Muscle building program for busy people

Most people would like to have a better body. Some are looking to gain muscle size and others are looking to lose some weight and have trim body.

In today's world with people on the go, it is often difficult to find the time to devote to achieve these goals. In all my years of being involved in body building and fitness, I find that most people give up on their fitness goals because of lack of progress or time.

As a fitness trainer, my main focus has been to show people that training for a more muscular body does not involve long hours in the gym, but what is needed is a commitment to a small block of time (30-45 min.) just a few times a week.

I want to give a routine for people who just can't find the time to exercise beginning with the top 4 exercises that will target the whole body and over time will give you a body you will be proud of.

Before we start please be sure to get your physician's okay to embark on a progressive resistance routine.

We will be doing compound exercises that target large groups of muscles:

1) The routine will consist of leg presses for the quads

2) Machine presses for the chest shoulders and triceps

3) Chins to target the back and biceps

4) Crunches to tighten the abs

You will be doing 3 sets of 8-10 repetitions for each exercise.

Do the exercises listed one after the other in a cycle and then rest until your breathing returns to normal before starting the next cycle.

Be sure to do a basic warmup before starting this routine and a cooldown when it is complete.

Keep a journal and try to improve something (more reps-more weight) every workout. This routine is brief (30 min) and will fit into most lifestyles. Over time you will have a more muscular body by following this routine. Make sure you are also following a healthy eating plan. Until my next article