There are a lot of factors to consider before achieving the ultimate body you have always dreamed of. Building muscle requires that you take a few extra steps to ensure that you balance everything, like: your food intake, intensity of workout and overall health. It also means that you need to commit to your fitness goals, and not let risk your health, that means staying in shape health wise to make sure that you do not have any problems while working out, like: coughing, shortness of breath, headaches and etc.
Here are some tips on how to make your self ready for a training day at Gold’s Gym:
- Get enough rest – Getting rest is probably the most crucial factor that you have to take seriously. Sleep is responsible for repairing and building muscle. After a work out though you may not feel the pain, when you wake up the pain will be amplified because the body rejuvenates over night. If you do not get at least 6-8 hours of sleep a day, your workout will basically go to waste.
- Hydrate yourself – before anything else, it is always important to rehydrate yourself after a heavy workout or when you get out of bed in the morning. 85% of muscle content is made out of water, which is why it is important to hydrate. Without water it can really affect the rebuilding of your muscles. Take at least a full tall glass of water the minute you wake up, before any other kind of liquid to help your body replenish the water you lost while sleeping.
- Eat a healthy breakfast – As we all say, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and it is essential that you eat food rich in protein. If you are looking to bulk up, protein is the best way to help the muscles build a healthy amount of mass. Without the proper nutrition, your body will be unable to develop muscle as quickly as you would have hoped. Make sure to stock up on some healthy grains and fruits to make sure that you have enough energy for your first workout of the day.
- You have the permission to take supplements – some people out there have problems building muscle mass. These are usually those who have fast metabolism, which means that whatever they ingest gets digested and burned faster than normal. Nutritionists sometimes allow those who have problems to take supplements to help them with muscle mass. Of course you can do it the normal way, but then that would mean that you really have to commit and put in effort towards your workout.