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How To Get Muscle Fast
By Edward Hickford

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I always get asked how to get muscle fast! The solution is simple and comprises of 3 essential factors - nutrition, training and rest. How you go about these three things will determine how fast you bulk up. Believe me - if you do things correctly, people will think you are taking steroids!

I've put nutrition at the top of the list as it is THE MOST IMPORTANT factor in your success. You have got to eat if you want to gain those pounds! I want you to eat at least 6 meals a day, not a huge amount in each meal but make sure it contains fat, carbohydrate and protein. 6 good meals a day will put your body in a prime state to build muscle mass and you will have a steady stream of nutrition. Divide the meals up equally at 3 hours apart. Be sure to weigh yourself at the start of your bulk, and aim for no more than 4lbs per week - this will ensure you gain quality muscle weight rather than fat.

With your diet sorted, you can worry about what to do in the weights room! Forget the bicep curls and tricep kickbacks for now, COMPOUNDS are where its at if you want to grow muscle quickly. As a general rule, the more muscles involved in an exercise - the harder it is and the harder it is the better it is! The best weight lifts to use are: bench press, deadlifts, squats, overhead press, rows, chin ups and dips.

So you have eaten and trained your guts out? What now? Now....do nothing! To gain the most muscle in the shortest possible time you must rest. Your muscles recover and grow when out of the gym so ensure you get at least 8 hours of sleep each night.
Well, now you know how to gain muscle fast. The three components are nutrition, training and rest - all you have to do is stick with it and the muscle will come! If you want to discover how to put this together in the most effective way possible and make sure your success is guaranteed, click here

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Building Muscles - The Bodybuilder's Secret Weapon
By Doug King

So many people get frustrated when it comes to losing weight and keeping it off. They are victims of "yo-yo" dieting. How many times have you heard someone say, "I have tried just about every diet out there and nothing seems to work?" Or they might say, "I lost 20 pounds once but I gained all of it back plus some." Their first mistake is going on a diet in the first place. You see, dieting implies that you cut back on your eating for awhile then resume your prior eating again once you obtain your desired weight. It is far better to allow proper eating to become a way of life. However, I want to take this a step further. Permanent fat loss cannot be achieved by going on and off diets.

On the other hand, making proper eating and exercise a regular part of your life will guarantee that you will become a life time "fat-burning machine." The most important factor in turning your body into a "fat-burning machine" is to build as much lean muscle mass as possible. Muscle is a bodybuilder's secret weapon for maintaining a low body fat. I maintain a 7% body fat at 46 years old because I build my muscles as well as eat a proper ratio of protein, carbohydrates, and fats.

Muscle is like a furnace. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn, even at rest. Even while you sleep, you will burn fat. This is good news if you understand this basic principle. Now I know that some of you reading this are thinking, "Oh no, I don't want to build big muscles like a bodybuilder." Well, relax; I don't mean to imply that you have to become a "muscle bound" bodybuilder. Everyone has muscles in their body and when we build our muscles we increase our metabolism or our ability to burn fat.

With a greater lean body mass, you will also burn more calories during exercise. Many people will mistakenly put their body in a "starvation mode." They will cut down drastically in their food intake and by doing this, not provide adequate fuel for their muscles. Then without the lean muscle mass, they rob themselves of the "fat-burning" effect. That is, they are no longer burning fat for energy. This is a tragic mistake because as soon as they splurge on some junk foods or refined sugars they will immediately store excess fat and gain their weight back again. It is a "chain reaction" so to speak.

In conclusion, the bottom line to being a "fat-burning machine" is to eat plenty of good, healthy foods throughout the day and also get enough anaerobic and aerobic activity throughout the week. By aerobic activity, I am referring to "cardio" such as walking, running, cycling, treadmill, exercise bikes, etc. By anaerobic activity, I am referring to exercise with free weights, machines, or exercises with your own body weight such as pushups, pull ups, crunches, lunges, etc. I also want to add that you need to get plenty of rest. I get by with around six to seven hours sleep a night. I am a busy man and do not feel that I need to sleep for one-third of my life, which is what eight hours sleep would be during a life time. But you do need to get enough sleep because your muscles grow during rest and recuperation. For more information about proper eating for fat loss you can check out my e-book, "What in the World Are You Eating? at fictionwise.com.
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