Bodybuilding WorkoutsBodybuilding Routine for Serious Muscle MassBodybuilding workouts are a great way to add some serious muscle mass to your body. Unfortunately, there's a lot of misinformation out there in all the magazines as well as your gyms and even from misinformed personal trainers. One reason is money. Muscle building supplements are a multi-billion dollar business.  The other is the fact that the magazines mostly give you bodybuilding workouts from pro bodybuilders. These guys are the genetic elite and most of them probably grow muscle mass just by looking at a barbell. On top of that, most of them use insane amounts of anabolic steroids and other drugs. Because of that, these guys can workout a lot longer and more frequently and still build muscle. And these are the routines that get printed in the magazines. But are you really making any gains from your weight training routines based on what you see in the magazines? I know most of you are not because I see it in the gym and I read the emails I get from all you frustrated muscle builders, wondering why you aren't getting bigger even though you're hitting the weights hard for two hours a day, six days a week. That's the problem! Stay away from those crazy bodybuilding workouts. You will NOT see results from routines designed for genetic freaks on drugs! Did you ever see Arnold's Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding? That book includes bodybuilding programs that advocate 60 sets per workout and SIX workouts per week! Normal people can't possibly build muscle on a routine like that. It's freaking nuts! If you're goal is to focus on first building a serious foundation of muscle mass, you need to keep your workouts short and intense, allow enough time between workouts for your muscles to recover and grow, and use progressive overload by adding weight to your exercises as often as possible. Here's a sample bodybuilding program you can use to start growing again. Monday 5 x 8 Decline Bench Press (5 sets of 8 reps) Wednesday 3 x 10 Dips (add weight when you can complete 3 sets of 10 reps with only your bodyweight) Friday 3 x 8 Flat Dumbbell Presses When starting out on these workouts, select a weight that allows you to complete all the sets without going to failure. They should be tough but not to failure. Slowly add weight. After a couple of weeks you should be going all out where you go to failure on the last set of each exercise. When the weight gets so heavy that you can't hit the rep target on the last set, keep the weight the same until you can complete all the reps. Then add a little weight the next workout. Rest 2 minutes between sets. As things get really tough you may need to make it 3 minutes on the squats and deadlifts. Put these bodybuilding workouts into practice, get your nutrition in place and watch your muscles grow. Don't forget, post-workout nutrition is crucial. Use a whey protein shake mixed with simple carbs. My favorite pre and post workout shake is Prograde Workout
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