If I could share a quick and easy tip that would allow you to pack on an extra pound of solid muscle mass each week, would you be interested? And the best part is that this unique weight gain tip doesn't require you to spend any more time in the gym then you are right now, and it doesn't require you to stuff yourself trying to jam more food into each meal.

I'm going to share with you a simple little muscle building tip that will help you turn the tables in your favour and avoid one of the most catabolic times of the day. Do you know when the most catabolic time of day is? It's when you go to sleep because you literally starve your muscles for eight hours!

Would you ever go 8 hours, or more, during the day without eating something? Of course not. But that is exactly what you do each and every night when you go to bed. The old time bodybuilders knew about this. And during heavy bulk up training phases they would literally set their alarm clocks and wake up during the middle of the night and eat a high protein meal in order to prevent muscle breakdown.

If you are staying a certain weight right now then you are consuming your maintenance calorie intake. In order to gain muscle you need to consume above this calorie maintenance level. If you are a skinny guy busting your butt trying to gain muscle weight then you are most likely already eating as if there is no tomorrow. And you probably feel that there is no way you could consume any more food.

However, this middle of the night meal will provide these much needed extra calories for muscle gain, and since this is in addition to your daily meals it won't feel like you are forcing down more food. Another bonus is that because you haven't eaten for several hours most of the calories will be headed for your muscles and not stored as bodyfat.

If you consume a night-time meal replacement or protein shake with 500 calories in it; that's 3500 calories for the week over and above your current maintenance calorie intake. This will help you gain about 1 lb. of solid muscle a week. If you can stick with it you can gain some serious muscular bulk pretty quickly.

There are 2 ways to squeeze in this extra muscle building meal...

One option is to set your alarm clock for the middle of the night. However, if you are like me you hate the sound of the alarm clock as it jolts you out of your sleepy slumber like a slap in the face.

The second option, which is a lot more easy, is to simply drink a couple glasses of water before going to bed. This will naturally make you wake up in a few hours because you'll have to go to the bathroom.

Then all you have to do is before you go to bed is mix up a meal replacement drink in a shaker bottle and put it right on the bathroom counter. You'll get to the point where you just chug it back without even thinking. And then go back and hit the sack for some extra zzz's.

It will take you less then 5 minutes total prep time to mix up and drink a high calorie protein drink each night. The little bit of work involved is well worth the reward of a bigger more muscular physique.