Gain Muscle Fast

ProTFitness
ProTFitness Posts: 1,379 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
An artical tought I would share

Gain Muscle Fast
Whether you are male or female with colder weather coming there is no time better than now for you to gain muscle fast by following the fundamentals stated in this article.

Remember one thing here, the greater amount of lean muscle mass you have the higher resting metabolic rate you possess. This occurs because your muscle cells actually use energy for every movement meaning a higher caloric burn than fat cells which only do one thing – accumulate and take up space.

If you’re one who is concentrated on being as lean as you can be, then I can’t stress how good it is for you to change your goals for at least a couple months and focus on gaining muscle.

This is important as a principal to adding variety to your workout and training routines simply because our body has an incredible ability to adapt over time to whatever stress you put on it.

So even though you may think that doing a cross fit or intense bootcamp class two or three times a week should be your golden ticket then you have it all wrong. After a couple months your body is expecting these exercises and has made itself as efficient as possible to push you through it but it’s time for a change now.

Gain Muscle Fast: More Meals

With a focus on gaining muscle your diet should consist of eating several meals and snacks throughout the day. When your focus is on leaning out then often times this creates unfavorable results for your muscles because your diet has to be so strict that it cuts out any excess calories. On the hand with a focus on muscle gain, the more you feed your muscles the quicker they will grow. It’s really easy as that!

Let’s look at a sample meal plan for someone wanting to gain as much muscle as they can in just 6 weeks:

Meal 1:
4oz Chicken or Fish
4oz Broccoli or Green Beans or Spinach
12-18 Almonds

Meal 2:
4oz Chicken or Fish
4oz Broccoli or Green Beans or Spinach
12-18 Almonds

Meal 3: Pre Workout
2 scoops Scivation Whey with 8 oz Water
1 tsp Peanut Butter
3.5oz Blueberries
5g Primaforce Creaform

Meal 4: Post Workout
4oz Chicken or Fish
4oz Broccoli or Green Beans or Spinach
5g Primaforce Creaform

Meal 5:
2 Whole Eggs
3 Egg Whites
1/2 cup Mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped Green Peppers

Meal 6:
2 scoops Scivation Whey
4 tsp Peanut Butter

Gain Muscle Fast: Lower Repetitions

Training with lower repetitions and more rest is a very important fundamental for gaining muscle fast. What we’re looking at is for instance 6-8 repetitions per set maximum.

Your last repetition should be simply stated – almost impossible! In this case I would highly recommend that you have someone spot you so you can go as hard and heavy as you can. This is when it is a good idea to have a personal trainer on hand because they will also continually bring to your attention your form (that is if you have a good personal trainer!).

With higher power output this means that you can also give your muscles more rest time between exercises. So instead of resting for 30 seconds you can go on the higher end of 60-90 seconds.

The benefit behind this is that your body will have enough time to provide your muscles with the energy/nutrients they need to push you through your next set. Secret: professional athletes are known to go through periods with this kind of power training including longer rest periods.

Gain Muscle Fast: High Quality Supplements

Since we want to make sure that we are providing our body with all the essential vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and fatty acids for gaining muscle then including high quality supplements in your daily routine is a great way to make sure you are all covered. Let’s look at some of the absolute essentials…

High quality lactose and sugar free whey protein is a definite must for making sure you have enough protein and most importantly the essential amino acids which are used to build your muscle. One of the best in the market which just won the best new 2010 supplement award is Optimum Platinum Hydrowhey

Highly researched, tested and completely safe for muscle gain is creatine monohydrate. Creatine is a nitrogenous organic acid that provides energy to our muscles and helps with muscle recovery and growth. One of the most highly rated creatines in the market is AST Micronized Creatine

Another truly tested and safe supplement is BCAA. BCAA stands for branch chained amino acids and are the building blocks of muscle protein synthesis and recovery. A bonus is that it is great for also boosting your immune system which can really come in handy when you are training at your max. Without a doubt the most talked about BCAA supplement is SciVation Xtend.

Gain Muscle Fast: Conclusion
Although this article looks at the fundamentals of gaining muscle fast it’s not without merit that I bring up diet, lower reps and supplementation as a focus in this article. I’ve looked a thousands of training programs and consulted with trainers of pro athletes on this topic and it’s always surprising to see how many people forget about the fundamentals and have to continually remind themselves of that talked about in this article.

I invite you to revisit your training program regardless of your sex and work towards building muscle for the next several weeks. If you have any questions or feedback come up please leave a comment below, and I will promise to read them and maybe even write articles which go in further depth on your questions…

Replies

  • cobygrey
    cobygrey Posts: 270 Member
    i like this
  • Great article; thanks!

    I am curious about whey protein being a "must." Isn't whole food protein superior to whey?
  • weaklink109
    weaklink109 Posts: 2,831 Member
    Interesting article. Please post the source, website (if applicable), author, publication name.
  • It does read a little like an advert for Scivation Whey.

    I'd rather eat the chicken to be honest :)
  • Nice article Pro T!
  • FrenchMob
    FrenchMob Posts: 1,167 Member
    The article makes things sound way too easy & it's misleading.

    The higher number of meals per day is true, but that also applies to any form of proper dieting, even for weight loss as the point behind it is to keep the metabolism burning.

    Lower reps (6-8) - Only half true. That rep range will give you more bulk (muscle size), but not necessarily more strength. Reps in the 8-12 range will give you less bulk but more strength, but still capable of building lean tissue, just a different form of it.

    Creatine is suppose to help with faster recovery between sets, but the product itself will not build lean muscle faster, and even the "faster recovery" has been proven to be very minimal.

    Certain whey proteins are better as a post workout meal as it will absorb much faster than whole foods will.

    Like everything else on the internet, do your research.
  • Thanks for the clarification Ray.
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    Good post. But the average female is afraid of muscle.
  • FrenchMob
    FrenchMob Posts: 1,167 Member
    Good post. But the average female is afraid of muscle.
    ....and they shouldn't be. Because of the low levels of testosterone in females, it's very difficult to bulk up.
  • Muscle = tight butt. I will take muscle over skinny fat any day.
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    A lot of these articles have been informative, but this one falls completely off the cliff of reality into hyperbolic blather.
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    I'm assuming that Primaforce and Scivation is by the same company.
  • rolandhulme
    rolandhulme Posts: 148 Member
    A lot of these articles have been informative, but this one falls completely off the cliff of reality into hyperbolic blather.

    Huzzah for use of the word 'hyperbolic' - which incidently should be the name of a weight training supplement, if it's not already.
  • musclebuilder
    musclebuilder Posts: 324 Member
    The article makes things sound way too easy & it's misleading.

    The higher number of meals per day is true, but that also applies to any form of proper dieting, even for weight loss as the point behind it is to keep the metabolism burning.

    Lower reps (6-8) - Only half true. That rep range will give you more bulk (muscle size), but not necessarily more strength. Reps in the 8-12 range will give you less bulk but more strength, but still capable of building lean tissue, just a different form of it.

    Creatine is suppose to help with faster recovery between sets, but the product itself will not build lean muscle faster, and even the "faster recovery" has been proven to be very minimal.

    Certain whey proteins are better as a post workout meal as it will absorb much faster than whole foods will.

    Like everything else on the internet, do your research.

    If you are progressively increasing weight on the bar you are getting stronger be it 6,8,12 reps. Creatine monohydrate is among the most studied and proven supplements ever. Supplementing with CM increases your C stores/CP stores in muscle. This will prolong the immediate energy source used during short high intensity activities and thus regulate the rate of glycolysis.. This will enable you to do more work. More work will result in improved performence and that will help increase gains in lean muscle.
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