Rest - The Most Important Factor in Building Muscle

Do you work five days a week, twice a day because all the muscle magazines say that more is better? Or see all the muscle heads in the gym doing this and you assume that because they look buff to work? 

I have news for you. You're probably overtraining and result in the delay of your progress. Muscle growth does not occur when you are in the gym, but for the rest later. You should allow enough time for your muscles to recover and repair time occur. 

Muscle heads work every day twice a day probably use steroids and you have superior genetics and I do not. As you know I specialize in helping ectomorphs gain alias "no winners" muscle fast. The typical bodybuilder is a mesomorph and genetic gifts that make it more muscular, without any effort, and also to allow him to train harder from the beginning. I know, I know, it's unfair, but that's life! 

When you train at high intensity, you cause what is known as "micro-tears" in your muscle tissue. 'S healing of these "micro-tears" in the presence of excess calories that lead to protein muscle growth. It is very similar to how thick calluses form on the skin protection when cutting process. Formation often interferes with this process and will be finished with optimal gains or no progress at all. 

Have you ever seen the gym rat who trains like a madman, but year after year the same way? Skin and bones? It is probably overtraining and not getting enough rest. It is also probably frustrated by the lack of results, he decided to see muscle growth and thus form a hard-endless vicious circle that will not leave without the right information! 

Please do him a favor and send this article! 

If you've read any of my previous articles, you know that I recommend training no more than 3-4 times per week. On days when you do not go to the gym should be the day of complete rest. Get enough sleep, eat well and drink plenty of water. Again, it is during this period of rest that muscle growth takes place. Treat your days off and are sacred. 

In addition to training less frequently and allows plenty of time for rest, you should not train more 1:00 to 1:00 (not counting the time it takes to heat). The reason for this is that after forty-five minutes of physical activity of high intensity, the body secretes a hormone known as cortisol. Cortisol helps break down muscle to use as energy. 

See, most of their daily energy needs are derived from glycogen, but after exhausting the available reserves (eg when you are sure you train hard) body, then breaks down fat for energy. As a skinny guy who does not have much fat so I guess it follows the body for energy? Yes, you guessed it, protein. Broken down muscle for energy and end up losing muscle! 

This is precisely why I do not recommend training for over an hour. Watch this Directive and allow enough time for rest. You will be leading the pack when it comes to building muscle. 

Another advantage of training less frequently and more rest is the gym not take over your life. Unlike muscle heads, you can still have a life and not feel or think that training is too difficult.