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How can I build muscle mass and strength?

To sum it up, I work nights at a distribution facility. I drive around on a pallet jack and put together huge orders of heavy liquid products. It is very, very fast paced and incredibly labor intensive. I get a lot of overtime. I've already lost a lot of weight after a month or so of it, at least 15 pounds. That's a lot for me. But I am concerned about losing muscle mass along with my weight. I would also like to increase my strength so that my job is easier to do and not as intense.

Question: What can I do to simultaneously increase muscle mass and strength while working my full-time intensely physical job (i.e. diet, supplements, etc)? Is working the job enough? I am worried that it's not.

Update:

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    Lv 4
    8 years ago
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    Well seen as your job is physically demanding, you should just eat plenty of proteins, that create muscle growth along with your job.

  • 8 years ago

    Yup, you need to eat more. And physical labor jobs such as yours can help with body compositions, but will only take you so far. Body composition progress with these types of jobs will always come to a halt. I know it's tough to do more strenuous activity after work, but it's a must if you want to gain more muscle. I wrote a complete program to build strength and mass. The workouts will get you in and out the gym and will get you results. This version is free, hope it helps.... http://strengthblueprint.com/strength-blueprint-es...

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