by Jason Storm

Are you one of those that seem to spend hours at the gym every week and still don't get the results you are wanting? Or do you simply want to find techniques that will make your training more efficient?

If you know the tricks, you will be able to spend your time at the gym in a more efficient way, getting the results you are looking for with ease. In this article I will tell you exactly how to do that.

There are a lot of mistakes that people do that make them work much harder than they need to. The most common are: -To not use weights that are enough heavy -To do more reps than they should -To spend to long hours at the gym -To not let the muscles rest long enough in between their work outs

So how heavy should the weights be then? For best results, you want the weights to be so heavy that you would not have been able to make even one more lift after your last rep. If you could make a few more, then lift heavier next time. This is to give the muscles most possible resistance which will trigger the body to produce more muscle tissue.

The number of reps can vary a bit depending on which muscle you are exercising. For most muscle groups though, one could say that 3 sets of 6-8 reps will do pretty good. However for maximum gain, you might be better off to do only one set of 8-10 reps, using heavier weights instead. The basic rule is to do your lifts short and intense. Don't have long breaks in between sets - no longer than 1 minute.

Make sure you spend no more than 30-45 minutes at each work out session. Why is that? To many people it might seem to be a good idea to work our 2 hours at a time since they're at the gym anyway. This will do you no good since the energy supply in the body that comes from carbohydrates lasts only for 45 minutes while working out. Beyond that, your body will have to find other sources to be able to keep on going and this means it will use energy stored in your muscles.

It is also very important to give your body a proper rest in between each session. After working a specific muscle group you want to wait around 48 hours until you work it again to give it that ability to repair the muscle tissue properly.

These few things are basic knowledge that is important to have when you want to gain muscles properly. This builds a stable base and from there you can experiment with different exercises and find the ones that works best for you.

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