Muscle building doesn’t have to be complicated. Oftentimes we make it complicated by trying to focus on too many things at once.

Today, I’m going to answer the question, “How much time do I need to spend on strength training in order to build muscle?” and give you a simple application to follow to help you build lean muscle efficiently and effectively.

Research from the American College of Sports Medicine suggests that doing at least 30 minutes of strength training most days per week is adequate to build muscle.

My suggestion, as a fitness personal, if you really want to build lean muscle faster and more effectively, is to do strength training 45 minutes per day 5 days per week. This gives you enough time to train each major muscle group twice and have enough time to recover in between workouts. One effective way to do this is to perform strength training Monday through Friday while resting Saturday and Sunday but of course you can make adjustments based on your particular schedule.

But the main idea here is this…

You don’t need to spend countless hours at the gym to build lean muscle. It’s more effective to have a shorter, more focused, and intense training session and then let your body rest and recover.

If you can plan 45 minutes per day, 5 days per week into your busy schedule, then you can build a lean and muscular physique.

Let’s make it one step easier…

Nutrition is obviously a major component to building lean muscle. While we are focusing on scheduling 45 minute workouts, let’s make nutrition as easy as possible.

If you want a stripped down and simplified approach to your nutrition while you are focusing on your workouts for now try this…

Subscribe to a meal prep service such as Trifecta or Freshly and get your meals delivered to your door. Or if you are local to the Metro-Detroit area and want to pick up conveniently pre-made meals then try Primealete Nutrition . Order a package of meals and eat at least four meals per day.

Any of these meals that you order typically have a good amount of protein to help you recover from your workouts and to help you build lean muscle. You can also choose from a variety of food options to fit your preference and dietary needs.

My job is to simplify things for you

If you can workout 45 minutes per day 5 days per week and eat readily available healthy meals… you can build lean muscle and obtain a body to be proud of.

There’s always 9 million other things you could be doing but let’s strip things down and focus on the basics right now.

If you want a proven and simplified system for effective muscle building with workouts that you can do on your own schedule in 45 minutes per day 5 days per week…

Then you need to go through my CK Build All Online program.

Learn the mechanics of muscle building through proper exercise execution and advanced techniques to stimulate muscle growth.

In this program, you will receive Weekly Nutrition Lessons, bi-weekly Muscle Building Video Lessons, and a guided system proven to help you build a lean and muscular physique.

Stop the guess work and simplify how you build muscle now. Click on the button below to read more about the program and to get started.

*Local to the Metro-Detroit area?

A Hybrid Coaching option with part online & part in-person coaching could be a great fit for you. Workouts take place at The Fitt Factory gym in Canton, Michigan.

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