1. You˙re not getting enough calories
Yes, if you think everything is right in your gym routines, than the problem is related to
food. Calorie consumption is the solution to about 95% of the complaints lifters have
about not being bigger and stronger. Your body requires a certain number of calories to
maintain your current weight. If your calorie intake is lower than metabolic rate, you will
lose weight. This is known as a calorie deficit. If your daily calorie intake is higher than
your metabolic rate, you will gain weight. This is known as a calorie surplus.
2. You˙re not eating the right foods
If you're eating excess calories every day and training with a decent workout you˙ll grow.
But, if you are not eating the right foods, the chances are that you˙ll be limiting your
potential, putting on excess body fat, and not growing enough lean muscle.
The best way to plan your muscle building diet is to split it up into protein/carbohydrate/fat. Calculate which is the number of calories that you need to
consume in order to grow.
3. Your workout routine is terrible
Choosing the right routine to suit your body type, training experience and goal is key.
Some of you might think that Men's Health magazine gives nice tips˙ Well, I suppose
they do, but they don˙t explain anything in a sensible manner and all they do is writing
articles about how to get an extra inch to your arms. All clickbait. A lot of the times
these workouts are not designed for beginners, and will only lead to a lot of wasted
time, energy and frustration.
4. Your exercise technique is bad
Good technique is key. You can lift big weights but without proper form and control you
won't get the training stimulus that you need.
Keep your reps slow and controlled
Don˙t use momentum to move weight
Use a full range of motion
5. You are not getting enough rest
Without proper rest, the perfect training routine will suffer. Rest is just as important as
training. This is an important concept because the muscle doesn˙t grow during training,
the muscle grows when is resting between training sessions.
Don't train too many days without taking some days off. Although you may not feel it,
you body needs days of complete rest to recover from hard training sessions. It˙s not
just the muscles that need to recover, it's your whole neurological system.
Secondly, and this comes back to your workout routine again, you may not be allowing
muscle groups to fully recover between training sessions. If you do not allow enough
recovery time, your muscles will not grow. It˙s that simple.
Full story:
https://smartgymdecisions.quora.com/5-Reasons-Why-You-re-Not-Building-Muscle
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