I recently ran across a very helpful post at the Ririan Project blog.  The post, entitled "Top 10 Ways to Build Muscle Mass Fast" summarizes in a very easily understandable fashion the importance of both the type of exercises one must do to build muscle mass and the duration of those exercises.  Guest poster Mark McManus also discusses the role of cardio and the importance of eating lean protein.

Marc's post summarizes in a few hundred words what a lot of folks put in entire books.  Take a look.  Also take a look at Mark's blog - MuscleHack.  This week he has an insightful post called "10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 21."   With March Madness in full swing, this must be the month for numbered lists.