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Weight lifting and body building are two different routines. Bodybuilding is about balance, muscle mass and size whereas weight lifting is all about getting bigger and enhancing your power. The end results of both these practices is same. The concluding result is you become larger.

It can take a long time to build muscle and starting with a pro bodybuilder is not likely to take you anywhere. It's better to cover the basics first, and then progress slowly.

A higher calorie intake is the foremost necessity in order to gain muscle. This may sound too simple, but you'll have to remember that the force needed to stem a increase in muscle mass will have to come from a high calorie food intake.

You should also make sure to get these calories from the right kind of food. Some food products will make you put on fat while only a few selected products aid in gaining lean muscle. Principle 40/40/20 comes into play here.

What does the 40/40/20 principle set down? According to the principle, 40% of calorie intake should constitute proteins, 40% should constitute carbohydrates and the remaining 20% calorie intake should come from fats. Say for instance, you require 3000 calories a day. Proteins rich foods like fish, meat and eggs should make 1200 calories of your food, another 1200 calories should come from carb rich food like rice, pasta and potatoes and the residual 600 calories should come from fatty foods like butter.

The right posture and right form of exercise play a key role in the victory of your work out. If you want a particular muscle to develop better, you need to place proper stress on that. It's very crucial to learn the right way of doing all exercises though it may take a little time. Even the bar workout wont bring desired results if your posture is incorrect. If the stress is not used in the right place, growth cannot take place and there are chances of injuries. To gain lean muscle mass you have to work out properly whereas heavyweight workouts can only turn you into a muscleman.

Remember to change the stress levels placed on your muscles at regular breaks. Just add more weights to do this. Very simple isn't it? But very easy to forget too! It's very effective if, for instance you do 8 reps on a 100 kg bench press, and then follow it with 9 reps on the next level. Else, you can average and do 8 reps on a 102.5 kgs. If you just do 6 reps with 102.5 kgs, its more than enough.We have to be advance thinking with weight training.

What is the 6-12 rep range to induce maximum muscle growth? When you're not competent to do more than 6 reps, you're just increasing strength, not weight. If you've observed power lifters, you'd see they are very strong, but not big because they don't workout for mass. When you do more than 12 reps, you add the tolerance power of muscles. It's better to do 10 reps with heavy weight than 20 reps with barbell. Just use this plan: if you're not able to do more than 6 reps with a particular weight, reduce the weight and increase frequency. Alternatively, increase the weight, if you can do more than 12 reps.