How to Build Muscle

The only way to build muscle or gain strength is to subject that muscle to an increased amount of overload. To continue making muscle mass gains, you must continue to increase the amount of overload you place on each muscle group over time. This progressive increase in resistance is the only way to build muscle mass. The greater the amount of weight (overload) you place on a muscle, the larger that muscle will become, provided you get the proper nutrients needed for muscle growth to occur. After all, what you're doing is stressing the muscle, forcing it to respond by adding more muscle and strength. If you continually lift the same amount of weight, your muscles have no reason to get bigger or stronger. It can already handle the weight you're using. So to build muscl View the rest of this article