There are countless oridinary men and women that regularly go to a gym in order to increase lean body mass. They strive for a much improved body shape but all too seldom they do not accomplish their goals.

As the weeks pass by they become increasingly annoyed with their shortage of mass gains.

This can be a regular occurrence for someone having a strong desire to develop their physique, which is why many body builder’s quit, thinking that they are by some means unable to increase body mass.

So why does this happen to so many of us and what can you do to resolve it?

From my knowledge, those of us who do not make extremely good muscle increases at the gym make the same mistakes over and over again.

Read on below to see if you are making these common mistakes, with answers for every problem.

Beginners opt for unsuitable body building workouts to achieve their goals, often following expert workouts from bodybuilding magazines.

This is no good for the typical guy or girl, and in particular for hardgainers.

In order to gain muscle mass you must train for approximately 45 mins with weights, performing 2-3 sets per exercise. Keep your sets at no more than 15 sets per weight training visit.

There is no benefit doing 20 or more sets and sacrificing many hours at the gym.

Doing the same bodybuilding program month after month, even though they haven’t made any evident body mass gains.

To be able to increase lean muscle mass you must completely alter your routine every 8-12 weeks. Our body’s have a kind of muscle memory so it very quickly gets used to the same muscle program you do again and again each week.

You need to suprise your muscles by changing your bodybuilding programs routinely.

Not having days off from weight training.

I routinely take up to 1 week off in the middle of every bodybuilding workout program.

This gives my body time off to recuperate and recharge. I’ve done this for several years now and I haven’t had a bad injury while doing so.

Another benefit is that I often see increased strength after I’ve taken days off.

Doing your workouts on successive days.

Doing bodybuilding programs that involve lifting heavy weights puts a lot of load on your muscles. It can even take up to 24 hours to restore your glycogen reserves. Therefore, ensure you train no more than 2 consecutive days. This will make sure your body can re-nourish itself, resulting in optimum energy reserves when you train at the gym.

You depend on bodybuilding supplements to compensate for a incorrect diet.

Most body building supplements are not anything more than costly marketing scams. They empty your pockets of hard earned money and do nothing to build mass. If you spent $50 a week on bodybuilding supplements, it will make no more than 10% difference to your muscle mass gains.

All workout programs should be prepared around a stable dietary plan.

You have got to make certain that you nourish your muscles with the nutrients it needs in order to develop solid muscle mass.

Putting it all together

In order to build muscle more quickly than you have ever achieved previously, you must ignore the traditional bodybuilding methods that you have picked up in the past from professional bodybuilders in muscle books and magazines.

Hard gainers in particular can adjust their bodybuilding workouts and stop repeating the frequent mistakes I’ve outlined above. Do this and could see some remarkable results!