The Worst Thing You Can Do To Ruin Long Term Muscle Growth
Since the main subject of this week has been gaining muscle, here is an article that I just got from pro fitness model and natural bodybuilder Vince Delmonte on the subject of traditional bulking. This is really a GREAT article and everyone that is interested in gaining muscle needs to take a look at it.
Natural Bodybuilding FAQ on The “Anabolic Amplifier” Program
Since a lot of you have been really interested by the email that I recently sent talking about bulking up without fat gain, and have asked me about the “Anabolic Amplifier” program mentioned on the e-reports I shared with you, I decided to answer in this article all of the questions I have gotten regarding the Anabolic Amplifier Program. Thus, here I will summarize all of the questions I got as best as I can. (more…)
Natural Bodybuilding Q&A – Do You Need to Gain Excessive Weight To Gain Muscle?
The other day I got a natural bodybuilding question regarding whether is it necessary or not to gain excessive weight in order to gain muscle. Because I get this question asked pretty often, I decided to write about it. Here is the question below: (more…)
In this article you will learn how to you can make new gains in muscle mass using the 5 sets of 5 reps natural bodybuilding workout. (more…)
In this article I talk about what natural bodybuilding workouts and diets teenagers can do to gain muscle quickly and steadily. 
Sample Bodybuilding Diet For Males With A Fast Metabolism (Hardgainer)
Meal 1 (First thing in the morning)
1-1/2 cups of dry oats mixed with water
1 banana
10 egg whites
Supplements: Multiple Vitamins/Minerals, Vitamin C (1000 mg)
Meal 2 (Between 9-9:30am as you change classes)
Lean Body Mass 60 (2 scoops) mixed with 16 ounces of skim milk and 1 Tablespoon of Flax Oil
1 Piece of Fruit (Optional)
Meal 3 (12 Noon)
1-1/2 cup of brown rice, or medium sized baked potato, or sweet potato
2 cups of green beans, broccoli or any other desired vegetable
6-8 ounces of chicken, turkey, or lean fish
Supplements: Vitamin C (1000 mg)
Definition of a Hardgainer
The popular definition of a hardgainer is a person that works out hard with weights but has a hard time putting on muscle. Six weeks of working out can go by and no significant changes in muscle size are noted other than perhaps a bit of an increase in muscle tone. According to this popular definition of a hardgainer, all of us are “hardgainers” because for the most part, putting on muscle is not an easy endeavor. The easiest period to gain muscle is during puberty. After that, gaining muscle becomes progressively harder as we age due to the fact that hormonal production starts declining between the ages of 25 and 30. (more…)
Mass Building Training Principles For Hardgainers
There are many mass building training principles that hardgainers need to follow in order to get results from their bodybuilding training routines. Because of the hardgainer’s fast metabolic rate, not all bodybuilding routines are suitable for this type.
Hardgainers’ Training Principles
Sessions should be short: 60 minutes maximum. The maximum amount of time a weight training session should last is 60 minutes. After 60 minutes the levels of muscle building hormones like growth hormone and testosterone begin to drop. In addition, the stored carbohydrates in your muscle cells and liver, glycogen, which is the fuel that your muscles use to contract, is depleted. If you weight train more than 60 minutes you will actually be wasting your time since you will no longer have the hormones or the fuel necessary to produce muscle growth. Continue to train past 60 minutes and you will get impaired recovery which leads to overtraining, a condition where your body does not recover from its weight training sessions. This leads to loss of strength and muscle mass.
Gain Weight And Muscle Mass As You Minimize Body Fat
While most of us who practice bodybuilding are trying to lose fat as we gain muscle, there are some people who are interested in just bulking up; which in simple terms means eating more and training heavier in order to gain muscle weight.
There could be many reasons for this:
1. A bodybuilder whose metabolism is so great that requires a plan just suited for exclusive muscle gain; the so called hardgainer.
2. A person who practices a sport, such as football, that may require a certain weight.
3. A bodybuilder who simply wants to go up a weight class (if he or she competes) or who simply wants to go on an exclusive muscle gain phase (like most bodybuilders do during Winter).
Like everything, there is a right way and a wrong way to do things.
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