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The secret to building muscle fast

Yes, you heard me right. There is a secret to building muscle fast. And I'm going to share it with you in this article today.

It's not a REAL secret (by this I mean -- lots of people "know" it) but because so many trainees don't realize how important it is -- it might as well be a secret.

What is this secret?

It's only 4 letters long. R-E-S-T. Thats how you build muscle. You don't build muscle when you're in the gym... sweating... straining and lifting weights!

In fact, lots of people overtrain because they don't realize that it's just as important to make sure you recover as it is to train hard in the gym.

So how can you make sure you're benefiting from this secret?

1. Get 5-8 hours of sleep each night -- no exceptions. Most athletes are sleep deprived because you need more sleep than the average person if you're working out hard (like you should be doing!)

2. Eat plenty of good food (especially good protein). You can get extra protein in your diet a number of ways -- drinking a good protein drink at least once a day is an easy way to do this.

3. Stretch. Most bodybuilders and weight lifters don't stretch enough. There are many benefits to stretching, but the biggest is it will help you recover faster because it gets nutrient rich blood to go to the muscles -- which in turn helps them grow.

If you're thinking "this secret sounds too simple to really build muscle!" you could be right... or it really could be JUST THAT SIMPLE for you.

How can you tell?

If you've found that you're not getting the gains you once were ... if you feel like you've "hit the wall"...or you feel like you're always tired then there's a chance you're not getting enough rest. If that's the case, then a little rest and relaxation might be all you need to starting building more muscle right away!