Truth be told there aren’t really any muscle gaining secrets, but these are some things to implement into your routine of you want to add muscle. Most people want to build up their muscle when they work out, the following are a few tips I have learned over the years that help me gain muscle when I need to.

1) Muscle fatigue - High reps

The reason I think this could be considered a secret is the amount of guys I see who get this wrong. If you want to see some quick muscle gains then lifting low reps is no good for you. Sure doing high weight low rep training can be helpful when you want to gain muscle, but only when it is incorporated into a workout where you are already doing high rep and high volume training. Your goal needs to be 6 - 15 reps in each set to gain muscle in a timely manner.

Muscle Building Secret 2: Don’t Take Extended Breaks Between Sets

When building muscle the goal is to fatigue the muscle in the 6-15 rep range. Giving yourself plenty of time to rest between sets may mean when you do the next set you can lift for a little longer, but it means you are not fatiguing the muscle so much. If you are performing your muscle building training correctly, each successive set that you perform, should seem heavier than the one before. You will be headed in the right direction, if you are starting to experience weakness when you get to the last set of each exercise.

3) No Rest Between Reps

This is just another technique for allowing your muscles to experience increasing fatigue. If you rest in between each rep even for just a brief moment, your muscle will experience less fatigue. You will be able to use more weight when you rest in between reps, which is great for building strength, but not so good for building muscle.

4) Training Over Diet

There are studies that prove you can gain muscle even with a calorie deficit. You cannot overeat and expect to gain muscle. The idea diet should be one designed to lower body fat, even when you are weight training. You can ensure that your muscles have what they need to grow, by concentrating your training on optimal fatigue and high volume. Muscle get bigger due to the stimulus you provide them. It is important to get enough food so that your body functions well, but no need to eat in calorie excess.

You can benefit from following these useful suggestions when attempting to gain muscle, although they are not exactly considered muscle building secrets.

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