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What is the best way to build muscle?
Building muscle and improving muscle quality is a common goal when entering into a training program, however for many, the science is not completely understood.
Reality is that the process is a combination of elements from nutrition, deep sleep, progressive resistance training, intensity and nervous system stimulus with the most important elements being consistency and patience.
Good things take time and changing your body composition is a journey.
Via a successful program that is designed to build lean muscle you will enjoy new levels of strength and you can achieve healthy levels fat loss as the body finds a new equilibrium.
Working with a personal trainer, gym team mate and/or a private coach can vastly help the process with accountability and focus. Surround yourself with like minded people, seek to learn new techniques and programs and make sure your nutrition quality is improved.
In the below video Coach Sebastian from Elements4Life runs through a list of strategies and key points that will enhance your muscle building experience.
Muscle Gain – Addition of high quality lean muscle – density and shape of muscles
- Genetics – Some people are lower in body fat % and higher in lean muscle by default. Play with the cards you have been dealt.
- Short levers v’s long levers will have different visible results although the gains can be relatively the same.
- Anyone can change their body composition if you do the work, eat well and re over and apply consistency.
- If you are not getting result, change your program, work harder and most likely you will need to increase the resistance stimulus.
- Working in cycles works very well. 8 – 12 weeks with a de-load period to allow some de conditioning to avoid adaptive responses and the dreaded plateau.
- Adopt a lifestyle and training behaviour that supports muscle development.
- Either do it properly or accept that you will have a slower measurable results with ups and downs.
- Accept that you will lose your muscle faster and easier than what it took to gain it. The body will adapt to the environment you put it in the most. No resistance will result in some muscle loss
- Stimulus that demands composition change via your nervous system and it often.
- Nutrient density food choices freshly picked within 60 hours
- Muscle gain is developed by repeated linear and undulated linear resistance/force based stimulus to muscle lines
- Muscle gain also requires myofacial and joint conditioning. Adaptive stimulus and conditioning.
- Fast twitch, slow twitch muscle fibre stimulus.
- Nervous system needs a reason to change and that reason is consistent resistance stimulus
- Optimum repetition range for strength is 8 – 12 with the last few reps being challenging
- Compound lifts, twice per week, at 70%-80%RM with variation and progression. 5×5 and 5,3,1 work well however no harm in doing some 60% loads for volume. Always condition yourself first and if the technique needs work, keep it in the lighter range and get a coach.
- No-one stepped into a car and knew how to drive. Same goes for muscle development. Watch some influencers, people who have done it before (without the roids) and copy what works for you.
- Back squats, deadlifts, benchpress, press, bent over row, cleans, front squats, lunges, pull-ups
- Subsidiary isolation skills and variations of skills for the same muscle or muscle line
- 6 x 12-15 rep sets for isolation skills work very well for hypertrophy (Muscle gain)
- 6 x 8 with a heavier lad works well too.
- Undulating linear periodisation programming works the best.
- Focus on range of movement (ROM) and the recruitment of more muscle fibres per repetition
- Start with 3 x 10 for conditioning and then progress upwards
- Extended focus on TUT – Time Under Tension – creates added stimulus and time under stress
- Trace minerals, vitamins and supplementation
- Tongkat Ali & Tribulus are well known for their testosterone boosting effects back to your normal levels especially after a training period as oestrogen will play havoc at the end of a training cycle. Look into natural blockers.
- Protein 2.2 x your body weight in grams. Some say 1.6. Whatever you do, just eat well, eat high quality, non GMO, non hormone protein, meat or vegetable and do the work.
- If you give yourself enough time and are consistent you will get a good result. 2 year macro cycle with multiple micro cycles within,
- Develop your training age and see how you feel and look in 5 to 10 years of repeated gym. Its a journey and a lifestyle. Live it, become it.
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![🌟 Lest We Forget: ANZAC Day Fitness Tribute at Elements4Life 🌟
Today, we honor the spirit of the ANZACs with a special fitness session at Elements4Life. As we commemorate this important day, we blend remembrance with resilience through a workout that reflects the courage and strength of the ANZACs.
🏋️♂️ Dedicated Workout:
This ANZAC Day, our session is not just about physical fitness but also about embodying the ANZAC spirit—courage, mateship, and endurance. Join us as we push through a specially designed workout that challenges us to embody these qualities in every exercise.
👨🏫 Embracing the Spirit:
- **Endurance and Strength:** Today’s exercises focus on building endurance and strength, reflecting the resilience of the ANZACs.
- **Teamwork:** Work alongside fellow members to encourage and support each other, just as the ANZACs supported their mates in the trenches.
- **Reflection and Respect:** Take moments within the session to reflect on the sacrifices made for our freedoms.
💡 Why It Matters:
At Elements4Life, we recognize the importance of history and the values it teaches us. Today is about more than fitness; it’s about honoring those who served and continue to serve.
📢 Join Us:
Let’s commemorate ANZAC Day with purpose and passion. Join our fitness tribute and be part of a community that honors legacy and builds strength together. Check out [www.elements4life.com.au] for session times and details.
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Together, we remember and strengthen. Join us in a meaningful workout this ANZAC Day at Elements4Life. 🌺💪](https://elements4life.com.au/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
