The #1 Principle on How to Gain Muscle Mass Fast

Now I need you to clear your mind and pay special attention, because I am about to reveal to you the most important principle that you need to master and incorporate into your workout routines. This principle is simple and easy to understand, and you have probably heard this many times before. However, this is often one of the most overlooked components of a successful training protocol. This principle is so vital that it should be the very foundation and focus of your weight training program if you are serious about transforming your body. It's so important that your success in creating a huge, muscular physique is that dependant upon it. The name of this principle is Progressive Overload. rnI know, I know... like I said you've heard this one before. This is nothing new, sexy, or revolutionary... it's been around forever! Yet, how many of you hardgainers out there are actually applying this principle religiously? How much has your squat and dead lift numbers increased over the past weeks, months, or years? Hmmm, inquiring minds want to know! Are you still lifting the same amount of weight you were last year? If so, you probably look the same as you did last year! This is not a coincidence. For those of you who may not know or are new to the game, progressive overload is the gradual increase of stress placed upon the body during exercise training. This principal refers to continually increasing the demands on the musculoskeletal system in an effort to make gains in muscle size, strength and/or endurance. In other words - if you desire to get bigger and stronger, you must continually lift more and more weight and make your muscles work harder than they are normally used to. If you fail to do this, your muscles will not become any stronger or bigger than they currently are. Now there are many ways to achieve progressive overload. You can increase the resistance (weight), increase the reps, increase the sets, increase the frequency, increase the exercises, or even perform more work in less time. As you progress through your work out routines you will integrate all of these techniques, but for all intensive purposes I would like you to keep your overall focus on increasing the weight and/or reps each week. Even if you simply increase the weight you lift each week by adding a 1 pound plate to each side of the bar, you will make impressive gains in strength and size. If you were to follow the advice given above by adding 2 pounds a week (1lb each side), over the course of 6 months you will have increased your squat by 50 pounds. Over the course of a year, your squat will have increased by over 100 pounds. rnSmall increases each week will add up to big gains in the long run and allow the body to adapt gradually over time. Remember, the more weight you can lift, the stronger you will become and the more muscle mass you will accumulate. When you make steady gains in strength, gains in lean muscle mass will follow. As Shawn LeBrun points out, "Muscle size and strength are related. Muscle gains always follow significant improvements in strength. So, one of the keys to gaining muscle mass is to focus on becoming stronger." The key to your success, will lie in your mental fortitude and toughness, and your ability to keep striving each workout to beat your personal bests from your last workout routine. That is to say, that you keep increasing your weights and reps by following the progressive overload principle. Focus on getting stronger in the main compound lifts like Squats, Deadlifts, Over head Press, and Chin-ups and that focus will manifest some impressive muscular gains throughout your entire body.