Mass / Muscle Building

Along with aerobic exercise and stretching, strength training or body building is a basic component of good physical fitness and has important and lasting health benefits.  Some of these benefits include:

• Increased strength of ligaments and tendons
• Increased muscular strength
• Increased metabolic rate, making the body burn more calories during the day
• Improved range of motion in joints
• Prevention of osteoporosis by restoring bone density
• Reduced body fat and increased muscle mass
• Decreased resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure
• Positive changes in blood cholesterol
• Decreased risk of coronary disease
• Improved strength, balance, and functional ability in the elderly
• Improved self-image.  You can look and feel great!

If you want to build strength and muscle mass, MLO bars and protein powders should be a part of your diet.  Our products are full of powerful soy and whey protein isolates that will help you achieve the strength, mass and overall health that you are working so hard to achieve.

Workout:

There are hundreds or even thousands of different workout plans and techniques, but we won’t go into any detailed plans here.  Our goal is to provide you the best possible nutrients and proteins that will build your body within your particular plan.  For the sake of beginners, a basic plan should include the following elements:

• Check with your doctor before starting a regular lifting regiment. 
• Use a personal trainer if you can afford one.
• When selecting exercises choose at least one exercise for each major muscle group. This prevents muscle imbalances that can lead to injury.
• When lifting you’ll generally want to start with the larger muscle groups and move toward the smaller muscle groups.  Most plans should have a pace of about one to two seconds for the lifting portion and three to four seconds for the lowering. Do not lift with fast, jerky movements. This will put you on the fast-track to an injury!
• Perform at least one set of 8-10 reps for each muscle group.  Number of sets should increase as strength increases.
• Use lighter weights until your strength increases and then gradually begin to lift heavier weights.
• Rest!  The rule of thumb is to rest 48 hours before your next session.  Your muscles need to rebuild properly
• Refuel your muscles with nutritious recovery products like our MLO Mus-L Blast Powders described below. Research also shows that a combination of soy and whey content helps improve muscle recovery following exercise and makes it a great choice for after workouts.

This is obviously not the program for you hard-core body builders!  But no matter what level you are at, you are damaging muscle tissue when you lift weights, tissue that needs to be rebuilt! 

Products:

If you are into strength training, MLO products will help.  We have several products for bodybuilders, including Bio Protein Bars, Xtreme Bars and different flavors of Mus-L Blast.  These products are packed with protein for building muscle, and creatine for energy and muscle recovery. Our specialized MLO protein blends provide both whey protein isolate and soy protein isolate. Whey Protein Isolate fuels intense workouts, supports muscle growth and recovery. Soy Protein Isolate supports muscle synthesis and lean muscle growth, improves endurance, and reduces fatigue. The nutrient timing of the two types of protein allows the soy protein to reach the muscles first to help prevent soreness and fatigue, while the whey protein follows to sustain workouts and build muscle mass.