New Website Created For "Skinny Guys" Who Struggle To Build Muscle Mass

DUBLIN - March 15, 2014 - PRLog -- Faster Muscle Mass is a new website that gives useful "muscle building" information to the naturally skinny guys; the ectomorphs, the hardgainers, the guys who'll lose weight if they even look at a treadmill.

Check out this useful article where you'll find 3 essential tips on what you "should" be doing in order to build muscle mass and 3 things you should really be trying to minimise. Thanks to fastermusclemass.com for the article.

So how does someone with such a fast metabolism, slim frame and small wrists succeed in developing a muscular, masculine body? It's pretty simple, you need motivation, consistency and a good understanding of the muscle building process.

3 Essential Points.

Train Properly.
You're got cartons of milk at home in your fridge right? So why not just do some shoulder presses with them, throw in some chest flyes or weighted lunges? If you're going to pay for a gym membership, supplements, travel costs and dedicate time and energy to training, at least do one thing: pick up some heavy weights and aim to perform large, energy demanding, compound movements i.e. the bench press, the barbell squat, the bent-over barbell back row etc. If you're using a weight that allows you to perform more than 12 repetitions, then it's simply too light; you'll be getting endurance benefits at the expense of muscle mass gains. If you're aspiring to see real results, increase the weight and drop down to 6-8 repetitions. As someone who is skinny you need low repetition sets with a heavier weight, not the opposite. Aim for longer rest periods also, you already have a fast metabolism, you don't want to burn more calories than you have to during your workout, you don't want to be keeping your heart rate high; you want to be keeping that low and the "weight" high. Choose anywhere from 90 seconds to 2 minutes rest on exercises - the larger and more energy demanding the movement, the longer the rest period should be. Now you're on your way to building real muscle mass and strength.

Rest More.
It's not just about extending rest periods between your sets, you also need longer rest periods between your workouts. As a naturally skinny guy, you're body may take longer to repair muscle tissue and recover from a strenuous workout. Your body starts the recovery process once you walk outside the door of the gym, so aim to train 4-5 times per week max. If you choose 6-7 times, you will burn out and possibly reverse the process. Aim for intensity over volume: spend no longer than 45 minutes under the iron, any longer and you risk over-training which will ultimately lead to less muscle mass and possibly injuries.

Your Diet.
Skinny guys might need to eat more but this doesn't mean that they need to eat more of "everything". Increase you protein intake to around 1g per pound of lean body weight per day (doesn't have to be exact). Get yourself off to a good start every morning by loading yourself up with carbohydrates i.e. oatmeal or another good quality cereal, and also aim to throw in some high quality animal/dairy protein i.e. egg whites or left-over chicken breast to start your day in a high anabolic state. Make sure your "pre" and post-workout meals are high in protein, higher in carbs but lower in fat. While good fats i.e. peanuts, avacados, and flaxseeds are very important and should definitely be consumed by someone aspiring to build muscle mass, fats should not be included in meals surrounding your workout. Later in the even as you gradually reduce your carb intake, you can increase healthy fat intake to compensate.

The 3 DON'Ts

All the things your Mom told you not to do.
I'm guessing your Mom told you not to drink, not to eat junk food and not to smoke (that includes more than just cigarettes), well guess what; that was great muscle building advice too. These things can be the enemy of building muscle, excess alcohol consumption can zap energy levels, dehydrate you and off-throw your ability to train for a number of reasons. Eating excess junk food is not the best idea as the high GI may have adverse effects on your metabolism as regards what is favourable for building muscle and in addition it can give you a crash right when you need to finish the latter half of your intense workout. Cigarettes are clearly bad for your health and can reduce your strength and energy levels. As you progress past tobacco use, the adverse effects become much, much more severe.

Being A Fitness Freak.
Cardiovascular health is important, but this type of exercise needs to be reduced during your muscle building pursuit. If you choose to follow a healthy diet while buffing up, you can afford to safely reduce your cardiovascular work; at least for a period of 12-16 weeks or until you reach a maintenance stage in your mass building whereby you can then increase cardiovascular volume/intensity and simply maintain your muscle gains. Running 5km a day is going to burn off a serious amount of calories while not stimulating any real muscle growth. Two smaller cardiovascular sessions per week should be your main aim. If you try to improve your cardiovascular endurance concurrently with your muscle building, you are essentially chasing two rabbits and may end up making a less than desirable amount of progress in each!

Don't Get Too Obsessed With Muscle Building.
This is a bonus one really as it does not directly affect your ability to build muscle mass, but it definitely does affect how you are perceived by others and the impact that muscle building can have on you.

Too many skinny guys who finally hit the nail on the head in their training and begin to build decent muscle mass can become very obsessed very quickly. Don't let yourself become overly conceited or body-concious to the point that you are looking down at your arms every 5 seconds to see how big your guns look. Some guys will change a lot in accordance with their progress and it can eventually defeat the positive outcome of actually building muscle and improving their physique. Many fitness authors don't consider the psychological elements of muscle building, but it really pays to tick as many boxes as you can and aim for getting the most out of your journey toward getting an excellent body.

For more points on the subject visit http://fastermusclemass.com where you'll find some specific information created to help hardgainers reach their muscle building goals.