It's getting to be that time of year again, the weather is warming up and good-looking women just seem to be popping up everywhere. It's also the time of the year that most guys start thinking about getting in shape before the summer fun begins. If you're like me, you to try to make it to the beach at least a couple times over the summer and when you do, you like to look good. Well today just happens to be your lucky day because I'm going to help you get big muscles before it's time to break out the bathing suit.
Now if you're saying to yourself "I don't want to get bigger, I want to lose weight," then I suggest you continue reading because what I'm going to teach you is just as effective for losing weight (and adding a little muscle) as it is for seriously bulking up. The only thing that will be different is how much you eat. If you want to lose weight then cut back on food just a little bit. If your goal is to bulk up and pack on muscle then you should add an additional healthy meal to your daily diet. I personally recommend eating some low fat cottage cheese before bed because it's loaded with slow digesting protein that will keep you full and make sure you're putting on muscle all throughout the night. But ultimately the decision is up to you.
I only have so much room for this article and I can't lay out a complete workout routine but I can guarantee that by the time you're finished reading you will know everything you need to know to pack on some major muscle. Your friends might start calling you "Matthew McConaughey" this summer because they can't remember the last time they saw you with a shirt on (that guy NEVER wears a shirt...)
The best way to get big muscles is to do a combination of body weight exercises and compound lifts. Body weight exercises such as push-ups and pull-ups are extremely effective at building muscle. Go to any military base and you'll see a bunch of guys with big chests, huge arms and wide backs. That's because these guys are literally paid to do push-ups, pull-ups, and other body weight exercises a few times a week.
In addition to body weight exercises you should start doing compound lifts. Compound lifts are ones that make use of multiple groups and are some of the most effective at building muscle fast. The lifts I suggest you focus on are the bench press, squats, and dead lifts. Now this is where most guys say "hey, I'm not really interested in building up my legs" and they just skip the squats and dead lifts.
This is a HUGE mistake. If you're like me and you want to get the absolute most out of the time you spend in the gym then you need to do these exercises. These exercises work your biggest muscles (your legs) which causes your body to ramp of production of testosterone and growth hormone, which in turn build new muscle all over your body and not just on your legs. The easiest way to add inches to your arms is to try to add them to your legs first.
Well there you have it, start doing these exercises a few times a week and I guarantee that you'll be looking great on the beach this summer. Have fun!
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