Build Muscle and Burn Fat at Home in 30 Minutes!

Are you pressed for time and can’t make it to the gym? For a change of pace, try to incorporate a body weight based workout from home once every two or three weeks. You will get a high intensity workout, as well as build muscle and burn fat in 30 minutes, without the drive to and from the gym. If you have dumbbells at the house that will be an added bonus, but they are not necessary. Also, I find that perfect pushups are very effective for the pushup portion of the workout, but again not a must. You will want to alternate body weight squats (w/dumbbells if accessible), pushups (w/different hand positions), lunges (w/dumbbells if accessible), body weight dips (use a coffee table and a chair or two chairs) and different floor ab exercises. Rest for only 15 seconds, or enough time to catch your breath and jump into the next super set. Shorter rest periods will help you increase your intensity, metabolism, shed fat and build muscle. Exercises should be continued until failure and feel free to mix up the order.

Complete this cycle for five sets and see how you feel. The workout should last no longer than 30 minutes. If you are more advance feel free to add different variations and exercises (one -legged squats, one -armed pushups, handstand pushups), as these are just the basics for a quick effective – time saving home workout.

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Whey and Casein Protein as a Muscle Gainer

It is recommended that you consume a majority of your protein from whole food sources, such as poultry, beef, pork, seafood, eggs and dairy. Even so, there are important times of the day when it is more beneficial to have protein powder over whole food sources.

  

In years past, your options were limited when it came to different types of protein powder.  Today, there are many different types with many different benefits, depending on your fitness goals. We are going to focus on whey and casein proteins.

   

First, let’s start with whey protein. Whether you know much about it or not, I’m sure you are familiar with it since it is one of the most popular protein powders. This is due to the fact that it is a dominate protein when it comes to stimulating muscle growth.  Whey  protein also enhances blood flow to the muscles. By having more blood flow to the stimulated muscles you get more nutrients to them such as amino acids (from whey protein), anabolic hormones and oxygen which makes whey protein a solid muscle gainer.

             

             How does whey protein stimulate muscle growth?

-It is one of the fastest digesting protein powders on the market. It’s amino acids get rapidly absorbed into the blood stream making their way to the muscles.

-Whey protein has one of the highest leucine contents of all protein powders. Leucine is the amino acid most popular for stimulating muscle growth.

-Whey protein also boosts insulin levels. Insulin is the anabolic hormone important for stimulating muscle growth.

             When is the best time to take whey protein?

-To help build muscle and burn fat, you should take whey first thing in the morning, between meals (if desired) and before and after workouts.

   

Unlike whey protein, which is rapidly digested and absorbed, casein protein takes much longer to digest and be absorbed. Casein’s slow digestion rate allows it to promote muscle growth by shutting down muscle catabolism (muscle breakdown). Casein protein has growing popularity as a muscle gainer in recent years. Studies show that people adding casein (with whey) to your post-workout shake gained more muscle than those using just whey.

                 

             How does casein protein stimulate muscle growth?

-Due to its slow digestion, it keeps the body in a constant anabolic state, which is the ideal situation for pure muscle growth.

-Casein protein has one of the highest levels of the amino acid glutamine. Glutamine increases immune system function, growth hormone levels and can even have some fat loss benefits.

When is the best time to take casein protein?     

-To help build muscle and burn fat, you should take casein after workouts with whey protein, between meals if need and with no exceptions before bed. Consuming casein protein before bed will insure that your body has a steady stream of slow released amino acids throughout the night, keeping your hard earned muscles safe from being broken down.

Whey and casein protein both have different benefits. If they are both used at the right times throughout the day (with an exercise program in place), you will have a 24 hour muscle gainer machine.

Muscle Gainer Routine & Ideas for Beginners

If you are looking to start a weight training program, or are currently using one that isn’t working for you, then you came to the right place.  Have you ever wondered if you could change your physique to that guy at the gym who has pure muscle and 7% body fat? Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, but with hard work, nutrition, dedication and supplementation it is possible over time.  I’m going to give you a basic overview of a weight training program that will help you build muscle and burn fat.

You should start out by setting aside an hour of your day for your exercise program.  Dedication and consistency are the key elements for the beginning of the exercise program.  The reason I say this is because 60% of people will not follow through with their exercise program and goals. If you can stay consistent for 4-6 weeks you will see the results, which will trigger more motivation to keep going and so on. We will keep this somewhat simple for the first 6 weeks.

We are going to do a two on-one off-two on training split for the first six weeks.  Monday you will work out your upper body, Tuesday is lower body, Wednesday is 30 minutes of cardio (your choice), Thursday is upper body and Friday is lower body. This split will assure that all body parts are being worked. Each body part twice a week at medium volume is a beginner’s can’t lose muscle gainer routine. You should keep your reps at the 10-12 range, since this will give you the most muscle fiber stimulation. Rest for a minute between sets. If you are looking to burn more fat, increase the intensity and rest only 30 seconds between sets. Below is an example workout for your Monday-Friday routine.

Monday-  barbell bench press 3x10, barbell shoulder press 3x10, machine rows (for upper back) 3x10, barbell bicep curls 3x10, tricep push downs 3x10

Tuesday- barbell squats (form important) 3x10, leg extensions 3x10, leg curls (hamstrings) 3x10, calf raises 3x10

Wednesday- 30 minutes cardio

Thursday- dumbbell bench press 3x10, dumbbell shoulder press, dumbbell rows (for upper back), Dumbbell bicep curl 3x10, tricep pushdowns 3x10

Friday- barbell squats 3x10, leg extensions 3x10, leg curls 3x10, calf raises 3x10

This should give you a great start to your program. You want to make sure you set goals because this will help you track your progress and fuel motivation. Also, keep a log book of your weight and reps; each week you want to try to increase your weight. This is a great way to increase strength, which leads to muscle growth.

Last, but certainly not least, I would suggest a whey protein powder supplement for starters. Protein is the main building block for muscle growth.  Whey protein taken before and after a workout is a great muscle gainer. I would suggest 25-35 grams of whey protein before and after a workout. For optimum muscle growth, consume 1-11/2 grams of protein per pound of body weight. I will talk more about sports nutrition supplements in posts to come.

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