How would you like to learn a simple trick that will help
you pack on a solid pound of muscular bodyweight each and
every week without spending any more time in the gym and
without forcing feeding yourself by trying to choke down
more food at each meal?
Well in this article I'm going to show you exactly how to
do just that by overcoming one of the most catabolic times
of the day for you, and turning it into your advantage. Do
you know when the most catabolic time of day is? It's when
you go to sleep because you literally starve your muscles
for eight hours!
Just think about it, you would never go eight hours during
the day without eating a meal. But that is exactly what you
do each and every night when you go to bed. The old time
bodybuilders knew about this. And during heavy bulk up
training phases they would literally set their alarm clocks
and wake up during the middle of the night and eat a high
protein meal in order to prevent muscle breakdown.
If you are staying a certain weight right now then you are
consuming your maintenance calorie intake. In order to gain
muscle you need to consume above this calorie maintenance
level. But chances are if you are struggling to gain weight
then you feel that you are already eating like a mad man
and can't possibly eat any more food.
However, this middle of the night meal will provide these
much needed extra calories for muscle gain, and since this
is in addition to your daily meals it won't feel like you
are forcing down more food. Another bonus is that because
you haven't eaten for several hours most of the calories
will be headed for your muscles and not stored as bodyfat.
If you consume a night-time meal replacement or protein
shake with 500 calories in it; that's 3500 calories for the
week over and above your current maintenance calorie
intake. This will help you gain about 1 lb. of solid muscle
a week. If you can stick with it you can gain some serious
muscular bulk pretty quickly.
There are 2 ways to squeeze in this extra muscle building
meal...
One option is to set your alarm clock for the middle of the
night. However, if you are like me you hate the sound of
the alarm clock as it jolts you out of your sleepy slumber
like a slap in the face.
The second option, which is a lot more easy, is to simply
drink a couple glasses of water before going to bed. This
will naturally make you wake up in a few hours because
you'll have to go to the bathroom.
Then all you have to do is before you go to bed is mix up a
meal replacement drink in a shaker bottle and put it right
on the bathroom counter. This way you don't even have to
think about it, you can just drink it and then go back to
bed.
It only takes a few minutes of preparation each night and
then a couple minutes to chug down the meal replacement
drink. The little bit of work involved is well worth the
reward of a bigger more muscular physique.
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Lee Hayward is a Physique Transformation Specialist who is
committed to helping bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts
gain muscle and burn bodyfat. Visit his website and
download a copy of his FREE Muscle Building e-Course.
http://www.LeeHayward.com
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