Why Many Natural Bodybuilding Programs Don’t Work

Those who seek to build maximum muscle mass and wish to avoid supplements and steroids often seek out a natural bodybuilding program through the Internet or magazines, implementing the advice they find consistently, to utter disappointment. The reasons behind such lackluster progress can be broad, but what follow are some of the common errors found in many bodybuilding workout and diet plans.

Firstly, workout frequency is often less than adequate for maximum muscle growth. Because so many programs stress how important avoiding overtraining is to the natural bodybuilder, they promote once per week muscle group training, which is insufficient to induce maximum progress. While it’s true that frequent direct stress upon each body part can cause overtraining, this is only an issue if sets and reps are not properly cycled, and when they are, targeting each area every 3-5 days provides for the best possible improvement in muscle mass.

Secondly, often natural bodybuilding programs recommend a large amount of different exercises, selecting some that are not designed to promote maximum muscle growth in lieu of those that provide greater overload to the body, just for the sake of adding variety. A large number of exercises is not necessary, as there are specific weight training exercises that stress muscles better than others, and these are what a muscle mass routine should be based upon.

Thirdly, reps and sets are often either not cycled, or structured in a way that leads to overtraining or undertraining (both are extremely detrimental to muscle building). Personal trainers are notorious for focusing on the dangers of overtraining, but more often than not, bodybuilders are actually entering the opposite undertrained state due to poorly designed set, rep and workout frequency cycles.

Lastly, half of the success equation for muscle building, which is an effective diet plan, is either overlooked or based on flawed principles. Natural bodybuilding diet plans often contain too little carbohydrates, incorrect meal division and calorie selection, etc. There are just as many variables in diet as weight training, and those who achieve disappointing muscle growth must ensure that both their eating and weight training routine is consistent with what maximizes muscle building. A perfect diet without the correct weight lifting plan is worthless, and the opposite is also true.

Those who seek to achieve the best possible muscle growth without using supplements or steroids should consider the MuscleNOW natural bodybuilding program, which teaches all of the correct diet and weight training workout methods to follow for consistent results.

Can I Build Muscle Naturally At Home?

I receive many emails from those interested in my MuscleNOW bodybuilding program who wonder whether they can build muscle naturally at home, or if they will be forced to join a gym to achieve desired results. Because many bodybuilders opt to train at gyms, there is a commonly held belief that joining one is a prerequisite for muscle gains, but this isn’t only untrue, but, in my own personal case, I have achieved far more benefit from weight training at home (over 60 lbs of muscle gained, naturally) than would have ever been possible had I opted for a gym membership.

Firstly, I detest waiting for or sharing machines, as when I lift weights, my mind is focused on one objective, which is to generate the greatest possible intensity for each of my weight lifting sets. Someone asking to share a machine with me, or needing to wait in line for weight lifting equipment to become available would be a great distraction for me, reducing my ability to put forth maximum workout effort. This alone was an important enough reason for me to purchase equipment for my home, so that I can dictate my own pace each set and devote maximum mental focus to my workouts.

Secondly, when I’m focused on building muscle, there is no time for conversation, and gyms are notorious for generating idle chatter that either unnecessarily prolongs a weight training session, or actually pulls a bodybuilder’s mind away from his workouts to the point that he is no longer able to produce the necessary intensity to build muscle mass naturally. By training in my basement, I have been able to avoid conversation and focus my mind and body on challenging muscles to reach their maximum growth potential. When it’s time to train, nothing else should prove to be a distraction if maximum muscle growth is the goal.

Lastly, when totalling the cost of an average gym membership, in several years, purchasing weight training equipment for the home will pay for itself, and then begin saving significant funds compared to carrying a monthly gym fee. In fact, I can recommend weight training equipment that has a lifetime in-home guarantee where any issues will be addressed by the manufacturer, and is of a quality comparable to what you will find at most gyms. This allows you to save large amounts of money long term if you plan on continuing to pursue bodybuilding, which in and of itself makes purchasing weight training equipment for the home a wise decision.

Of course, there are those who do not have the space for exercise equipment, travel often, or who actually prefer performing their weight lifting workouts in a public environment, and for such individuals, the gym becomes a viable option.

If anybody is interested in constructing a customized home gym setup that takes into consideration your space limitations and budget, please contact me, and I will be glad to help!

Can I Build Muscle Naturally Without Weight Gain Powders?

Many who seek to build muscle naturally opt for weight gain powders, which are promoted as providing the necessary nutrients for thin weight lifters to finally achieve their desired muscle gains. This is one of the first supplements purchased by those who wish to add muscle weight, yet, the results achieved by those who use such products more often than not are quite different from what the supplement advertising suggests.

Because weight gain powders are filled with simple sugars, they contribute to massive amounts of fat gain; the reason for this is not only the simple sugar content, but the fact that weight gain powders inherently force the bodybuilder to consume excess carbohydrates in relation to protein, which forces insulin to rise, pushing excess calories into fat cells.

Most are convinced through bodybuilding magazine articles and Internet message forums that to build muscle naturally, the critical factor is to keep calories high and to maintain sufficient protein, which is true on the surface, but harmful if divorced from the proper ratios of protein, carbohydrates and fat, all of which play an important role in hormone manipulation (testosterone and GH). This is a critical factor to anyone who seeks to build muscle naturally, without steroids or any other artificial hormone boosters.

Bodybuilders often feel that weight gain powders are an easy way to reach their caloric requirements for muscle building, yet, because the protein and carbohydrate levels in protein powders are less than optimal, and consist of refined sugars, the excess calories lead to significant body fat accumulation. In addition to the overabundance of simple sugars in weight gain powders, often such products are filled with artificial additives and sweeteners, which can harm health. This is a factor few fail to analyze when opting for weight gain powders in place of real food, yet, like whey protein, weight gain powders are not a healthy option for satisfying the necessary nutritional requirements for muscle building.

Often, bodybuilders feel that they have no choice but to utilize weight gain powders because their appetite will not otherwise support sufficient food consumption for muscle growth, but, a far more effective approach is to create a natural liquid weight gain shake using egg protein powder (that contains no additives or sweeteners) mixed with the proper quantities of healthy sweet foods such as raw honey and bananas. This approach focuses upon natural, healthy ingredients, using the proper amount of each to reach the ideal protein and carbohydrate level, promoting natural muscle building without boosting body fat to unreasonable levels. Instead of artificial sweeteners, this type of muscle building shake focuses on natural sweet food sources to provide the necessary flavor.

Never forget that to build muscle naturally, calories and protein are not the only variables, and to focus on these two exclusively will result in massive body fat accumulation that will harm as opposed to improve the appearance of your body. The MuscleNOW bodybuilding program teaches you exactly how to combine protein, carbohydrate and fats to create the optimum levels of each, as well as how to produce your own natural muscle building shake so that you can achieve maximum results.

Are You Addicted To Bodybuilding Supplements?

Most who seek to gain muscle mass fall into the bodybuilding supplement trap early in their weight training career, as the powerful supplement advertising convinces millions of unsuspecting lifters that such products are not only necessary to achieve impressive muscle gains, but are also a legal, safe alternative to steroid drugs. Anybody who takes such a path, if they are honest with themselves, will soon realize that these so-called miracle muscle builders do not even provide a small fraction of what the advertising promises, but if bodybuilding supplements do not offer the type of muscle building results they claim, then why do so many feel a strong desire and compulsion to continue experimenting with such products even after they have experienced disappointment and frustration when doing so?

Since most who use bodybuilding supplements are not eating and training correctly (but mistakenly believe that they are), the only variable that they feel can change is the type of bodybuilding supplement they are using, so it’s no surprise that the moment a new advertisement hits the Internet or is plastered inside of a muscle building magazine, it’s time to place faith in the next bottled craze, which offers a sense of hope that muscle gains will finally surface. If someone visits the gym regularly, following what they feel to be a potent diet plan, yet does not gain muscle mass, other than quitting the process, the only alternative is to continue searching for the one bodybuilding supplement that will finally turn misery into fortune.

Of course, this search ends in vain, since no bodybuilding supplement will make up for diet and weight lifting mistakes, and the supplement user therefore continues to spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars seeking the group of bodybuilding supplements that will finally bring about noticeable improvements in muscle mass. If such an individual learns the truth, which is that he or she is not achieving disappointing muscle gains due to a missing bodybuilding supplement, but rather as a result of a poorly designed diet and weight lifting plan, and if a potent bodybuilding program is implemented that provides impressive muscle gains, then the desire for bodybuilding supplements declines dramatically, and eventually disappears.

But there are some who find a potent bodybuilding program, achieve impressive improvements in muscle mass, and still feel compelled to continue experimenting with bodybuilding supplements, feeling as if their muscles will shrink into oblivion if they aren’t consuming at least several highly promoted supplements as part of their diet routine. They then never actually enter an experimentation stage where they eat and weight train without bodybuilding supplements to see if their results remain the same, but are instead intensely afraid to stop using creatine, glutamine, prohormones, no2, or other bodybuilding supplements due to an emotional attachment between future muscle gains and those products. What they fail to understand is that often bodybuilders who finally begin eating and weight training correctly do so while still using bodybuilding supplements, so they mistakenly credit the pills and powders with their progress, instead of the modified weight training and diet routine. The bodybuilder therefore never knows the truth, which is that his new muscle growth has no connection whatsoever with the bodybuilding supplements he or she was using, but is a direct result of the new diet and exercise plan, and he or she mistakenly continues to credit supplements for the newly built muscle mass.

Often those who feel this strong compulsion to continue using bodybuilding supplements find themselves rationalizing their behavior by claiming that nobody builds muscle without supplements, and that every bodybuilder needs supplements to provide proper nutrients for muscle building, etc, and these incorrect notions stem from strong advertising in magazines and on Internet bodybuilding web sites which make supplements appear to be the muscle building backbone for any weight lifter. In fact, most supplement advertisements show a huge, steroid using pro bodybuilder holding a supplement bottle, making the reader believe that by using the advertised product, similar results will be achieved, when in fact the product being promoted has no connection with how the pro bodybuilder endorsement subject built his steroid saturated level of muscle mass (drugs are his secret ingredient).

No weight lifter should mistakenly assume that bodybuilding supplements have a connection with any of their muscle mass gains unless he or she eats and trains the exact same way both with and without bodybuilding supplements. In fact, it’s all too common for a weight lifter to begin a new diet and exercise plan while at the same time deciding to buy a brand new group of bodybuilding supplements, and if muscle mass is built, they quickly use this as proof that the bodybuilding supplements provide promised results, when in fact the new weight lifting and diet plan that they implemented in conjunction with the supplements is actually the sole reason behind muscle growth!

So, what is a bodybuilder to do? Simple — first, stop all bodybuilding supplements, every last one, in order to form a baseline for which to experiment with future muscle gains. This is an important initial step, as anything you do next will mistakenly remain forever linked with any supplements you are using at the time that muscle mass is built, so you must stop using ALL supplements. Then, the next step is to consistently implement a potent, proven effective weight lifting and diet plan to see what type of muscle growth you are able to achieve naturally, and compare this to the type of results you were producing in the past.

What is this “potent, proven effective” bodybuilding program that is guaranteed to build muscle mass? Most bodybuilders are perplexed with what set of weight lifting, cardio and diet variables are necessary to naturally gain muscle, so if you fit into this category, I strongly recommend that you pursue the MuscleNOW natural bodybuilding program, which has hundreds of muscle building testimonials and is proven effective at building impressive levels of muscle mass naturally, without any supplements or drugs. Since the MuscleNOW bodybuilding program includes a 90 day money back guarantee, you can use the MuscleNOW weight training and diet plan risk-free for three months, and compare your progress with MuscleNOW (using NO bodybuilding supplements) to your prior efforts, and you’ll then be able to clearly determine whether muscle gains are the result of correct diet and weight lifting methods, or if they are tied to the false hype of bodybuilding supplements that you are tempted to continue using.

Take the 90 day MuscleNOW NO-supplement muscle building challenge for yourself, and not only will you learn how worthless bodybuilding supplements truly are, but you’ll also save yourself thousands of dollars each year by replacing a wasteful supplement habit with the muscle mass gains you’ve been seeking.

The Best Bodybuilding Supplement

Have you been seeking the best bodybuilding supplement due to poor muscle gains? Join the club! I was seeking the best bodybuilding supplement for years, hoping that I could find a product that would finally lead me to building muscle mass fast, yet, despite the powerful advertising, I did not experience the positive changes that bodybuilding supplements were promising, and was left searching for a legitimate muscle building solution.

The truth is, bodybuilding supplements are not the answer to building muscle mass, but rather part of the problem! Why with every product claiming to be the best bodybuilding supplement on the market, why are they so ineffective at producing the very results they promise? More importantly, how can bodybuilding supplements survive as an industry given their lack of potency? The answer is difficult to digest, but very simple; since most of us do not achieve any significant muscle mass gains, we become frustrated, and feel that bodybuilding supplements, promising to easily rectify our disappointment, must be the missing piece to the muscle building puzzle. Due to lack of results and no apparent solution, bodybuilding supplements become the assumed prerequisite to muscle building, an easy answer to a frustrating dilemma, and people then begin to truly believe that they are the mysterious key to body transformation (since there seemingly is no other choice!). Similar to a football player’s helmet or a baseball player’s glove, bodybuilding supplements become a perceived requirement in building muscle mass, and the quest for the best bodybuilding supplement then becomes the number one priority.

Why do so many achieve nothing with bodybuilding supplements despite the convincing arguments claiming their necessity? Good question, and one that companies who claim to sell the best bodybuilding supplement will quickly answer by claiming that your weight training or diet plan must be delaying results; well, they are correct, but conveniently fail to mention one other important revelation, as although the disappointing muscle mass gains are clearly related to a poor diet and weight training routine, your lack of muscle building progress is also a sign that the very bodybuilding supplements that claim to boost results to unheard of proportions are not as they seem! So, if we can all agree that the reason behind lack of muscle mass gains is a poor weight training and diet routine, then does that not stand to reason that bodybuilding supplements may not be necessary after all?

Weight training without bodybuilding supplements sounds illogical! It might to some, because we’ve been trained to believe by endless advertising campaigns that muscle mass can only be gained after a trip to the “health” food store to purchase the best bodybuilding supplement, but after doing so, the only change any of us experience is a much lighter wallet!

So when we fail with bodybuilding supplements once, then why do we continue experimenting with such products? Because we are CONFUSED! Early in my bodybuilding career, I assumed that finding the best bodybuilding supplement must be the answer to achieving my own personal muscle mass goals, so when I failed with one, I did not spend the effort to analyze what this was logically telling me, but instead, opted to try another. Why not? The bodybuilding supplement advertising always sounds convincing, and it’s legal, so what do I have to lose (other than $50+ on every bottle)? But at what point does ignoring the facts become complete insanity? Maybe after trying the second batch of products that claim to be the best bodybuilding supplement available and achieving nothing close to what was advertised? Or the third? How about the fourth? Tenth? The fact is, all of us who have experimented with bodybuilding supplements seem to develop a compulsion to continue trying and and again with the hope that one will finally prove to be the best bodybuilding supplement on the planet, because, of course, they ALL could not possibly be offering false promises (or could they?).  There must be at least one bodybuilding supplement that provides at least a small percentage of advertised results, and why not continue searching until we find it? This, of course, is the foolish premise we feed ourselves because of poor muscle mass gains. Companies promote their product as the best bodybuilding supplement available, promising our every wish in one clever advertising campaign, and we in turn experience a small bit of hope that maybe the NEXT product IS the often sought after road paved with dramatic muscle mass improvements, and who benefits? The companies selling bodybuilding supplements!

But what if i actually find the best bodybuilding supplement, one that work … will it be healthy for me to consume? This is the question few ask themselves unfortunately, but please consider how a product that claims to be the best bodybuilding supplement, advertising superior muscle mass gains than can be produced naturally, can do so with the assurance of no adverse long term health impact. They simply cannot, as no unbiased, legitimately conducted long term studies exist on how such supplements will impact our body long term, and with cancer reaching epidemic levels, there is a strong potential that such bodybuilding supplements are playing a role in harming our body’s ability to function as intended. This is exactly why the hunt for the best bodybuilding supplement becomes a guaranteed losing proposition, as most do not work as advertised, and if one is found that does (good luck in such a search!), then you are posing a risk to long term health that suddenly makes bodybuilding a foolish pursuit. To those who feel legality ensures safety, consider that we are by law protected in our right to smoke, despite the fact that such a habit is proven to cause lung cancer! This is just one clear example of how we can legally destroy our lives if we do not practice prudence in the decisions we choose to make.

Is the best bodybuilding supplement simply to eat & weight train correctly? Most unfortunately cringe at the idea that their poor muscle mass gains are simply a consequence of mistakes in their weight training and diet routine, mainly since, psychologically, it’s far easier to accept swallowing a pill or mixing a powder as the quick solution, when the alternative, which is finding a new diet and weight training routine, seems daunting in comparison, especially with all of the contradictory magazine and Internet advice. Because selling products that claim to be the best bodybuilding supplement available is far more profitable than offering a legitimate diet and weight training solution, most companies shy away from teaching people how to legitimately gain muscle mass, as they know that by doing so, he need for supplements suddenly disappears!

It’s easy to mislead others into buying “the best bodybuilding supplement,” but very difficult to market the truth to building muscle mass. If I were to begin selling bodybuilding supplements, I could earn a large effortless income (as many do), but I could turn this idea into a literal goldmine by merely showing a transformation I made through proper weight training and diet techniques, and instead of crediting my routine, erroneously claim that certain bodybuilding supplements fueled my muscle mass gains, and sell those exact products on my web site. We see this constantly with professional bodybuilders who use massive amounts of steroids, growth hormone and other dangerous drugs, yet stand in an advertisement endorsing the best bodybuilding supplement they’ve found, with the goal of misleading confused bodybuilders into believing that they can in fact look like the drug abusing pro contest winner by simply using a certain brand of bodybuilding supplement that he or she endorses, when in fact, the pro bodybuilder physique is linked with illegal drugs, and has no connection whatsoever with bodybuilding supplements (the bodybuilder would look the same without using the endorsed product). My goal is to teach people around the world that the best bodybuilding supplement is a potent weight training and diet plan, and those who are achieving poor results MUST change their routine immediately, which is the key to producing impressive muscle mass gains.

So the best bodybuilding supplement is… I was in the same situation as you are today, seeking an answer to building muscle mass naturally, and learned through experimentation that bodybuilding supplements do not offer the results I was seeking. So, after years of trial and error, I was able to produce over 60 lbs of new muscle mass without bodybuilding supplements or steroids, learning from the many mistakes I made during my own personal bodybuilding journey, and am now helping others build dramatic levels of muscle mass naturally, through a potent weight training and bodybuilding diet plan called MuscleNOW.

Is the MuscleNOW bodybuilding program sold in stores? I am the author and exclusive distributor of the MuscleNOW bodybuilding program, and have hundreds of muscle building testimonials, as bringing men and women around the world to know and experience the exact weight training workout program and bodybuilding diet plan for dramatic, consistent, impressive results without the need for bodybuilding supplements is my goal, and based on the hundreds of muscle building success stories, my MuscleNOW bodybuilding program is a proven winner.

MuscleNOW is the best bodybuilding supplement you will ever find anywhere. Remember, my goal is to see you succeed, and I guarantee that you will gain muscle mass faster than you ever thought possible with my MuscleNOW bodybuilding program, or receive a 100% refund, no questions asked. Instead of traveling the road to nowhere, invest in the best bodybuilding supplement available today, one that finally builds muscle mass naturally; MuscleNOW is the answer you’ve been seeking!

Bodybuilding Diet Plan

Are you confused about which bodybuilding diet plan builds muscle without supplements? You are not alone, as the wide variety of available bodybuilding diet plans are extremely confusing, from low carb/high fat, to high carb/low fat, low protein, high protein, balanced fat/carb, etc; the possibilities are seemingly endless.

The truth is, many never gain muscle mass because of a poor bodybuilding diet plan. If you are attempting to gain muscle mass, and have not been achieving weekly results, then you need to change your bodybuilding diet plan immediately! Food is the fuel that builds muscle mass, but eating the wrong combinations of protein, carbohydrates and fats will guarantee very little (if any) progress in your muscle building efforts. In fact, because of a poor bodybuilding diet plan, most out of frustration mistakenly turn to worthless supplements, which create false promises for those who are confused as to the proper diet plan and weight training routine to follow. Therefore, your number one rule is to never invest in any bodybuilding supplementation, as bottled fads are not the answer to achieving dramatic muscle gains, despite the powerful (but misleading) advertising.

What about low carb bodybuilding diet plans? Many have become infatuated with low carb bodybuilding diet routines in recent years, especially when pursuing fat loss, believing that carbohydrates are evil by their very nature, a notion that is not surprising given the level of misinformation available on the Internet. But what proponents of the low carb diet plan fail to mention is that a lack of sufficient carbohydrates will burn muscle mass and slow metabolism, meaning that you slow metabolism, which makes regaining body fat extremely easy and likely! Therefore, low carb, ketogenic bodybuilding diet plans are horrible strategies which prevent muscle building, burn already built muscle mass, and slow metabolism, therefore making them a very poor choice for anybody wishing to display a lean, muscular physique.

Will high carbohydrate diet plans help me to gain muscle mass? While significant muscle mass can be built in the presence of excess carbs, such muscle gains will be accompanied by substantial body fat, which blurs definition, and creates a bloated, disappointing appearance. Many fail to realize that muscle mass is not the only important factor, as there is an equally critical element if the goal is to develop a bodybuilder type physique; keeping body fat levels very low yields a high level of definition, which is necessary to effectively display newly built muscle. A high carbohydrate bodybuilding diet plan will bring about muscle gains, but also produce a level of body fat that will prove unacceptable, not only hiding the muscle mass you worked so hard to produce, but also adversely impacting appearance in general e.g., a bloated face, neck, etc.

Should I follow a higher fat diet plan? Unfortunately, the higher fat bodybuilding diet plan offers the same downsides as low carbs, in that muscle can be lost and metabolism reduced, but higher fat principles can be used for certain meals throughout the day to control blood sugar, especially in those who are sensitive to carbohydrates (gain fat quickly or hesitate to burn fat in the presence of carbs), but if the higher fat techniques are used improperly, they will lead to the same downside as low carbs (metabolism slowdown and muscle mass reduction).

How much protein should a bodybuilding diet plan be comprised of? A bodybuilder seeking to build muscle mass needs a greater quantity of protein than one who is sedentary, but consuming excessive quantities can cause body fat increase and unnecessary kidney stress, so a balance needs to be achieved.  Unfortunately, many either consume excessive or insufficient protein for their body to produce desired muscle mass improvements. A bodybuilding diet plan void of sufficient protein will not produce any significant muscle growth, and will quickly burn muscle when calories dip into fat loss levels, while a diet plan which focuses upon excessive protein can prevent fat loss or cause unhealthy stress to the body’s internal organs.

So which bodybuilding diet plan actually works? I’ve personally experimented with high carb, low carb, balanced carb/fat, higher fat, etc, and was able to produce over 60 lbs of new muscle mass without bodybuilding supplements or steroids, learning from the many mistakes I made during my own personal bodybuilding journey, and am now helping others achieve dramatic muscle mass gains through a potent bodybuilding diet plan and weight training workout routine called MuscleNOW.

Is the MuscleNOW bodybuilding diet plan sold in stores? I am the author and sole distributor of MuscleNOW, and I have hundreds of muscle building testimonials from around the world. For many years I have been teaching men and women which bodybuilding diet plan and weight training routine to follow for dramatic, consistent, impressive muscle mass gains, and based on the many success stories, MuscleNOW is a proven winner.

MuscleNOW builds muscle mass naturally. I guarantee that you will achieve the best muscle mass gains of your entire life with my MuscleNOW bodybuilding diet plan and weight training routine, or you will receive a 100% refund, no questions asked. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me anytime, as I will be glad to assist!

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