1. Less (time in the gym) can be more. Some people think that you have to work out for hours and hours every day to build muscle but that is not true at all.

What you really need is a good program (like No Nonsense Muscle Building) to follow. This means working out smarter rather than harder. Why guess at what you should be doing when someone has already laid out what will work for you in a step by step way?

2. More (weight) can be more. When it comes to building muscle it’s essential that you challenge yourself with as much weight as you can lift.

You can spend hours lifting a smaller amount of weight dozens of times or you can spend a few minutes lifting as much as you possibly can. You will get better results going the second route.

Now, of course, you do not want to injure yourself so you must be careful when pushing yourself to these types of extremes. That’s why I strongly encourage you to get a program such as No Nonsense Muscle Building that you can follow step by step.

3. Slowly is better. When you lift a weight up quickly you are not using your muscle as much as you are using momentum. When you lift a weight up slowly you are really putting your muscles to work. The takeaway: If you want to build muscle fast, lift slowly.