It boils down to three things: proper diet and nutrition, Training and ample rest. Well, the first two are a give away, but the third – let’s just say people are having a hard time accepting that.
Proper nutrition specifically zeroes in to the right dietary mix that primes up the body to build and strengthen muscle fibers. To put some perspective in this, it is an instituted muscle building practice to eat 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight every day. This gives the body just enough to grow in response to the weekly workout you get at the gym.
Best muscle building practice
Training refers to the weightlifting and other related routines we do to work out our muscles. We do training to stress our muscles. Through this deliberate (but controlled) “punishment”, we eventually cause some damage to our muscle fibers. The body in response will now try to patch up the damage by rebuilding the torn tissues. Through this repeated cycle, the body begins to grow muscles progressively.
Now, just when will the muscles repair the wear and tear during training? That’s right – when we are in the couch resting and watching TV. This is the window of opportunity for the body to regenerate muscle fibers. Through resting adequately, we are practically growing our muscles. It’s not sin to rest. It is part of the whole business of building up our muscle bulk.
We might be training right to the last letter of the word, but without proper rest, the muscle will just get stressed and damaged but will not get repaired. No muscle growth there. We might get the right training and the right amount of rest, but without proper nutrition, the body has no means to patch up damaged muscle fibers. No muscle growth their either. Getting these three things in the right balance is the best muscle building practice we can do.
