So many people are wrong about how they structure their muscle building workouts. The best way to gain muscle mass is by choosing some of the toughest multiple joint movements and then sticking with them while gradually increasing the weight. The cumulative effect over time is that your entire body starts to adapt with new muscle growth and strength with these workouts. Muscle building is not easy but if you are going to spend your time in the gym trying to build muscle make the most out of your time and effort. Here are a few of the best muscle building exercises to make building mass more productive than ever.

Deadlifts

The deadlift is an amazing exercise for gaining mass. Simply by loading up a bar with heavy weights and pulling it off of the floor creates a response in the body like no other. Every muscle from your traps down to your calves gets stimulation. Some muscles get much more of the brunt than others of course but that is why it is such an incredible exercise to add to muscle building workouts to beef up the back, traps, and hamstrings.

This is one of the toughest exercises in the gym and that is why you don’t see many people doing it. It takes a lot out of you and burns a lot of energy up in the process. Skip all the isolation exercises and fancy row machines. If you want to develop a big back and overall mass you must deadlift.

Weighted Chins

O.K. so if you can’t do pull ups with weight strapped around your waist yet you are going to have to work up to it. Start off by mastering the pullup so that you can do 10-12 reps with your own bodyweight. Then it’s time to start adding weight which will have an unbelievable effect on your efforts to gain muscle mass. This exercise works the upper back like no other exercise and can help you build huge wide lats. Not only will it work the back but by doing variations like the reverse chin with your palms facing towards you it will develop your arms. Start adding weight in 2 ½ to 5 pound increases and your body will have to respond with increased mass and strength.

Weighted Dips

A perfect exercise to go along with the weight chin is the dip. This muscle building exercise will work the opposing muscle group to the chins and will give balanced overall development. This is a great mass builder for the chest, delts, and triceps. Master this exercise for 10 to 12 reps and it will be time to add weight to this one.

Post Workout Nutrition

Don’t forget your post workout meal. Take in 20-50 grams of whey protein with some simple carbs and you will be on your way to recovery and new gains in muscle.