Muscle Building
Muscle building is basically a function of 3 things: the workout, the nutrition, and rest. If one of these things is missing or done incorrectly, then your muscle gains will suffer…plain and simple.
This article is designed to give you a very quick overview of the muscle building process, without getting into much detail. Then, at the end of the article, we’ll point out additional articles that will help you get the details you need to pack on serious muscle mass!
There’s a debate as to which is more important, workout or nutrition. Some says nutrition is 60-70% important and the workout is 30-40% important. The truth of the matter is, they are so inter-linked that its really hard to give a percentage to each. If you don’t workout, but eat right, you won’t grow an ounce of muscle. And…if you workout perfectly, but don’t eat right, then your gains will suffer.
Think of workout, nutrition, and rest as a triangle, and you need all 3 components to complete the triangle.
The 1st component, the workout, is simply applying enough load to the muscles that they have a need to grow. In traditional weight lifting, this is achieved through sets and reps of various exercises. The general rule of thumb to remember is that…