There are countless oridinary men and women that regularly go to a gym in order to increase lean body mass. They strive for a much improved body shape but all too seldom they do not accomplish their goals.

As the months pass by they become increasingly discouraged with their absence of muscle mass increase.

This can be a very common occurrence for someone having a strong desire to improve their physique, which is why many people stop, thinking that they are somehow unable to add muscle size.

So why does this occur to so many people and what can you do to resolve it?

From my knowledge, those of us who do not make good muscle gains in the gym make the same mistakes time after time.

Read on below to see if you are making these common mistakes, with answers for every problem.

Beginners opt for unsuitable body building workouts to achieve their goals, often following expert workouts from bodybuilding magazines.

This is no use for the typical man or woman, and in particular for novices.

In order to increase muscle mass you should train for around 45 mins with heavy weights, doing 2-3 sets per exercise. Keep your sets at between 8-15 sets per weight training session.

There is no benefit doing 20 or more sets and spending many hours in the gym.

Doing the same bodybuilding training routine week after week, even though they have not made any obvious muscle mass gains.

To be able to increase lean muscle mass you must completely alter your routine every 8-12 weeks. Our body’s have a kind of muscle memory so it very quickly gets used to the same muscle program you do again and again each week.

You therefore need to suprise your muscles by changing your bodybuilding workouts regularly.

Not having days off from weight training.

I routinely take up to 1 week off in the middle of every bodybuilding workout program.

This gives my body time off to recuperate and recharge. I’ve done this for several years now and I haven’t had a bad injury while doing so.

An additional advantage is that I often experience increased strength after I’ve taken a week off.

Bodybuilding training on successive days.

Doing body building programs that involve lifting heavy weights puts a lot of strain on your muscles. It can even take up to 24 hours to restore your glycogen energy reserves. Therefore, ensure you train no more than 2 days in a row. This allows your body will re-nourish itself, resulting in optimum energy when you train at the gym.

You depend on bodybuilding supplements to compensate for a incorrect diet.

Many muscle building supplements are not anything more than high priced marketing gimmicks. They drain your bank account of hard earned cash and do nothing to build lean muscle. Even if you spend $75 a week on bodybuilding supplements, it will make no more than 10% difference to your lean muscle mass gains.

All exercise routines should be built around a stable dietary plan.

You have got to ensure that you nourish your body with the nutrients it requires in order to produce lean body mass.

What to do next

In order to build lean muscle more quickly than you have ever thought possible, you must take no notice of the usual body building methods that you have picked up in the past from professional bodybuilders in muscle publications.

Hardgainers in particular must adjust their body building programs and stop repeating the common errors I’ve mentioned in this article. Make these changes and should see some significant results!