Build Muscle………Achievable results

It is important when you first start to build muscle to have an achievable goal.  For instance to not get distracted by numbers that no human being is going to be able achieve in a month.

Building muscle is a mental mindset you must have as well as a physical one.  In the hopes of keeping everyone motivated I have actually found the measurements of Charles Atlas.  You remember the Charles Atlas ads in comic books growing up.  Whatever your feeling of him are you have to admit he is synonymous with muscle gain.  He is the quintessential skinny to muscular success story.

Charles Atlas’ measurements were as follows:
Height – 5′10″
Weight – 180 pounds
Neck – 17″
Chest (normal) – 47″
Biceps (flexed) – 17″
Forearms – 14.5″
Waist – 32″
Thighs – 23.75″
Calves – 16.25″

What actually impresses me the most is that theses results are quite achievable for you average guy.  Atlas won just about every contest there was to win and many sculptors paid him to be the model for their statues.

Just thought this would give everyone an achievable goal.  Sure you may not get this level of success in a week or a month, but it is a good goal to have for the long haul.  Take a real close look at those numbers and compare them to your own and I’ll bet your not as far off as you think.

To Your Health!

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