Every day you see in the media articles and feature reports where you are promised that, if you follow the instructions they provide, you will strengthen your body and build muscle fast. A traditional approach might give you noticeable results in a few months time. But special programs designed to leverage the right kind of muscle-feeding diets can get you results much sooner. One program you can check out if you’re trying to build muscle fast, is “Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle”, an independently published book by Tom Venuto, a bodybuilding authority.

Sometimes you follow “mass-market” methods in bookstore books, or health magazines, and get disappointed by the results. That’s because most are too soft and cushy for the more aggressive person who wants to work for results fast. Some of these newspaper-article type programs might not be good for all body types as well. But no matter the plan, if you’re looking to build muscle fast, there are some rules of thumb.

First off, you should be very careful about what and when you eat. If you don’t feed your body properly, it will not be able to cope with the intense work-out program. Do not starve yourself, thinking this is the right way to get rid of the fat. The only thing you will accomplish is weaken your muscles and your whole body, not build muscle fast. However, try to avoid eating junk food. Instead, try to include in your meals food that contains the right nutrients, namely fibers, vitamins and minerals and healthy fats. You can find all these in fruits, vegetables, flax seeds, olive oil, fish oil and whole grains. Proteins are the nutrients you can’t do without when you are trying to build muscle fast. This is why your daily routine should include eating red meat, fish and poultry, as well as eggs, cheese, yogurt and drinking a lot of milk. Also, you need to drink a lot of water in order to help your muscles recover and keep your body hydrated.

One of the best methods to build muscle fast is, naturally, weight lifting. You get to choose your exercises and the weights are adjusted to exhaust each muscle group after a certain number of repetitions. Moreover, unlike other exercises, weightlifting has a very high precision level, as the practitioner knows exactly when to stop. Generally, each exercise is repeated until the moment of muscular failure. Contrary to general belief, this is not the moment when the individual thinks he can no longer continue, but the first lift that fails because of inadequate muscle strength. It’s important not to overlook your legs as well as upper body

If you want to build muscle fast, you will probably need to persevere. So don’t get discouraged if your muscles don’t get very strong in the first couple of weeks. It usually takes about 2 months for the first results to really show. Shorter if you you’re following a performance muscle building diet like Tom’s book. I talk more about that here.