I could write an article about weight training involving exact exercises, weights, technique and a whole bunch of other stuff but you know what, that is often secondary to what I am about to talk about. To go from skinny to muscle bound is you need to be in control of not only the physical aspects of weight training but also the mental and psychological side too. If you go into a gym without a plan and a goal and the right preparation you are liable to spend huge amounts of money on gym fees and supplements you don’t need while going through a lot of pain and what for? Hardly any muscle mass at all if you do it WRONG. So before you hit the gym check out these five weight training tips for preparation, planning and goal setting. 1. Realistic short & long term goals This may sound hard at first but if you keep it realistic you will find it is a great help on your path to weight gain and that body you really want. Decide how much weight you want to gain in a month, 3 months, 6 months and a year, these goals should be written down and then you can work backwards from the top and see how much you should be gaining every week. This is your game plan, stick to it! 2. Commitment to a program One problem many skinny guys have is that they go ‘program hopping’ and change from one workout routine program to another often in quick succession if the one they are on does not seem to be giving them what they need. This is not a failure of the program it is usually a failure of understanding and sticking with the weight training program which leads to poor muscle gain. Do your homework and find a program that suits YOUR particular goals in the gym then understand every nuance of it. Just following it blindly will result in poor performance and if you do your research right you will choose the best one to start with! 3. Educate yourself on weight training The human body is an amazing organic machine with a lot of complexity and enormous amount of research and science has been put into understanding all about our musculature and health. So how much do you know about this? Do you know about optimum recovery time? Do you know the processes that happen when you lift weights? Do you know about the nutritional side of weight training? If not, get educated! Visit a bookstore and look not just for muscle building books but anatomy and physiology books too. Visit reputable bodybuilding websites and be committed to knowing enough that it is not a mystery every time you head in and out of the gym! 4. Get proper weight training techniques from a trainer Ok, I know weight training for the skinny guy is expensive but do yourself a favor and hire a personal training to teach you good technique. Do not just watch others and try to imitate, do not think your buddy with no experience as a trainer can teach you everything and don’t think you know everything yourself because letting your ego get in the way of gaining an awesome muscled physique is ludicrous! Without proper technique you can negate some of the best bits of exercises and even worse you can hurt yourself setting your plan back weeks if not months. Don’t be cheap . . . hire a professional at least to start so you don’t form bad lifting habits. 5. Focus on gradual progression Progress is the best measure of your improvement but the exact amount of progress can vary. The important thing is every time you go to the gym you should be looking for progress even if it is just one extra pound or one extra rep you must approach everything you do with the willpower and attitude of constant progression which will in turn help you keep to your original skinny to muscle game plan that you wrote down! These five simple skinny to muscle bodybuilding tips will have you putting on rapid muscle growth and strength increases all over your body just like a certain skinny guy once did who became a champion bodybuilder and fitness coach. Click below to find out how he did it and how he can help YOU. http://www. skinnytomuscle. net

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