Brodie Schroeder 
Let me guess you’re either:
a) Hitting the gym consistently and just can’t seem to make any gains OR b) You’re new to the whole lifting thing and are just looking to get as big as possible as fast as possible.
Either way, you’re probably looking for an easy solution to your problem.
Well, I hate to break it to you but there’s not. There simply is no easy way to pack on muscle besides busting your ass.
With that said, there are certain things you can do to move the process along.
Do you eat clean? If not, don’t expect to see the same results in the gym as those who do.
It’s that simple. If you aren’t feeding your body what it needs to pack on muscle, lose fat or whatever it may be that you are trying to accomplish, then a lot of that hard work you are doing in the gym is going to waste.
I always hear people complaining about how expensive it is to eat clean (healthy). While eating clean can be a bit pricey if you don’t know what you are doing, it’s really not all that bad.
Do you ever look over to the free weight section in your gym and wonder what everyone uses them for?
I used to do that too, until I learned how effective they can be.
Once I learned how to use free weights and implemented them into my workout effectively, my gains improved dramatically. After just 1 month of using free weights in my routine my max went up on all my lifts, especially my bench max. But more on that later.
So lets break it down, what exactly are these magical free weights and why is it so important for you to use them?
Do you have a sweet tooth? Ever have a late night craving for some fast food?
You probably answered yes to at least one of those questions and that’s fine. Sometimes you just need a candy bar. However, if your even semi health conscious you’ve probably wondered at some point about the nutritional value of the food in your pantry or how bad that cheese burger really is for you.
A lot of times those nutrition labels on the back of food packaging seem like a foreign language and don’t actually tell you the facts. Sometimes they are even plain deceiving.
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Protein. Let’s talk about the supplement you always hear about inside and outside of the gym. It seems to be the supplement everyone uses most, but is it really all it’s cracked up to be? Does protein actually work? What does it do? It’s time we really look at this famous nutrient and figure out what it actually does for our body.
Generally speaking as humans, we need protein. Period. However, if you are lifting on a regular basis and are not getting enough protein through food or supplementation, you could be damaging your muscles by starving them of this essential muscular building block.
