Building muscle mass fast is usually on the list of priorities for hard gainers and skinny guys. Unfortunately there is no magic pill or training routine that will result in instant and fast muscle building.
There is however several steps and principles you can follow which will help you in your goal of building more muscle.
First lets look at your training routine. If you are not building muscle mass fast then this could be down to poor planning.
Planning a good training split is one of the keys of building more muscle.

Have you ever gone to the gym to train one bodypart but it still aches from the previous workout? Chances are your workout plan is out and will end up overtraining and burning muscle. Your muscle building workout should be designed to give each body part the rest it needs before training them again.
Yes you need to stop doing biceps everyday
Below is a great training split you can follow if your goal is building more muscle.
Principles For Building Muscle Mass Fast
Keep the big muscle groups away from the small muscle groups:
What I mean by this is that for example your biceps are used in back exercises so you don’t want to be burning your biceps one day and have the soreness prevent you from a good back workout the next, and vice versa. Building muscle mass fast is dependant on recovery as well as training.
2 day on 1 day off. 2 days on, repeat.
This is a very popular training split and one that I have used myself. I allows you to get a good amount of recovery between days which is when the growth happens.
Provide Your body with enough food
A builder cant build a house without bricks and a bodybuilder cant build muscle without eating enough food. You should be supplying your body with extra calories from complex carbs and proteins. Building muscle mass fast is 70% down to a proper nutrition plan.
Active or total rest days on Saturday or Sunday
A great protocol is turning Saturday into a cardio, ab and calf day. Perform some light cardio for no more than 40 minutes and add your leg and calf routine. These bodyparts will not interfere with your other training. Enjoy your other day off and remember that growth occurs when you’re resting and eating. Building muscle mass fast depends on this.
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The Perfect Split |
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Day |
Bodypart(s) |
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Monday |
Biceps, Triceps |
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Tuesday |
Legs |
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Wednesday |
Rest |
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Thursday |
Chest, Shoulders, Traps |
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Friday |
Back |
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Saturday |
Rest |
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Sunday |
Rest |
This training split is nor perfect and should only be followed for a few weeks at a time. This goes for all workouts though as most routines have a 6 week self life before you need to think about changing something so your body does not get board.
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