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If you can’t seem to gain weight, drink grape juice after your workout.
Here’s why:
Your workout drains the muscle cells of vital nutrients like protein and carbohydrates.
And to refuel, you need a fast-acting sugar to drive vital nutrients back into your muscle cells.
Grape juice contains a super-fast acting sugar called maltodextrin. And this sugar will greatly boost your recovery and help you build muscle and gain strength faster than ever before.
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Squeeze Your Way To A Bigger Bench.
You can instantly increase your maximum bench press by 5-7% by simply squeezing the bar as hard as you can with your fingers.
This activates more nerves which allows you to generate more force and move more weight.
Exercise Your Legs To Make Your Chest Grow.
If you want big arms and a muscular chest the most important exercise is the squat.
This is because the squat triggers your body to release growth hormone and as a result you will gain size and mass all over.
The Best Exercise For Big Biceps.
To make your biceps grow, forget about curls and focus on close-grip chin ups. Electromagnetic studies show that this exercise causes the most bicep growth.
For added proof, take a look at the arms of any gymnast. They don’t lift weights, but they all have huge biceps because of all the chin-ups they do.
“Old-School” Chest Building Exercise.
Before the bench press gained popularity, many old-time trainers built massive chests, shoulders and arms with the dip.
When you can do 10 or more bodyweight dips, start adding resistance by tying extra weight around your waist.
Think “Negative” To Build Muscle.
A recent experiment proved that the lowering or negative portion of the exercise is responsible for growth.
So for each rep, you should lift the weight explosively and then lower the weight very slowly for maximum muscle gains.
Eat More Fat.
To naturally boost your testosterone levels, eat a high fat diet.
Studies show that men who eat more fat enjoy higher testosterone levels than guys who eat low-fat diets. Focus on red meat, eggs, nuts and olive oil for healthy fats.
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Good tips to follow
I learn a great deal from the information presented.I am seeing them work in my workouts. I want you to keep up the good work . We need more great people like you out there.
Eating a LARGE well balanced diet helped me gain weight when I played college football.
I would eat six meals a day, the largest being breakfast. I made sure each meal was well balanced but larger in proportion since I was trying to pack on the pounds. You want to make sure that you stay away from empty calories especially after 7pm. Later in the day I would always eat fresh vegetables, a scoop of protein powder or I used to snack on tofu.
In between meals I would drink a meal replacement drink or I would make my own protein drinks. I made sure the protein drinks never passed 500 calories. I spaced each meal 3 hours apart.
Breakfast.
Three Egg Whites, One cup of skim milk, bowl of oatmeal with cranberries and ground flax and one table spoon of Walnut oil(high omega 3, 100% poly unsaturated fat). Cup of black coffee with skim milk. An hour later I would snack on a banana or an orange.
Three hours later protein shake
Lunch: 1/2 lb of lean meat; brown rice and fresh vegetables.
Three hours later protein drink
Dinner: 1/2 lb of lean meat, brown rice or one serving of whole wheat pasta (no butter). Leafy green vegetable such as spinach or broccoli.
Three hours later protein drink
after 7pm.
fresh vegetables, soy beans, tofu, or if necessary a scoop of protein powder.
Hey Matt
Great article. I have a question about carbs. Is there a certain amount that you should limit yourself to when bulking?
Cheers mate
Steve