5 Research-Proven Techniques For Faster Muscle Gains

5 Research-Proven Techniques For Faster Muscle Gains

You want more muscle. I get it.

And you’re tired of taking people’s “opinions” on what works. I get it.

No problem. Here’s 5 strategies proven by science to increase muscle mass. No opinion. No nonsense.

If you can’t check off all 5, you know what to do.

(1) Supplement with Creatine Monohydrate

Supplementing with creatine increases the amount of creatine phosphate inside muscle tissue. This allows you to knock out more reps, thereby increasing muscle growth stimulation. This post explains how creatine works.

And before you ask, it has been proven safe (it’s natural and you already get it from food).

And yes Creatine Monohydrate is still the best form (despite what some greedy supplement companies would have you believe).

Get trusted, high-quality protein from Myprotein UK/Europe here, MyProtein USA here, or from Optimum Nutrition on Amazon.com.

I want to add that it is especially helpful to use creatine while cutting. It helps preserve that hard-won muscle mass while on restricted calories. Creatine is a recommended supplement in my powerful fat-loss program Total Six Pack Abs. Lose fat, not your muscle

(2) Control Your Negatives

If you listened to my last podcast, you’ll have heard me hammer home the point about controlling the lowering portion of each and every rep. Yes, if you are serious about stimulating growth, every single rep counts and there is no such thing as a useless rep.

You don’t need to go super-slow. Just ensure that it is the intended muscle lowering the weight, not gravity. Don’t drop the weight. Why not? This takes “constant tension” off the muscle and it reduces muscle fiber recruitment. You therefore produce less growth stimulation to the intended muscle. Control those negatives!

Beta-Alanine

(3) Supplement with Beta-Alanine

Beta alanine has been shown to increase muscle mass by about an extra pound over an 8-week period in trained athletes [1].

Take 2g grams every day. The timing is not important. However, for convenience, it’s handy to take it as part of your cheap-but-powerful MuscleHack pre-workout formula.

I get my beta-alaine from MyProtein. And you can also get it in the US here.

(4) Do BOTH Compound and Isolation Exercise

That anyone is still claiming that maximum muscle growth can be achieved through compound movements alone in 2015, boggles my mind. This is the fallacy of those 5×5 workout proponents who claim that this workout is best for building muscle size – oh dear *shakes head*.

Compound exercises form the bedrock of your work, but you absolutely require isolation movements for full fiber recruitment and stimulation. I’ve likened it to compound movements being the “bombs”, and isolation movements being the “snipers” in your muscle-building “war effort”.

Compound movements might “involve” many muscle groups, but so what. This does not at all mean that all those muscles are worked with the requisite intensity to stimulate growth. If a compound exercise involves 4 body parts, maybe 1 or 2 are worked to a high-intensity level, the others are just there assisting in the movement.

Full muscular development comes from using both. That’s why all the guys with the best physiques use both. Read this for more.

(5) Use the Following 12 Exercises in your Routine

In September 2014 I blogged about the scientific findings from electromyography tests showing the best exercises for stimulating growth.

So if you are serious about this game, make sure the following 12 movements are part of your routine:

LEGS OVERALL – Squats

QUADRICEPS – Leg Extension

HAMSTRINGS – Leg Curls

CALVES – Standing Calf Raises

SHOULDERS – Overhead Shoulder Press

BICEPS – Concentration Curls

CHEST – Decline Dumbbell Bench Press

TRICEPS – Decline Tricep Extensions

TRAPS – Barbell Shrug

ABS – Hanging Leg Raises

BACK OVERALL – Deadlifts

LATS – Bent-over Barbell Row

All 12 of these exercises are included in THT training. Not only that, but you’ll know the right number of sets, the correct frequency of training, the proper intensity level,and everything else you need to succeed…totally free. All the hard research work has been done for you. All you need to do…is train.

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Original article and pictures take www.musclehack.com site