Muscle building guide


I like the internet. After all, a good portion of my day is spent on it looking up the latest training and nutrition information. Needless to say, I come across a lot of muscle building guides, some good and some not so good. It's unfortunate that certain critical foundational steps are often missed in all of these muscle building guides. If your foundation isn't solid then how can you build higher?

Here's some criteria for selecting a muscle building guide

1)Does the muscle building guide advocate slow and steady cardio?

I know that there are still some people advocating slow and steady cardio. After all, old habits die hard. The truth of matter is that slow and steady cardio..

-Increases lower stomach and thigh fat.

-Inefficiently burns body fat. After 4-6 weeks you'll actually have to do more cardio to burn body fat.

-Raises levels of the muscle wasting hormone cortisol.

2)Does your muscle building guide require you to train with a body part split?

Sure, they might cause more short term growth in your bicep or hamstring but those results stop quickly. Body part splits are only good for short term improvements in muscle size since your body will only respond to a greater workload for a few days.

Good in the short term but bad for long term body changes.

3)Does your muscle building guide restrict your calories?

That's a big warning sign. Yes, you need to control your calories and carbohydrates but you don't have to restrict them. I often recommend chocolate milk for a post workout meal. How many muscle building guides recommend that? It's not about the food choices it's about what we do every day in our nutrition program.

There's no reason to limit your carbs or not eat foods that you want. Sure, you must make smart choices but a solid nutrition program is more about what you do every day not every meal.


Jimmy Smith,MS,CSCS

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