Interesting how most workout programs designed to help you gain weight and build muscle mass, mainly focus on lifting heavy loads in every exercise, whether they realize it or not.

The belief is that your bodybuilding training program should consist of sets in the 6-10 rep range, which allegedly is best for building size and strength.

Well, as I’ve written in other articles, muscular size and strength aren’t necessarily related. You can have a muscle that is extremely strong and powerful, yet relatively small in size.

Seems like most workout routines concentrate on what I call ‘the numbers game’ (which is focusing mainly on lifting heavy weights, figuring out your ‘1 rep max’, percentages of that, and being able to lift more weight, aka ‘numbers’) instead of relying more off of feeling what0s going on in the muscle itself.

(Hey, what good is that you were able to lift a large amount of weight / load, yet not really feel anything in the muscle?)

I can’t go into every little detail in this article, so keep reading my articles to get the complete picture (which you can see a list of them at www.fromskinnytomuscular.com/articles.html).

Let me make it very clear, if you want to gain muscle weight […]

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So you want to grow muscles to look like superman!

So you hit the gym frequently to workout your muscles. Two months down the road, you still look more or less the ssame without increasing any muscle mass.

Why?

This is because in order to build and grow your muscles effectively, you will need to know the science of building muscles.

You must know exactly what to do in order to get those toned and defined muscles.

If not, you will be wasting your time in the gym or worse, even develop bodybuilding injuries because you did not approach it in a scientific way.

That said, do you know that there are a few types of different muscle fibers?

Some of these fibers have the ability to grow big and provide you with massive strength while others such as endurance muscle fibers are likely to remain small but allow you to use them for many hours.

Now can you imagine what will happen if you spend most of your time in the gym working out on these smaller type muscle fibers? Do you really expect to grow big when you are doing this?

I am not saying that these smaller muscle fibers cannot […]

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Personal trainers can certainly help you achieve your physical goals faster.

They can give you personalised attention, help reduce the risk of injury when exercising, make the workout much more enjoyable and most of all, provide the extrinsic motivation you need to maintain the lifestyle habits that are conducive to getting the results you want.

Personal trainers vary greatly in cost, educational background, training practices and personal philosophy.

Make sure their experience and qualifications are up to date. A good point to keep in mind when choosing a personal trainer is to see if they practice what they preach.

There is no point being trained by someone who doesn’t look the part and isn’t passionate about what they do. The Golden Rule regarding selection of the right personal trainer is:-

 If they don’t weight train themselves, don’t let them weight train you!

Before employing the services of a personal trainer, ask them the following questions to see if they meet your needs:

Why did you become a personal trainer?

Personal trainers must have a passion for health and fitness.

Not only should they practice what they preach, but they should also love sharing their expertise with others. They should also […]

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