The cardinal rule to weight training workouts that work is that you have to set your body on fire. If you want to look like the next best thing to Arnold, follow these tips.

You can build muscles faster by two methods. The first is to gradually increase your repetitions. The second is to gradually increase your weight after ever y workout. This method is called progressive overloading and is one of the fastest ways that you can build muscles. This method works by virtue of the fact that our body responds to stimulus by adapting itself to react to the increased demands on it. With each increase in weight or repetitions, the body forces itself to respond to the new demand by building itself up.

Number of repetitions is very important here when one is building muscles. The standard number of repetitions is between eight to twelve reps with the right weight. The right weight is arrived at if at the end of the repetition (anywhere between eight or twelve) you are not able to do another rep. For a toned look, you should do between twelve to fifteen reps and for a bulk, eight to twelve reps should do the trick. But the weight you choose to do these reps decides outcome.

The next important factor is the number of sets of exercises. Six to nine sets are ideal if you do them with the above points in mind. And of course, doing your exercises in good form is absolutely important. Working out more than the required time is bad for your body and will have counter effects. Too much of exercises release a hormone which breaks down the muscle tissue and therefore any gain you would have made are likely to be lost again.

You must also remember that muscles are torn down during work outs and your body will need to build them again. This process depends on the food that your eat. So a good diet is important but watching what you eat is also important. Muscle building takes place through protein intake. Proteins are obtained from chicken, steak, eggs and whey protein powder and also dry fruits and nuts. A little fat also keeps everything balanced so never make the mistake of avoiding all fat completely. The importance of water cannot be stressed as this is the single most important ingredient which makes up 73% of your muscles and also keeps your muscles supplied with oxygen and protein.

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