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Way to Develop Lean Muscle exercising for lean body
The human body is constituted of a variety of organs and interconnected systems. Of these, the muscles play an important role in the body and are held responsible for performances of the different parts of the body as well as set up the shape and structure along with the bones. Muscles are also that which enable your strength and ability to lift, push, pull and handle objects and things.
A healthy, fit and toned individual will have almost no body fat, and have only lean muscle. Unfortunately this is not a very common and most people will find themselves with more fat than muscle. I’m often asked how to build lean muscle. And my answer is always the same – regular workouts and a regulated diet.
To build lean muscle you need to basically eat correctly, with sufficient amounts of protein in your diet as it is needed to build muscle. Apart from the diet, you absolutely have to follow a regime of strength training and cardio exercises.
When doing strength training, it is important that you follow a program which is designed to build muscle. For this, you have to do weights as well as basic multi-joint exercises.
I always tell my clients to do simple, basic movements like squats, chin ups, bent-over rows, bench presses, lunges, barbell curls etc. All these are very important when it comes to building lean muscle.
When using weights, I always suggest using weights which are heavy for you. Don’t compare yourself with anyone else.
Whatever exercise you do, it is very important to keep in mind three basic elements – intensity, volume and frequency and progression.
When doing weight training to build lean muscle, the most common mistake made is of pumping iron every day, just like cardio exercises.
This is incorrect. To build lean muscle, as a Grand Rapids personal trainer I recommend that you increase the intensity, and lower the volume and frequency, with the progression as effective as possible. Any weight training, no matter how much, which is done at a low intensity, will help you build lean muscle.
Cardio exercises can be done to lose body fat and allow the lean muscle to look sculpted and toned. These can include walking, jogging, running etc.
The most common mistake I see is over-enthusiasm. People are so eager to build lean muscle that they end up injuring themselves. When you’re in a proper strength training regime, you are actually injuring your muscles. Muscle builds when these tiny injuries are healed with more muscle. But for this to happen you have to let your body rest and allow it to repair itself. A proper time period for this is a minimum of 1 day and a maximum of 3 days.
Finally, along with strength training and cardio, it is important you eat well and eat healthy. Starving yourself will not help you build lean muscle.
