How To Build Bigger Muscles
You can go to the gym and sweat it out and not gain any muscles. I see hundreds of guys do this whenever I go to the gym. If you want to build bigger muscles then you have to do your workout properly. Here’s how:
Work Out To Failure
The last rep that you do in each set should be to failure. This is the most important thing.
What this means is that you should not be able to do any more reps at that point in time. That last, most difficult rep is where 80% of your muscle gains are going to come from.
If your last rep is easy then you are simply not working hard enough.
8 To 12 Reps Per Set
This is the idea amount of reps to do in each set. That last rep should be to failure. If it isn’t, then you simply need to add more weight so that it is.
2 Or 3 Sets Per Workout
After a short rest period of no more than 30 seconds, you should do another set again. Limit your workouts to about 2 sets. The reason for this is that you don’t want to overwork those muscles.
Free Weights
Free weights are much better than machines. With free weights, you typically use many muscles (compound training) and they work together to achieve optimum balance.
When you use a machine, you can easily form bad habits and actually work the wrong muscle groups. Machines aren’t bad but free weights are better.
Adequate Rest
Large muscle groups you should give a day’s rest before working out again. I’m talking about the thighs for example. However, smaller muscle groups can be worked every day, for instance the biceps and triceps.
But giving them a day’s rest is not a bad idea anyway. When you rest, the muscle repairs itself and this is when you gain muscle.