For me, sometimes it’s more important to perform well in training and know that I am improving rather than scoring in a game. It’s doing the hard work, day in, day out. If you’ve ever lifted weights before, I’m sure you’ve come across repetition ranges, such as 6-12 reps.
In a well-structured training program, these ranges won’t be assigned at random. In fact, by selecting an appropriate range for each exercise, you can make your workouts more effective to achieve your fitness goals. This article will focus on how to choose the best rep range to maximise muscle growth, but you’ll pick up on some fundamental concepts to improve strength and endurance, too. Now that I’ve got your attention, let’s make some brain gains.
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When I realised I was transgender in 2018, I started bodybuilding because I wanted to sculpt a more gender-affirming physique. For nearly three years, I’ve been honoured to help dozens of clients achieve the same goal. With this article, I want to help you do the same. This piece is therefore going to cover:
Before we start, I want to make a clarification: this guide can help you at any stage of your fitness journey, whether you’re on testosterone replacement therapy or not. Anyone can build muscle with resistance training, including those who are pre-testosterone or will never take any. Furthermore, the benefits of exercise go above and beyond your appearance and include improved mood, higher energy levels, and increased self-confidence, among others. What better way to grow into the person you were always meant to be? For this reason, I encourage you to begin training as soon as you can. Even if you chose to never start hormones, you’d still be able to put on an euphoria-inducing amount of muscle that you wouldn’t have if you didn’t train. I speak from experience, as I was determined to take my physique as far as I could before beginning my medical transition. I first started lifting in June 2018, but didn’t have access to TRT until March 2020. In addition to the physical results – which I believe have been greater than if I had waited almost two years until I could start testosterone – training and nutrition have helped my mental health, relieved my dysphoria, and benefited my relationship with food. But enough about me. If you want to learn more about my story, you can read this article. If you’re here for the gains, let’s get started. The best training program in the world is absolutely worthless without the will to execute it properly, consistently, and with intensity. Training three days per week for about an hour each time?
Not sure how to design a muscle-building program to make the most of your sessions? Tired of HIIT workouts and circuits that make you sweat, but aren’t changing the way you look? You’ve come to the right place, my friend. This article is divided into the following three sections:
This article will provide you with a foundational understanding of some of the components of a training program, so that you can start designing your own, but it can’t cover all there is to know about muscle-building training. To learn more about the principles of muscle growth (hypertrophy), check out these articles:
If you’re ready to learn how to design a kickass three-day program, read on. I want people to realize bodybuilders are athletes. We have a very meticulous philosophy on how we are able to gain muscle and lose fat simultaneously. Useful Links: A Comprehensive Guide to Your First Cut Bulking is the process of building new muscle mass through a combination of training and nutrition. It’s empowering and rewarding, but it can be daunting if you’ve never done it before.
In order to arm you with the knowledge you need to approach a bulking, or muscle-building, phase successfully, this article is going to address the following questions:
To make the most of a bulking phase, I recommend you start with this article and run a Kickstart Phase. When you’re done, come back to this bulking guide and keep reading. It’s time to put some muscle on. Each person’s workout is really different. It’s tailored to be what’s most needed for them. Everybody’s different. If you want to build as much muscle as you can, doing a list of random exercises for 3 sets of 12 reps each just won’t cut it, unless you’re a true beginner. What you need is an effective muscle-building program.
The components of any good program are called training variables, which can be structured together in a variety of ways, depending on your fitness level, goals, and needs. In this article, we’ll focus on three of the most important variables for muscle growth:
We’ll cover what they are, what the current scientific literature can tell us about them in relation to muscle growth, and how to implement them in your own program. Ready for the brain gains? |
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