To build lean muscle, three primary subjects must to be attended to: food intake, weight-lifting, plus rest. Each one of 3 is very important, overlook any of these and your muscle mass buildingprogram will suffer greatly or will not work at all. Weightlifting breaks down the muscle, suitable diet and rest rebuilds the muscle.

You need to be positive that you are consuming the amount of calories considered necessary to support your body type, metabolism, activity level, and your desired weight goal. For example, I need 3,500 calories a day to maintain my weight of 175 pounds at my high activity level. A week of averaging less than that amount of calories each day would cause me to drop weight. I consume an average of 4,000 calories per day, 500 calories greater than my maintenance amount, when I’m in a bulking (muscle-building) cycle.

The following are some tips on bench pressing. Remember to always keep your shoulders tight and pulled together. Create your firmest position while doing the press. A stable position will not be possible if your shoulder blades are not on the bench. As the bench size is not as wide as we want it to be, our bodies must be positioned correctly on the bench to get the most of our workout. Learn the proper bench press technique at Bench-Press-Techniques.com.

In order to build muscle, you also need proper fitness equipment. This may be bench press equipment, back exercise equipment, leg press equipment, abdominal benches, or one of many other fitness items. 

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