Comments on: Why aren’t I gaining muscle as quick as others?

By: Moses

Moses — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:27:25 +0000

First of all, not everyone is built the same. So it’s entirely possible that you have adificult time building muscle. Hers are a few tips, however, that should be able to help.
If you can, try increasing the amount of weight you are lofting. It should hurt by your third set. If you use a comfortable weight, your muscles can handle it and won’t grow.
Each set should be 8-10 reps
Cardio ( like cross country) is good for burning fat, but heavy cario exercise can be counter-productive to mass gaining.
Less weight with more reps works similarly. It defines muscle but doesn’t build as well.
Drink lots of water. It makes up most of your muscle mass.
Eat a lot of protein. About 1 gram of protein per body weight.
Get enough rest. You need rest between your workouts in order to give your muscles a chance to recover and grow. Get at least 8 hours of sleep per night and take a break in between workout days.
If you’re still not gaining muscle, you may want to change your workout. Your body needs a new workout about once every three months. Otherwise, your body will get used to the schedule and stop progressing.

Hope this helped

By: Kadabra99

Kadabra99 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:36:21 +0000

A common mistake people make when they work-out is they do not let their body rest. Some muscles require longer time to heal then others. Example, Your legs would take a longer time then abs to heal. Abs heal very quickly therefore you could workout abs everyday. The bigger the muscle the longer it would take to heal.

Make sure you get enough sleep every night. It is during sleep where your body heals itself. Make sure you get between 6-8 hours of sleep every night.

Make sure you take in a lot of proteins.Your could get protein powder at your local diet store and what it will help you do is bulk-up.

Try working these muscles together
Chest, back, abs.
Arms, shoulders abs.
Legs, abs.

You seem to know what you are doing for weight training so I am not going to go into any more details. Just remember protein, sleep and resting the muscle group you worked out.

By: General

General — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:00:26 +0000

Your not doing enough reps. When I was 16 I locked up for the first time and all I did was pushups in my cell for almost 3 months straight. I went from average size to being built like a mini john rambo. At 144 pounds I could out lift guys in shape twice my size. I recommend a military workout. Do hundreds of pushups and situps in sets of 25-50. Also you should run over hilly trails. This will make you stronger than UFC fighters but without the ugly huge frames people get by just lifting weights. To make it all more difficult use a pack full of dive pearls or a weight jacket. You need to do full body workouts and do it in a way that you cant remember easily how many hundreds of reps you do while doing it.