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Joe Maldonado
Copyright (c) 2011 Joe Maldonado Chris Hemsworth is really popular right now, and a lot of guys are striving to get ripped the same way that he did for the movie Thor. Most people have a general idea of how to get started, but if you really want to gain that much muscle you might want to brush up on the basics. It couldn't hurt to review the methods for bulking up the natural way. Obviously it is going to take some additional calories in order to gain muscle. Sometimes it can be a bit of a challenge to eat when you don't really have an appetite. Try to eat foods that aren't as heavy and won't make you feel so full afterwards. It is also necessary to eat more often. You will have to get out of the habit of eating three meals a day. However, your meals will be smaller, so it will help. Divide everything up so that you are consuming food 5-7 times each day. This way you won't run out of energy because you will always be refueling. Don't do a whole lot of sets during your workout sessions. If you are trying to get the same amount of muscle as Chris Hemsworth, you should ideally stick to around 6-12 sets. It isn't going to be as effective if you do more than that. Plus you have to limit the timeframe of your sessions. You have to avoid working out for longer than an hour, because anything longer than that will have the opposite effect of what you are looking for. When you work out too long it releases an abundance of cortisol into your body, which can actually cause your muscles to shrink. Also, when you are bringing the weights back down, try to keep your movement slow and controlled. Don't just rapidly throw them up and down. You will gain more muscle by adding more weight and going slower. When it comes to doing cardio, try to keep it brief. You want to be able to burn fat, but at the same time you have to keep from burning muscle too. It helps if you can alternate your speed and intensity during your workout. You want to avoid hitting a plateau. The best way to do this is to keep things varied. If your muscles are always making the same movements, you are not going to continue to get the results you want. Don't go for longer than a month without changing your workout routine. You don't necessarily have to do an entirely different routine, but there are things you can do to make your original one different. Swap out a few exercises or change up the order in which you do things. Make sure that you don't end up looking out of proportion. Keep your workouts balanced, and don't continuously leave out any muscle groups. These things are all pretty basic. If you are trying to achieve the same type of build that Chris Hemsworth has, this information should help you get there.
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