How to Gain Weight & Muscle (5 Best Lower Body Exercises) | Skinny to Sculpted | HER Network

♥ Nana used to only weigh 42kgs! She's now at a healthy 53kgs with consistent strength training and eating well. If you struggle to gain weight or if you want to get sculpted, follow this workout routine! Read below for more info.
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Tempo: 3 – 1 – 1
Reps: 12 – 15 reps per exercise
Sets: 3 per exercise
Do this routine 3 – 4 times weekly

Exercises
1) Squat with Dumbbells (3 – 5kgs each)
2) Romanian Deadlift (4 – 8kgs each)
3) Split Squat with Stepper
4) Hip Thrust
5) Cable Kickbacks (6 - 12kgs)

The weights should be heavy enough for you to lift between 12 - 15 reps. If you can lift more than 15 reps, then you need to increase the weight. If you struggle to lift up to 12 reps, then the weight is too heavy for you, reduce it.

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This workout is based on HYPERTROPHY strength training. What is muscle hypertrophy? Muscle hypertrophy involves an increase in size of skeletal muscle cells (hence, weight gain). The goal of most hypertrophy exercises is progressive hypertrophy, ensuring each workout taxes the muscles more that previous through training manipulation.

What you need to consider and be aware of every time you are undergoing hypertrophy exercises is:

1) Time under tension which is how long each repetitions or sets takes.
2) Repetitions. Optimal reps range for hypertrophy is between 8 to 12 reps.
3) Tempo. How fast and slow you move the weight through the eccentric, concentric and isometric faces. For this, it's 3 - 1 - 1 tempo. 3 seconds eccentric, 1 second concentric and 1 second isometric.