. Your body releases most of
its brain boosting melatonin and growth hormone during sleep, which helps
regulate your circadian rhythm and recharge your metabolism to burn fat and
build muscle during the day and night. Don’t forget that the early morning hours
are also prime time for testosterone production, which is your body’s main
thermostat for sleeve-splitting muscle growth. Go to bed.
That’s it? Yeah, that’s right. It’s that simple. Leave the science to the
guys in the lab coats and the heavy lifting to you.
Sean Barker is a certified personal trainer and a proud and busy dad. He
has been involved in the health and fitness industry for over 15 years and has
appeared in High Performance Muscle magazine. He has been on health and fitness
radio shows and was selected as a sponsored athlete by one of the top supplement
nutrition companies in the world. His popular Dad Fitness fat loss workouts have
helped thousands of dads around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in
less than three hours per week. For more information on the Dad Fitness workouts
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