The 10 Most Potent "Anabolic" Muscle Building Factors

Is building muscle really as quick & easy as the fitness models and gigantic bodybuilders make it look? I'm sorry if that question offended you...after all, you're smart enough to know that getting serious results means putting in the time, having patience, and giving some effort...but maybe you're confused by the overwhelming amount of information floating in magazines, forums, news stories, and websites.

Worst of all, most of the info you probably read contradicts each other...one guru swears by one technique while the other guru calls it the worst muscle building strategy ever!

So what's the real truth about building muscle?

If you're a complete beginner, then congratulate yourself! Because what you're about to learn will put you light-years ahead of the boneheads in the gym...and if you're a seasoned pro, then you're going to appreciate the well thought out, scientifically-based, street proven advice we give you.

When all the smoke clears, there are basically 10 anabolic factors, or 10 factors that influence muscle growth. Every single thing you need to know fits into one of these 10 areas, and today, we're gonna reveal these anabolic factors. Excited? You should be...today you begin your journey for faster muscle growth, increased strength, and ripped definition.

Below is an overview of the 10 anabolic factors. In later issues, we'll focus on each point and cover it in detail:

1) Adaptation & Progression - Everything pretty much boils down to this principle. Muscle growth is a function of your body adapting to stress, and it only continues to adapt (grow) as long as their's progression, or an increase in intensity/load.

2) Intensity & Frequency - Tied to the concept of progression, intensity measures the amount of effort put forth in a given period of time. Frequency is how often you train, and its surprising how many magazines and "so-called" experts get this concept wrong.

3) Optimal Warm-up & Stretching - Often ignored by most weight-trainees, the proper warm-up can increase strength, minimize injury, and enhance overall results. The facts about stretching have changed over the years, but many people are still applying old-school principles. Stretching is absolutely critical to your success.

4) Duration & Volume - How long should you train for? How about the amount of sets and exercises you should do? These factors are critical to growth. Mess it up and you'll grow slow or you won't grow at all.

5) Exercise Selection, Sequence, & Technique - All exercises aren't created equal. To unleash maximum muscle growth, you should choose the best exercises. Sequence refers to the order you do the exercises in. Technique refers to form, or the way you execute an exercise.

6) The Perfect Rep Zone - 2-3 reps? 5-6 reps? 15-20 reps? How many reps are proven for muscle growth. There's a correct answer, although all the different rep ranges offer different benefits.

7) Tempo of repetitions - How fast do you execute your reps? This is one of the most important pieces of the puzzle for muscle growth. Do it right, and you'll work 50% of your muscle fibers that most people never train!

8) Rest & Recovery - You can't have a "rocky" mentality when training in the gym. Its all about get in, get out, and get results! Which means to allow for adequate rest & recovery between sets, and outside the gym. This is the main reason that people end up over-training, and shooting their muscle gains in the foot.

9) Muscle Building Nutrition - The real grand-daddy of building muscle. It is the nutrition, directly, that builds muscle. It is the raw material that your body needs to grow. Get it wrong, and you'll either end up fat or not gain an inch.

10) Nutritional Timing - This area is so important that we had to separate it from actual nutrition. Time is of the essence, in life and in lifting. There are critical times when your body sucks the nutrients right into your muscles. If you don't feed your body at these critical times, you will hurt your growth.

So that does it...Everything you need to know about building muscle fits into one of the 10 above areas.

In future newsletters, we'll be covering each point in greater detail, so stay tuned. You won't wanna miss out on this mini-education that can help you pack on the pounds, boost your strength, and rip your muscles faster than an Arabian horse (okay, maybe that was a slight exaggeration :)

At the very least, you'll have the correct information, based on science and real-world results. So you'll know more than 90% of the boneheads in the gym that take years to get those big bodies...you'll be able to do it much sooner.

Until next time,

Wishing you a whole lotta growth!

Hanif Furqan - Chief Editor
From the Editorial Team of Weight-Lifting-Workout-Routines.com

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