| Not everyone is blessed with good genetics for | | | | or strength development which will help to gain muscle |
| bodybuilding and gaining muscle mass fast but there | | | | faster than ever. |
| are simple tips and strategies to ensure you are | | | | Short Intense Workouts |
| making consistent bodybuilding and strength gains. If | | | | Don't be a social butterfly at the gym. If you are a |
| you are an ectomorph with a skinny frame you will | | | | skinny guy you really need to have a sense of |
| need to devise a strategy using the right exercises | | | | purpose and focus on why you are there. Think of it |
| combined with a great nutritional plan to support | | | | like going to work and you only have 45 minutes to |
| muscle growth. | | | | get the job done or you don't get paid no matter how |
| Heavy Compound Exercises | | | | much work you completed. When you train with |
| You must do heavy multiple joint muscle building | | | | weights for longer than 45 minutes your natural |
| exercises in order to put slabs of mass on your frame. | | | | testosterone levels start to immediately drop by as |
| It is important to focus on the heavy basics rather than | | | | much as 80%. Testosterone is your muscle building |
| trying to isolate and train each muscle separately. To | | | | hormone and you need as much in your body as |
| build a big foundation you need to lift heavy weights | | | | possible to gain muscle fast. Do not go past the 45 |
| with exercises that tax your whole body. The best | | | | minute mark! If you do you risk having all your hard |
| choices for you are the deadlift, squat, dips, pull ups, | | | | work giving you minimal or possibly no return. Get in |
| pushups, and standing barbell presses. | | | | and get out. |
| Increasing Resistance | | | | The last thing I'll leave you with and this will be no |
| Always keep a workout journal and log all of your | | | | surprise for the skinny guy is you must eat a lot of |
| exercises, weights, sets, and reps. The most important | | | | quality food to gain muscle mass. Skinny guys have |
| thing to do aside from using great form on your heavy | | | | fast metabolisms and use up a lot of their protein on |
| exercises is to make sure you are adding resistance | | | | energy needs. Protein should be a minimum of 1.5 |
| or reps to each workout. You must force your body | | | | grams per pound of bodyweight someone with a |
| to adapt to the ever increasing loads. If you do the | | | | skinny frame really needs to be eating a lot of |
| same workout with the same weights and reps your | | | | complex carbohydrates. When you eat a lot of carbs |
| body will not adapt and gain muscle. Keep a workout | | | | they are protein sparing and allow your body to use |
| journal and set goals to break personal records each | | | | the protein for muscle building. If you don't eat enough |
| time you hit the gym. This is one of the best | | | | complex carbs for energy your body will be forced to |
| bodybuilding tips that I can give anyone. Even it is just | | | | tap into the protein you are eating for energy. Then |
| pushing an extra rep on a few sets you will have | | | | there won't be any amino acids to repair and |
| forced new adaptation that will add immediate muscle | | | | synthesize new muscle tissue. |