The Greatest Muscle Building Article Of All Time
Looking to build some muscle? If so, consider today your luckiest day in the history of lucky days.
A couple of months ago I brought you The Ultimate Weight Loss Guide. Today, I am bringing an equally comprehensive guide into the world.
I’m calling it: The Ultimate Guide To Building Muscle
For those who can’t tell exactly what this is just by its self explanatory title, let its first paragraph serve as your description:
This is it, folks. This is the first, last and only article you will EVER need to read about building muscle. Only, this is much more than an article. This, my friends, is a guide. In fact, it’s the ultimate guide to building muscle. It’s a collection of every single thing you will ever need to know. Every helpful tip, every useful fact… it’s all here, compiled in one place, just for you.
If you have any interest in building muscle, this is literally EVERYTHING you could possibly need to know.
Enjoy…
31 Responses to “The Greatest Muscle Building Article Of All Time”
Wow, that was perfect!
By Josh on Mar 25, 2008
After reading many websites and blogs with this type of information this site was a welcome break from the rest.
All the information is clearly laid out and explained.
Thanks for a great read, i’ll pass this onto other people i know who’ll find it beneficial.
By Ben on Mar 26, 2008
great read, thx for the info !
By rob buchanan on Mar 26, 2008
Josh, Ben and Rob: Thanks… glad you guys liked it.
By aCalorieCounter on Mar 26, 2008
Thanks for sharing your experience. It is really helpful
One question: How would you combine aerobic training for health purposes with muscle building training?
By abrero.c on Mar 26, 2008
Wow! Thanks for a fantastic, easy to understand article. As a newbie I’m really looking forward to trying this out!
By Carl Cape Town on Mar 27, 2008
abrero.c:
Some light aerobic work on the off days should be okay for most people (but nothing too intense, of course). If you need to do them on the same day, I’d think spreading them out (weight training in the AM, aerobic stuff in the PM, for example) would be okay too. The other thing to remember is to eat enough to compensate for the extra calories you will burn from the aerobic work.
Carl Cape Town:
You are quite welcome my friend. Go for it, and let us know how it goes.
By aCalorieCounter on Mar 28, 2008
good works guys awesome….everyone need 2 read the great article thanks in millions guys u the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By harrypatel on Apr 8, 2008
the suggested exercise routines you have laid out are awesome.
if it is not too much trouble, could you provide / link to an example diet sheet for say an average 3000 – 3500 cal/ per day requirement?
how many grams of dextrose do you recommend in the post workout recovery drink. thanks
Pavel
By Pavel on Apr 12, 2008
by far the best weight training website on the internet.all i want to know and all i need to know,in simple easy to understand terms.just brilliant.( have past both your websites onto all my friends.)
By daren beesley on Apr 13, 2008
Absolutely fantastic read,Most helpfull and informal.I would reccomend ANYONE that is serious about building muscle to read it!!
By Joe Grant on Apr 24, 2008
This is the first article that helped me with all my questions. # 1 I’m not loosing any weight by eating about 2000 calories a day and exercising every day burning about 500 to 700 calories a day. Now I understand that if I don’t eat enough I will not loose LB because by body is not getting what it need to transform energy into muscles. Thank you very much for this article.
By sueli on May 6, 2008
This is a really good websight. All your hard work is paying off, so thanks.
On your sample workout you have the 4 different days, 2 upper and 2 lower. Each day has the various lifts. My question is how do you incorporate the lifts you list in “Is comprised of mostly compound exercises?” I don’t want to overwork a certain muscle group but don’t want to neglect either if I switched lifts.
By Austin on May 7, 2008
Interesting article, I think you offer great advice. My only question is there are a few unlucky men out there with super high metabolic
rates like myself. Meaning we must consume double the calories you listed,according to your calculator,to build muscle. Which becomes expensive and if we stop at any point we lose the fat and muscle we built. I know, it happened to me and my twin brother. Any suggestions as to what people with high metabolic rates can do? To keep a super high calorie intake without losing fat and muscle gains? Once they have reached their
goals and want to stop.
By Greg S. on May 15, 2008
any thoughts on kre-alkalyn? supposed to be a stable form of creatine that doesn’t lead to water retention.
By mike on Jun 2, 2008
This is a fantastic piece of information. I have been training for some time with various guides from the internet that all give the same unrealistic information which provide some gains of muscle, but also horrible gains of body fat. For all levels of body builder this provides the truth about realistic gains of muscle. To anybody interested in this topic this article is a must read and completely free. Don’t waste money (or gain fat) on any other programme. Many thanks. It’s people like you that keep the “information highway” a pleasure to surf!
(PS- Posted by a so-called “hard gainer” tired of gaining fat through poor calorie advice)
By James D on Jun 14, 2008
This is by far the most comprehensive and informative article on building muscle I have ever read. I have been training for just over a year now and for the first time, I totally understand how the body works and how everything comes together. I have been using a weight training program from a bodybuilding magazine, and surprise surprise…..it is a body part split program! I have gained about 10 kilos over the year, but with the help of your article, I’m sure I’ll make more significant gains over the next year. Excellent work; please keep it coming.
By Maz on Jun 27, 2008
15 years of studying/attempting/wishing how to not be a skinny guy, i have finally come across an easy read, full of laymens-terms, simple math, and explanations. thank you, seriously, for the time you took to do this. i just had a reason to use my BookMark button. thanks again
By bill on Sep 2, 2008
I love this website and especially this article. Though I am a college student and eat at a cafeteria making the calorie counting almost impossible I’ve followed everything else to the max for three weeks now and I can’t believe how much muscle I’ve gained. This completely blows away the small gains I had while playing football in high school. Thank You very much I think this is a new lifelong passion for me now.
By Didier on Oct 2, 2008
I agree with the others; this is a great site! I have read many articles and books about building muscle, but they are all way too complicated and contradicts each other. I almost gave up bodybuilding entirely because of all the headache I got from trying to understand exercise science. I`ve had several weeks of effective training since I found this site, and NO headaches. Thank you.
By Frank on Dec 15, 2008
One of the best articles with common questions actually answered in the article. One of the most common sense, well written, rich with info articles that I’ve ever read.
Thank you.
By Sam on Jan 3, 2009
This is an extremely clear and well written article/guide. Thanks for writing it!
By floda on Jan 29, 2009
I have a question on the sample workout routine you provided. I’ve noticed that my muscles are coming in nice and even except for my lower pecs. I’ve since included decline benching in my Thursday workout but it seems to no be working. I’ve been following that workout plan for almost six months now and would appreciate your input on this.
By Didier on Mar 13, 2009
Thanks to the Author,
This article really did sum up the countless articles and info on the internet. It’s also pretty refreshing not having a million product offers, or “one-time membership fee”. After reading your article, I look forward to correcting some of the mistakes iv been making. Over all well done!
By Adam Diemert on Apr 16, 2009
Very well-written and authoritative article. Read the whole darn thing in one sitting…and yes, I even bought some protein powder from one of the links. I’m 46 now, have worked out for about a year but was looking for a more practical routine. This was a pretty good fit. Thanks!
By Mick on May 5, 2009
that was the most useful piece of information i have ever read regaurding weight training. you are the man.
By nick on Sep 26, 2009
Hi,
this is one amazing guide and I will be spreading it around definitely. Thank you so much!
Just one quick question, would it be OK to workout like this:
Mon: Lower Body #1
Tue: Upper Body #2
Thu: Lower Body #2
Fri: Upper Body #1
Thanks in advance!
By Rev on Oct 2, 2009
Very Comprehensive guide well done!
By Ryan on Oct 6, 2009
A nice presentation of all the factors you need to take into account while weight training.
I especially appreciate the section emphasizing the importance of recording what you do. It’s good record keeping that I credit most to helping me in my own weight management.
I’m 6′2″, and at my peak in high school was 270 lbs. Never exercised unless I was forced to. It took me about a year of reduced calories and (light) exercise to lose 105 lbs. and I hit my lowest adult weight (admittedly unhealthy) of 165 lbs.
It’s been a couple years now, and except for a short burst up to 190 and back (when I stopped paying attention), I’ve maintained ~170 lbs.
For record keeping, I’ve written down my weight daily for the entire time (missing maybe 15% of each year), and because of that I can watch my average calorie intake, graph my progress, and overall not get discouraged when I see a daily variance (water weight, big meal, etc) which I can filter out.
The spreadsheet I created is free and available for use at http://jon.thysell.us/software/hackersdiet/
Now I might have to look into making a new spreadsheet for tracking my new weight training resolution. Up until now I’ve just been marking the days cause I was following a DVD, but now I’m just doing the exercises myself, and I think now I need to ramp things up (not enough progress overload in my routine).
Either way, what’s important (I think) is that people realize that reshaping your body is a war of attrition, and that it takes a long time. It took months to get out of shape, it’ll take months to get it back.
You’ve got a new reader!
/jon
By Jon on Feb 12, 2010
Thanks so much for your no nonsense advice, it’s so helpful. I have been one of those idiots in the gym thinking that I have been doing the right things, but I’m going to implement your advice and I’m sure I will see results.
By Jason on Feb 13, 2010
I loved how simple is it to understand the process of gaining muscle…thanks so much!!!
By Ronald on Jun 19, 2010