5 Massive Mistakes in Muscle-Building
I know of many personal trainers and fitness coaches to be reading innumerable books on muscle-building process; however, considering the intricacies related to a human body, only handful of fitness trainers have nailed down the real process of muscle-building. The rest of us spend more time in reading research papers and contemplating the do’s and don’ts of building muscles. It seems we all are in the same boat and we are all trying to reach the dream of muscle-building that in some instances still looks so far away.
Term: Hypertrophy
You will vastly come across the term ‘hypertrophy’ in many muscle related articles. It generally refers to a process of increasing the size of your muscle cells due to resistance exercises. These exercises have a profound impact on stimulating your muscle cell, thereby, leading to muscle building. Studies have shown that time frame for hypertrophy is slow, sometimes taking months to build muscles (Rasmussen and Philips, 2003). The key, however, is to stay consistent and not fall in the trap of these following 5 muscle-building mistakes!
Muscle-Building Mistake #1 Under-Eating
The stupidest thing to do, while building muscles is to not eat or eat an unbalanced diet due to the fear of putting on more weight. I have met many trainees at the gym who train intensely to build muscles but all in vain. Know why? Simple – lack of balanced diet. You have to eat a nutritious and healthy meals for building muscles. Period!
Muscle-Building Mistake #2 Not Taking Supplements
As a trainer you cannot ignore the results produced.
Muscle-Building Mistake #3 Abandoning Basic Exercises
Many trainers directly hit the machines with the aim of building muscles quickly. I am not a genius in muscle-building but, hey, logic says you should first warm up your muscles by doing few minutes of bench presses and squats that helps in creating enough stress in your muscles to get ready for bigger pains.
Muscle-Building Mistake #4 Not Taking a Break
Anything in excess is injurious. There are many trainers out there who get down to their knees more due to injury than anything else. Predominantly due to over training the muscles. It is understandable that you aspire to build strong muscles but don’t expect an overnight miracle. Good things take time and effort. Learn to be innovative in seeing what bodybuilding plan works for you. Do not, and, I repeat, do not aggravate your training. Listen to your body and arrange the frequency, intensity and duration of your training accordingly. Remember your body needs some time-off as that’s the time when your muscles recover.
Muscle-Building Mistake #5 Not Having a Coach
If you are not getting trained under a fitness mentor, stop and think. Are you being wise in training your naive self here? Don’t you really need somebody who can guide you in mentoring your muscle-building process? Not having a coach may result into wasting your energy and time in a direction of muscle-building that is meant to take you nowhere. It is not a good situation to be in when you have employed trial and error method in building muscles, and are left devastated due to poor or no results. Having a coach will not only push you ahead in the right direction but will also stop you from going wrong.
What Next?
I am hopeful that the aforementioned mistakes will help you to make a wise decision in all the stages of your muscle-building process. Remember to leave no stones unturned in building your muscles. There will be times when your efforts will not show results and leave you frustrated, but, there will also be times when you will see that your muscles are gradually beginning to show results.
There will be ups and downs, and, the key thing here is to stay focused and consistent in your efforts. Good luck champions in-the-making!
Author Bio-
Nick Wilson is a part time blogger and loves to spend his time with family, friends and enjoy sharing tips and advices online. He possess a very good knowledge about supplements with reference to building muscle. He prefers and loves to read about the changing trends in every field and covers various topic related to Weight loss, Body Building, Fitness and Health.
