How to Build Bigger Muscles - a 3 Step Guide

Bigger Muscles. A couple of guys have them, most guys want them, and the girls absolutely love them! So while almost everybody agrees that having bigger muscles makes guys more attractive, where does a fitness newbie begin on his quest to build bigger muscles?

If you believe the nutritional supplement companies, there are lots of supplements on the market that are "guaranteed" to help you build some heavy-duty muscles, but based on my personal experience and those of a lot of other people, very few supplements actually work, and the majority are a complete waste of time and money.

The bodybuilding magazines would have you believe that the only way you can build muscle is to try out some nerdy state-of-the-art, proven ultra-effective, body blasting workout machine, while this might be of some help to pro bodybuilders, its totally ineffective for the average guy who just wants to build bigger, more attractive muscles.

Contrary to what most nutritional companies and bodybuilding magazines would have you believe, if you want to build bigger muscles fast, just pay attention to the basics:

1. Strength Training - Heavy Weights & Low reps, Compound Exercises.

2. Diet - Balanced approach, Adequate water Intake

3. Rest - Rest at Intervals

You might have heard of the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid!) principle, well this approach is possibly the simplest, and most effective way to build bigger muscles.

1. Strength Training

If you've been in the muscle building game for even a short period of time, you are probably already aware that in order to effectively build muscle, you first of all need to kick start muscle growth with a strength or weight training exercise. When building muscle mas, it's more advisable to focus on compound workout exercises with free weights instead of using machines.

When using compound exercises, you are able to move far heavier weights through a more complete range of motion, and by doing this you recruit a far larger number of muscles than if you were doing isolation exercises alone. The more muscles you recruit, the faster your muscle growth.

Here's a list of compound exercises you can carry out:

# push-ups

# squats

# lunges

# dips

# bench presses

# deadlifts

# pull-ups

In order to ensure maximum efficiency, perform at least 2 sets of each compound exercise. Each set should be comprised of between 5-9 reps.

2. Diet

its vital that you eat every 2 - 3 hours throughout each day, and make sure that your meals contain carbohydrates, protein and fat. Within 30 minutes of completing your workouts, its important you eat a meal that consists of simple carbohydrates and protein. Also, make sure you drink AT LEAST 1 gallon of water each day.

3. Rest If you are new to bodybuilding, carry out your workouts once a week, this helps to give your body the time to recover and repair the damage inflicted on your muscle, and no matter how much of a workaholic you are try and get at least 8 hours of sleep each night.

Follow these simple tips for 3 weeks, and very soon, you'll start to see some really surprising results.