5 Muscle Mass Mistakes You Need to Avoid

Building muscle mass is the number one goal of almost every guy that picks up a barbell. And yet most of them never build muscle the way they want, ie, enough of it!

So check out these weight training tips for building muscle so you can start adding massive pounds of muscle to your body.

If you can avoid these common mistakes, you'll go a long way toward building more muscle.

Muscle Mass Mistake 1) Not working legs

This could be the biggest mass building mistake that bodybuilders make when starting out.

They avoid heavy barbell squats.

Barbell squats, done correctly, and done intensely, are the single biggest muscle mass building exercise you can do.

And yet how many people do you see at your gym doing heavy barbell squats?

Mass Mistake 2) Not training intensely enough

If you want to build muscle you have to train with intensity. Stop substituting more volume (more exercises, more sets, more reps) with real all out intensity.

Mass Mistake 3) Routine hopping (continued below)

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Stop seeking out the one magic routine that will instantly add 50pounds of muscle to your body. Get a solid grasp of the fundamentals of weight training, put together a quality routine,and stick with it long enough to see results.

Sure, if you haven't gained any muscle in 8 months, you'll probably want to change something. But don't randomly change your routine every two weeks. Give a good weight lifting routine time to work and you'll see more muscle gains.

Mass Mistake 4) Neglecting Nutrition

Weight training is the stimulus for your body to add muscle mass but it needs to have the tools to do so. Those tools are enough quality calories. In your quest for more muscle mass don't forget the role that nutrition plays in muscle building: frequent feedings, quality calories, lots of protein, no junk food, vitamins, minerals, good fats, and lots of water.

Mass Mistake 5) Check you ego at the door

Your ego has no place in building muscle. But it can get your injured. What do I mean? Let's look at how a lot of guys bench. Tell me if you've seen this at your gym. The butt off the bench with the arched back, the drop and bounce off the chest, the spotter doing most of the lifting, the bar going up unevenly, etc. That's ego and it doesn't build muscle mass. It ruins your body. Drop the weight and do the exercises correctly.

If you want more muscle mass, use these weight training tips to avoid mistakes and start building muscle now.