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Tips for Building Muscle Strength While Away at College

Tips for Building Muscle Strength While Away at College

To have ripped and strong muscles is synonymous with looking sexy and healthy. In order to strengthen your muscles, it is important that you make lifestyle changes. For people who are used to sedentary lives and instant foods, this is the best time to exercise and eat a balanced diet.

Proper diet and regular exercise is all you need to have stronger muscles. Weak individuals should take precautionary measures if they want to strengthen the muscles. You can follow this simple guide if you want to safely make your muscles stronger.

Before you get started, you have to sit down and relax. Take a pen and a paper to write down the exercise routine that interests you. While you come up with a routine exercise, you can take a sip of your favorite Medifast shakes.

You have two options – exercise at home or at a local fitness center/gym. The latter is a good choice because someone can assess your current condition and work out an efficient plan. You can reach your goals quickly if a professional trainer helps you out.

To ensure strong muscles, you will need dumbbell sets. You can also make use of resistance bands to tone the lean muscles. Start working on dumbbells weighting 3-8 pounds, and do 12 reps in 2 or 3 sets. Lifting weights should be performed 2-3 times a week. To ensure the growth of the muscles, there should be rest days. This is also the main reason why you can’t lift weights every day.

While using the dumbbells, you can also do dumbbell curls, bench presses, overhead extensions, squats, shoulder presses, and lunges. You should observe 8-12 reps and 2-3 sets each. You can watch videos on how to use the dumbbells and other exercise equipment to prevent injuries. Lift weights for the next two weeks, and don’t forget to combine it with cardiovascular exercises like cycling, swimming, jumping rope, and running.

Eating a balanced diet allows you to provide the body with the needed nutrients. Get enough protein, so you’ll have enough energy to perform the different exercises. You can eat tofu, lean meats, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, beans or legumes, soy milk, quinoa, and nuts.

You should avoid eating processed foods and focus more on vegetables, fruits, and lean protein sources. You can also try diet shakes, and you can prepare these shakes at home.
Don’t forget to have recovery days every week. To have stronger muscles, you can exercise every other day. You also need to eat foods and never skip breakfast. Stick to your exercise routine and soon, you will notice that your muscles are stronger.

Never rush things because you can’t strengthen the muscles overnight. You should be patient, and focus more on the core. This will guarantee a stronger upper and lower body. You can do some yoga poses if you like. You can enroll at a local class to learn more about the different poses. Strengthening the muscles is not as hard as you think, as long as you have an efficient plan to follow.

Author Bio:
Marshall Gatlin is a former collegiate athlete as well as a health & fitness enthusiast who writes diet reviews like www.dietbrandreviews.com/reviews/bistro-md. He also covers exercise, general health, and nutrition topics for www.dietbrandreviews.com

April 3, 2013 by Guest Author

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