Concrete Information On Fast Muscle Gain

There is a lot of mist surrounding muscle gain and the only clarifications that seem to poke through all of it are ridiculous notions that big muscle can only be possible if you use steroids. Talk about a lot of baloney. Muscle building is naturally possible and the main point of building muscle mass is to gain health and strength not risk your very life. This article is a compilation of concrete facts regarding muscle gain.

Fact #1: muscle building is not a male territory

Muscle building is not only for men. Women can also benefit equally from muscle building. The tendency among women to frown upon weight training and building muscle mass stems from the widely held notion that the intense workouts will make them look like the men, removing all signs of feminine form and replacing it with a masculine figure. The truth is, far from making the women masculine, the workout actually gives them lean muscle mass that enhances their physique. The look that men get as a result of muscle building is from their naturally high levels of testosterone. Testosterone is basically a male hormone and found only in trace quantities in women, about 1/5th or less. Women can in no natural way look like men if they weight train, they CAN on the other hand look lean, well toned and amazingly fit. All the supermodels weight train to tone their bodies and gain a healthy fit look.

Fact # 2: big muscle gain is only possible with the help of steroids

There's no denying that steroids have caused considerable muscle gain for all who've used them. But there's also no doubt that steroid use has consistently proven to be unhealthy and life threatening. Natural muscle building methods give you're a better chance at sustainable muscle growth; you won't get puny even if you stop weight training whereas steroid affects wear off once the drug use is stopped. Secondly, with natural weigh training, you actually LIVE to enjoy your new found strength and are not a freak mutation of the human form. Believe me bulking up with steroids only increases the size of the users' coffin...too harsh a statement? Try imagining how the families of people who've lost their lives and health to steroid use feel. Natural muscle building gives you both strength and size. Your genetics have a role to play, no doubt, but it's not that if you train correctly you won't see any progress. The right training routine and the right diet can work wonders for anyone.

Fact # 3: you need a high calorie diet for weight training

Following a low calorie diet while weight training is as surest a way NOT to succeed as you can imagine. Muscle building is a growth process in which the body needs additional nutrients. When on a low calorie diet, your body is getting fewer nutrients and getting continual exhaustion from the workout. Taking supplement is not the answer because they simply don't perform the work your muscled do. High calories mean more energy and more energy means better workout results and fast muscle buildup. Also when you eat more food, your metabolism works faster to break it down, this high metabolic rate strengthens your health. Take a high protein meal, with carbohydrates and fats from healthy sources. Eat 6 meals a day, placed 3-4 hours apart and keep them small in proportion. In total, you should eat more calories in a day then you're likely to burn.

• Cassandra Bagley
• 09/03/2009, 12:59 PM
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