By Rich Powers
[Editor's note: this isn't exactly about weight loss, but I receive a many many email requests about building muscle (it is just as important as losing fat) so I thought I'd throw this out there. 
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The 8 Bodybuilding tips capture the essence of what is required to build muscle. There are far too many complex methods out there all claiming to be the answer to your prayers.
Between 1930 and 1950 the smart scientists had already worked out a process to build muscle. They may not have know the minutiae but they knew the process. Then technology came along and confused things for a while. With more and more focus on natural bodybuilding the old processes have become popular again. They also work quite well.
Here are the eight tips you need to keep in mind when bodybuilding:
1. Eat enough calories. You need to consume more that you use calorie wise. If you don’t you will simply lose weight and not gain any muscle. This follows the First Law of Thermodynamics. Basically if you want to gain weight you need to eat more, and if you want to lose weight you eat less than you body uses.
2. Consume the right foods. You need to eat a balanced diet. Your body needs proteins, carbohydrates and fats. So don’t go cutting any of them out. A balance of 40% protein, 40% carbohydrates and 20% fats is about right.
3. Drink loads of water. Your body is 80% water and you cannot live without it… make sure you drink loads and don’t ever be dehydrated. Being dehydrated will affect muscle growth.
4. Keep a detailed log of your workouts. The big secret to building muscle is progression. Ever tried to remember what weight you lifted last week?
5. Be prepared to train hard. Building muscle is hard work and not for the feint hearted. Its work so get to it already.
6. Avoid over training lest you wake the muscle eating monster. It is true. If you over train then the body needs to find quality energy to support the workout. And guess where the best energy is going to come from. Yes the proteins in those great muscles you are trying to build.
7. Don’t count on those magic supplements. There are a gazillion supplements out there. You simply don’t need them. If you want to supplement use whey protein and Creatine. Give the rest a miss. Check with your doctor first of course.
8. Inner drive and focus. This applies to everything you do in life. Focus and belief equal success.
So that concludes the all the bodybuilding tips you need to know to get started.
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Rich Powers is a Body Building Enthusiast and webmaster of http://www.iBuildMuscle.com. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Rich_Powers
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