Welcome to my blog! So some people have asked me, what’s the best exercises or workout to gain muscle mass and power/strength? First thing I asked them is, what does your diet look like? That’s going to determine a lot. Your diet has to consist of high protein and medium to high carbs to handle the weight and to grow.
With their diet in place, I usually tell them to perform a 5×5 or an 8×8 workout. This workout consists of doing 5 reps for 5 sets of any given exercise. For example, I would tell them to perform a certain exercise, such as the deadlift, use a heavier weight than you would with your normal excerise workout. Perform 5 reps for 5 sets. Use a heavy weight that you can do to reach the 5 reps but it’s a little struggle. After the 5 sets move on to the next exercise such as the bench press. Do the same thing and then move on to the next one. I would recommend only performing about 4-5 different exercises. And only do this workout for ,no longer than 6-8 weeks max then take a week off to recover before going back to your regular workout routine. This particular workout is demanding on the body, and you have to give your body a chance to recover and rest.
The 8×8 workout is the same only you’re performing 8 reps with 8 sets. Because you’re doing more sets, your body needs time to recover and rest. Perform either one of these exercises about 3-4 days a week.
I hope this helps some people gain the mass and strength they need. These are great exercises that I have done before. I only did the 5×5 for about 4 weeks.
Well, thanks for reading my blog and I hope you have gained the muscle mass that you’re looking for with this workout. As always, stay happy and healthy and keep reading my future blogs for reviews on products, books and websites in the next series.
Harmony Shift 