Studying the different styles of muscle workouts, you’re sure to see plenty of variations and confusing concepts. Most of these muscle workouts DO have one similar “ingredient,” though – they all tend to advocate for consuming enormous amount of calories while building muscle, then drastically reduce calories while burning bodyfat. The theory is, first you “bulk” up, then you “cut” the fat. The problem with bulking up and cutting down is that you are fatter than normal during the bulking phase. But you actually CAN add significant muscle mass that doesn’t bombard you with an overabundance of bodyfat, if you use the right muscle workouts.

How Do You Add Muscle Without Gaining Body Fat?

Believe it or not, regardless of what you gym trainers are telling you, you CAN see significant muscle gains WITHOUT eating everything in sight. In fact, you can add muscle while eating in a calorie deficit. You may wonder how. It’s the USAGE of the MUSCLE that REALLY counts when it comes to gains, NOT the consumption of calories! Your daily consumption of calories is what determines the amount of bodyfat you will have on your body. Essentially, fewer calories equates to less bodyfat, and longer, harder muscle workouts equates to MORE MUSCLE! Follow this equation for the ULTIMATE appearance you’ve been wanting for so long!

“Exactly how much food should I consume to still be able to effectively gain solid muscle?”

Basically, the guideline is this – whatever caloric intake you need to sustain your weight level, eat SLIGHTLY LESS than that. It won’t be the same for everybody. A good starting point is to multiply your body weight in pounds times 10. A man weighing 200 pounds should then have a daily caloric intake of about 2,000 calories. The goal would be to track body fat percentage while eating this may calories per day for 2 weeks. If you body fat stayed stable, this would be a good starting point of calories to consume during your muscle building workouts.

You many be wondering about protein, and how it affects muscle workouts.

Some people in the world of fitness (big business, really) have led us to believe that we need MASSIVE quantities of protein to build muscle. It would be easy to write 100+ pages on the subject of protein intake. Luckily, Brad Pilon already did this in his recent book “How Much Protein”. As chief executive of a major corporation’s research and development department for supplements, he learned a wealth of knowledge on the topic. Brad explains that the average person only has to have a half a gram of protein for each pound on your body. This means only 100 grams of protein daily is required for the 200 pound man. Call it 110 if really want to. There’s just NO NEED to get all carried away about mass quantities of protein! Don’t forget, its the muscle workouts, NOT the daily food consumption, that is MOST important for gaining muscle. Fat, or lack of body fat, is closely related to diet.

The Best Supplement for Your Muscle Workouts

Creatine is the ONE supplement while training with muscle workouts that I would recommend above any others. It’s the ONLY supplement on the market that is KNOWN to build muscle and increase strength more that eating nutritious food alone. All other supplements effects can be duplicated with whole foods. So right after any of your muscle work-outs, make sure and take 3-5 grams of creatine.