Building Muscle – Muscle Gain | Everyday Muscle.com

Occlusion training, or kaatsu training as is more commonly referenced, is the act of limiting or cutting-off bloodflow to a working muscle during resistance training.  It is a highly effective strategy, especially for those who are unable to lift near their one-rep-max.

Skeletal muscles have the distinct advantage of being able to regenerate themselves and heal perfectly after being injured.  Skeletal muscles also have the ability to induce hypertrophy, or muscle cell size increase.  The reasons for increases in muscle cell size can be from several reasons, including:

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An extremely popular and important question which many people often wonder, is what the most optimal time of day to train is.  There simply is not a cut-and-dry answer to this question!  First and foremost you must evaluate your goals.

Your potential goals may be to:

• Maximize Muscle Gain
• Maximize Fat Loss
• Perform Optimally (Strength, Athletic Performance, Endurance, etc…)
• Consistency
• Motivation
• Benefits

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In order to get the most growth and benefit from your training, you need to maximize muscle utilization.  Not all the muscles in your body are the same, however.  In fact, every skeletal muscle in your body is different than the next for a number of factors.  Bone length, muscle proximity, leverage, attachment points, stability, muscle length, and composition all are huge determining factors for the nature of a given muscle.

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It is easy to imagine a perfect training regime…

Go to the gym twice a day, 5 days a week, every muscle twice a week…etc…

Besides, that’s what all the fitness magazines tell us to do, right?  How about cardio?  Every day after hitting the weights, right?

Well, as much as I hate to tell people this is wrong, because it isn’t necessarily  wrong, but for most of us out there – IT’S WRONG.

I’ll explain…

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This is the compilation video for my “Gain 1 inch inch on your arms in 30 minutes!!” video.  Be sure to comment it if you can!

This is a quick preview of my “Gain 1 inch on your arms in 30 minutes!!” Routine. You can see the sort of pump you can get from this powerful technique. It incorporates:

• Close Grip Bench Press
• Overhead Trieps Extensions
• Seated Hammer Curls
• Inverted Skull-Crushers
• Barbell Curls
• Deep Stretching
• Isometric Contractions

The tempo, rep-range, and range of motion during exercies all come into play.  Be sure to check out the upcoming videos!

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Dr. Rex is a natural bodybuilder and a local authority on training for muscle development.  Be sure to subscribe to his newsletter for superior muscle and bodybuilding information Here.

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