The 5 Biggest Muscle Building Myths Exposed

By Russ Hollywood


Learning how to build muscle can be very confusing. Today we will reveal the top myths and help you to debunk them in double quick time. Are you ready to get started?

Should women lift weights? Are supplements good or bad for you in the long-term? These are all questions which will be answered for you. Sadly, many people get so lost in all of the myths out there that they convince themselves building a better body is too confusing for them to succeed. That needn't be the case.

Whether your goal is to gain significant muscular size or simply to lose some unwanted weight, you will find it a very confusing journey if you succumb to the many myths which are in popular culture. When you begin basing your training and diet around scientific fact rather than the theories displayed in magazines and gossip columns, you'll notice far more success. []

1) Can girls lift weights or not?

This is a commonly asked question and dates back over 30 years. Resistance training is perfectly safe for females, but most are terrified by old myths that they will get big and bulky. Females do not have the necessary testosterone levels to achieve such growth, so fearing it doesn't make sense. If you want to get the type of body displayed by Jessica Ennis and other Olympic athletes in London last year then resistance training is crucial.

2) Are supplements vital to success?

Supplements are a good thing. The enable you to enhance a good diet even further. However, they can become a bad thing when too much weight is placed upon their importance within your routine. Your main results are going to come from your diet and your training, not which whey protein brand your choose. Keep supplements down to a minimum, such as a whey protein and creatine monohydrate.

3) How many times per week should you workout?

Everybody is different so there are two different answers to this question. If you are just starting out in the gym you are able to experience great results if you tailor your training correctly. Try to stick to the basic moves, we call them compound exercises, and train your full body in each session. You'll get great results with 2-3 days per week on the weights. After a few months of training, however, your body will adapt and you'll need to shake things up. This is the stage where you should implement a split routine, training 3-4 times per week and hitting just one or two muscle groups in each workout.

4) Can you succeed without sorting out your diet?

If you diet but you don't train, you will find it more difficult to lose body fat and you'll struggle to look any better. If you train but don't diet, you'll enjoy your time in the gym but never see the results your hard efforts deserve because you'll always have stubborn layers of fat covering them up. It's a partnership, not a competition. One aspect is not more important than the other.

5) How many calories should you eat per day?

If you have never watched your diet before then this can prove to be a tricky topic to get to grips with. The easiest way to set a good daily target is to multiply your target weight in pounds by anywhere from twelve to fifteen. This will set an attainable target for you and ensure you are providing your body with enough nutrients.

At one stage or another, everybody who uses the gym hears one of the myths discussed today. Now you know the facts, leaning how to build muscle becomes an altogether more straightforward affair.




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