You've probably experienced this before.
You walk into the gym, take a quick glimpse of all the people that surround you near the free weights and then lay eyes upon one guy in particular.
He's huge.
He's ripped.
He's got so much muscle that you'd give anything to be half his size.
What's his secret? Does he work that much harder than you do? Not necessarily.
The biggest difference between the average 'skinny guy' and one who has enough muscle he could be mistaken for a tank is simply training smarter.
The minute you start training smarter during your workouts is the exact minute that you start amplifying your progress like never before.
Does it take you a month to even see the scale go up a pound? Or maybe you're in an even worse situation - after a month the scale has actually dropped a pound or two.
What's going on you wonder? It's time you finally sat up and did something about this.
Months on end with no progress is enough to make anyone want to throw in the towel.
I don't blame you for being frustrated.
So, what is the solution? What should your action plan be? Here's what you need to do.
Step 1.
Take one week off.
Yup, that's right.
If you haven't had a week off in the last few months, this is your first step.
Get out of that gym.
And don't go out playing sports all week long either.
This week is to let your body rest and recover for what's going to come.
After all, you don't want to start out on a new program less than 100%, do you? You want to be able to give the full effort needed to get results.
No excuses.
Hang those gym shoes up for seven straight days.
You won't regret this.
I promise.
Step 2.
Go grocery shopping.
Next up, again, before going back to the gym, you need to go grocery shopping.
Here is a list of items to buy: -canned tuna -peanuts or almonds (whatever you prefer) -whole-grain bagels -your favorite cereal from when you were a kid (this is terrific post-workout!) -chicken breasts -lean steak -olive oil -salmon -milk -fresh vegetables -fruit Eat more food than you think you could eat that week.
Then, attempt to eat it all.
The #1 thing you will need to build muscle faster than ever before is eat like you've never eaten before.
Worried about getting fat? Don't be.
For every ripped, muscular guy out there, there are five who are 'too scared' of getting to fat.
Don't join the masses.
Be one of those ripped, muscular guys and get over this fear - TODAY.
Step 3.
Get on a three day workout program or a upper/lower body split.
If you're currently doing bodypart training, this has got to go.
Again, this is a huge mistake as far as your ability to build muscle is concerned.
Bodypart split training used to be popular in the bodybuilding workout.
Those days are now gone, because now, we know better - at least most of us do.
Do you? Step 4.
Improve your sleep habits.
This one is especially important if you hope to maximize your ability to build muscle.
How many hours did you sleep last night? If it was less than seven, you need to make some improvements.
Sleep is when you are going to release the greatest concentrations of growth hormone and therefore is when you're really going to get your strength and size gains.
Short yourself on this and you'll be shorting yourself out of results.
If you can't get eight hours at night, start napping.
Step 5.
Increase your knowledge.
If you hope to gain weight continuously, you need to stay on top of the latest trends in bodybuilding.
Every day new research is being done that will help you achieve your goals.
Read, read, read.
It's the best way to stay atop of what you need to know to completely transform your body and surpass what you'd ever thought was possible.
So, these are your five steps to building muscle mass as quickly as you can.
Where do you stand?