Flexible Muscle Mass Building Plans For Optimum Muscle Gains

How many people are discouraged with all the overbearing muscle building programs out there? Isn’t it frustrating to want to gain some solid muscle mass, only to find that you need extensive gym equipment just to perform these strenuous muscle building programs? Maybe you have a serious lower back problem, but the workout you’ve found wants you doing dead-lifts. Why don’t we look at some BETTER options in muscle building programs!

The Type of Resistance Doesn’t Matter as Much as Many Would Suggest

Remember the “age old” argument that “free-weight training is WAY better for gaining muscle?” The ESSENTIAL POINT is that you are DOING the resistance training. It really makes NO difference whether you’re getting it from free weights, body weight, or gym equipment. Arthur Jones the inventor of the Nautilus machines trained quite a few successful bodybuilders to get improve their physiques using his machines. Basically, the whole “free-weight training is better than body-weight training or gym equipment” is PURE NONSENSE! You’re muscles WILL see gains as long as you are PUSHING them.

Combining certain muscle groups together, or separating one from another, isn’t really that important, either.

Regardless of working out 5 times a week, or just once, you CAN get a complete and full-body workout that gives you everything you need. The essential focal point here isn’t so much the grouping of each body part, as it is the TIME each day will be working out. The advantage of a 3 day split over training your entire body in a day is that your workouts will probably shorter. But that’s not to say that you can’t still get some great benefits from muscle building programs tailored to fit into one day a week. You’re basically trading longer hours for less days. Personally, 4 days a week works great for me. This is just my preference. Make sure and pick a split routine that makes sense for your schedule.

More repetitions vs. less repetitions – which is better?

Again, there’s really NO right or wrong answer here. Well my answer to that is that higher reps are great if you want to increase sarcoplasmic muscle growth. It’s know as sarcoplasmic muscle growth, and it’s AWESOME for bulking up. On the other hand, if the “Hollywood look” is your goal, along with overall strength, then you want less reps. For the best of both worlds, try doing more reps for a period, then switch to less reps for a time afterwards.

Working out a certain hours of the day won’t really change your overall results, either.

The nice thing about training in the morning is that you get it out the way. On the other hand, morning exercise CAN increase the potential for injury if you do not warm up first. Really, either way works well. I am of the belief that getting up before 5:30AM is only acceptable if I am going on vacation or a road trip, but many people swear by early morning workouts.

Well, I sincerely hope this article has helped you gain a better understanding of muscle building programs, and how you can fit one in – even into YOUR busy schedule!