What To Eat To Gain Muscle

If you are requested "how to build muscle when you are skinny", I assume you began weight training but had no feat in building muscle. There could be a multitude of reasons why you are not gaining but I will touch upon a couple. Nutrition Nine times out 10, nutrition is the biggest culprit in not building muscle. Many skinny trainees will say they eat "a lot", but the fact is that they are not eating enough.

If you were blessed (or cursed) with a fast metabolism, you need to eat more than your endomorphic counterparts. The best way to see how much you're eating is to document everything you eat for 3-5 days. Calculate your calorie intake and get an average for each day. This number is your maintenance calories. Add 500 calories to your daily intake each week until you start gaining weight.

Spread this calorie intake over 4-6 meals. Training Is the training any different for those asking how to build muscle when you are skinny? I believe most trainees should be following these following principles. Most of your training should be comprised of free weight compound movements. These are exercises that will train multiple muscles with one exercise.

Squats are a great exercise to build muscle. Not only do they target the hamstrings and quads, they also hit the glutes, lower back, traps, and abs. That's a lot of muscle! The main movements a skinny trainee (any trainee for that matter!) should emphasize are squats, benches, deadlifts, rows, and overhead presses. No more arms day! Does your nutrition or training regimen include any of the points above?

If not, you should consider adopting these ideas and soon people will be asking you "How to build muscle when you are skinny?" Start taking action to gain your muscles by Getting Your What To Eat To Gain Muscle eBook now!