There's a lot of information floating around about gaining defined muscle. Getting ripped muscles involves two factors, having a good amount of muscle mass, and having a low body fat percentage., Therefore it takes two elements of exercise to achieve this look. Not only do you need to be doing heavy weights, you need to be getting a very high amount of cardio exercise as well.
Before I do anything else I thought I'd better bust a common myth that has people confused all over the place. It's often stated that there's certain workouts and programs that work muscles to become more defined. The truth is there is not. There are weight and diet programs that target muscle definition, and they're very effective. But there is no type of weight lifting that defines muscle. Your muscles are designed to get bigger and smaller. Your fat levels decide how defined they are.
The Myth
It's a common misconception that you can both lose fat and gain muscle at the same time with one exercise. Things like doing low weights at a high rep level have been hailed as the way to build defined muscle while losing fat. Unfortunately it's always a two step process. If you're small, you're still going to need the big eating big weights routines, and if you're large, you're still going to have to diet and exercise a lot more.
HOWEVER
There is a way to achieve results much much faster and without making it a completely two step program. With the right foods, the right workout, and the right timing - you can do both things pretty much at once.
How Then?
You've probably heard the term "super foods" or something similar at least once in your life. I know I used to hear that and instantly consider it marketing hype. But the truth is there is a certain group of foods that deserves the title. If you have the right kind of diet - you can build impressive muscle without the usual consequences of fat gain.
Combine that with the right workout routines and specific exercises and yes it really is possible to gain muscle while lowering your body fat percentage at the same time.
Unfortunately...
There are only a handful of people who have this kind of knowledge. Physique athletes by nature are VERY secretive and "elitist" by nature. You don't see the top Football teams giving away their game plans, and you'll struggle to find anyone giving away their bodybuilding secrets too.
It takes trainers years to formulate the right plan of attack to gain muscle and definition, and until a few years ago, NO ONE released this kind of information to the public. Nowadays the internet's full of people selling the supposed miracle solutions to muscle building. But only one or two are really worth looking at.
