Muscle Building Goals: Stay in the moment

At this particular moment, you’re doing one thing at the expense of something else.

If you’re in the process of setting goals related to muscle building, then the previous sentence is an important one to consider. What do I mean by this? Simply put, building a muscular physique will take great dedication and commitment, and it will almost always require sacrifices along the way. If you really stop and think about this before you begin working on your goals, you’ll already know what obstacles to expect along the way. When you reach these obstacles, you’ll be prepared to overcome them because you’ve already done so in your mind.

So what does it mean that one thing will always be at the expense of something else? Examine your current lifestyle and ask yourself what you would have to give up to accomplish your muscle building goal. After you determine that, ask yourself if you’re willing to give these things up. Would you give up an hour of TV every day to begin strength training? Would you give up on fast food to prevent gaining fat? Are you too lazy to get up earlier each morning and force yourself to have breakfast? The real question here is –are you willing to make the commitment on a daily basis to overcome your obstacles and achieve your goals?

It wasn’t until I asked myself that critical question that I made serious headway in achieving my goals. Here is that critical question: Are you prepared to work diligently towards these goals? If so, what are you willing to give up in exchange for these objectives?


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Stop calling yourself a hardgainer

Don't be discouraged if you think you have a hard time building muscle. Virtually everyone can build muscle in the absence of a serious physical abnormality. Stop calling yourself a hardgainer and concentrate on finding a solid program that will help skinny guys (and gals) to put on muscle despite their genetic tendencies. Once you give up the label of hardgainer, you open your mind to solutions rather than concentrating on the problems at hand.

Why do we ignore injury prevention

The problem with many strength training exercises is that they don't emphasize injury prevention. Let's face it, everyone would prefer to prevent injuries rather than having to treat them. The pain and dysfunction, along with the cost of treatment, should be enough to convince most new trainees to start off on the right foot. Unfortunately, prevention does not seem to be part of our human nature. We tend to let things fester until they grow into bigger problems that cannot be ignored.

You're not alone

Don't feel like you're alone if you want to gain muscle. Most of the people that you run into are obsessed with losing weight, not gaining weight. It can be difficult for someone to understand why some people would want to gain weight. Others may be jealous that you have a higher metabolism. It's OK if you're out of the ordinary, just keep learning about how to gain weight naturally

Long time no write!

I can't believe it's already Spring! I haven't kept up with this blog very much, but I'll try to be more consistent.

Speaking of consistent, don't give up on your natural bodybuilding workouts

I'm back

I can't believe it's been this long since I last posted! Well, I hope none of you are giving up on your muscle building efforts. I'll try to post more often to this blog. In the meantime, think about this: simply adding protein and overall calories to your diet, even if it’s a lot of protein and calories, will not build muscle if you don’t combine this with weight training.

The other day a friend of mine told me a story about protein shakes which I thought was pretty funny. Well, I thought it was pretty funny, but I don’t think he was very amused by the whole situation. You see a few months ago he had decided to start his own weight gain program because he wanted to look more muscular. True, there’s nothing wrong with trying to put on a little muscle or even quite a bit of muscle, but you have to go about it the right way.

That’s where the story gets a little humorous and a bit sad at the same time. My friend thought he could simply add lots of calories and protein to his diet and then sit back and watch the muscle magically appear on his body. His frame would become more muscular by the day, and all he needed to accomplish this was a hearty protein shake every morning. Yeah right!

You have to follow a comprehensive program that includes progressive overload and an adequate muscle gaining diet. In other words, if you don't do weight training and just eat more, don't expect to build lean muscle mass