Build Muscle

Question:

I want to gain some muscle, especially in my arms, shoulders and chest, but I do not really have the time to visit a gym. I also do not have room for weights in my apartment. Any suggestions?

Also, will eating more protein make my current muscle “stronger” or “tougher” without any additional “working out”? Some of the muscle I have – like in the arms – isn’t exactly “rock hard”.

Answer:

Protein is food for your muscles. Without protein, the muscles with eat themselves, so keep your muscles feed. Eat lean protein like chicken, turkey, or fish. Red meat, not so much. You can also get protein from non-meat sources. Just google “non-meat protein sources”. Any good vegetarian website can help you out. You can also drink protein powder shakes.

About the workout equipment. You don’t need to go to the gym and you don’t need weights, but you do need some kind of equipment that allows you to progressively add resistance to your workouts so you build muscle. Exercise without resistance will not build muscle.

The ONLY equipment you need is something so simple, you’ll wonder how anything so inexpensive and small could be capable of effectively building muscle. Bodylastics resistance bands. They have several different sets to chose from 58 lb basic tension to the 300 lb mega resistance set. They also come with their own carrying case or gym bag. You can also stuff them in a backpack. You got room for that in your apartment? Bodylastics is a complete home gym system. You won’t need any other equipment because this simple resistance band set and give you a total body workout by replicating exercises that machines and weights in a gym can do.

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