Muscle Guide For Skinny Guys

There is so much information that will tell you how to lose weight and gain muscle, but the simple truth is that this information does not apply to the skinny guy. Unfortunately, the skinny guy must play be a different set of rules. The typical bodybuilding magazine is packed full of the latest and greatest programs to build huge muscles while loading your body with supplements. Stop reading bodybuilding magazines. Stop listening to bodybuilders. And stop using supplements. All these things just take you further and further away from your goal to go from skinny to muscular.

Principle #1: Quality time at the grocery store

Yes, you’ve heard right that you will have to eat better, eat more, and eat more often to gain muscle. Forget last week’s leftovers or the meal in a box that is waiting in the freezer. What you will need to gain muscle is a healthy nutrition program that starts at the grocery store. If you are skinny and have not been able to pack on the muscle then make sure you eat every three hours. You should also try to eat bigger meals so and you can easily afford to double your calorie intake. If you have been eating one sandwich for lunch, then make it two next time. Instead of putting three slices of roast beef on the sandwich, put on six.

Spend the time at the grocery store wisely to select a variety of food. It is easy to fall into the habit of eating the same breakfast day after day, or the same boring sandwich for each lunch at work. Make sure that variety does not start and end with your training program, but that it extends to your nutritional program as well. Plan ahead so that each meal consists of roughly the same amount of calories from the three basic food groups; 30% protein, 30% fat, and 40% carbohydrates. For the best results make breakfast your biggest meal of the day followed by the pre-workout and post-workout meals. This will ensure the best muscle gain rather than fat gain.

Principle #2: Compound exercises

Compound exercises are the biggest muscle builders. For the biggest gains you will have to concentrate on the biggest muscles and hit them with compound exercises. Compound exercises are multi-joint movements that require the use of multiple muscles or muscle groups during the execution of the exercise. Using predominantly compound exercises will lead to more strength and therefore bigger muscles. If you ever want to change your body from skinny to muscular, then compound exercises will no longer be optional, it must be mandatory. Which compound exercises will provide the most benefit?