What are the issues related to male fitness and muscle gain

As for the relationship between male fitness and muscle gain, the core problem is that many people assume that "fitness will inevitably lead to muscle gain." However, the essence of the two is a cross-relationship between "generalized exercise behavior" and "specialized goals that require precise triggering conditions." They are not equal cause and effect at all. Most people have not gained weight after practicing for a long time, because they have not understood this logic.

Two years ago, I met a brother who was a back-end guy at the gym. He would come to the gym on time for an hour every day and take turns doing spinning and trampoline classes. He lost 4 pounds of body fat and his biceps didn’t even show an outline. He kept asking me if I was not talented enough. To put it bluntly, I just don’t understand. The fitness content you choose is not aimed at building muscle. Aerobic exercise mainly stimulates cardiopulmonary function. It does not give enough mechanical tension to the muscle fibers to tear, and the muscles have no signal to grow at all. No matter how hard you try, you will go in the wrong direction.

There is still an ongoing controversy in the fitness circle. Some people say that 70% of muscle gain depends on training and 30% on food. Others believe that eating and sleeping are the core, and training is just a formality. I personally felt this very deeply when I was working on weights last year. At that time, my deadlift reached 140 kilograms and my bench press was stable at 100 kilograms. As a result, I stayed up late for almost two months working on projects during that time, and every time I was in the office, I was dumped in the garbage downstairs. Of course, not to mention the increase in circumference, I also lost two kilograms of muscle mass. Later, I followed a familiar team doctor to make adjustments and ensured 7.5 hours of sleep every day. The caloric surplus was reduced to about 300 calories. The weight did not increase anymore. In three months, my arm circumference increased by 1.2 centimeters. To be honest, there is nothing wrong with what both sides said. Training is to send the body a demand signal to "grow muscles". Diet and sleep are to provide raw materials for muscle growth. Without any of them, you cannot build the "brick" of muscles.

There is also an invisible problem that many people do not explain clearly, that is, men of different ages need completely different levels of intensity in order to achieve muscle-building results. Young men in their early twenties have top-notch testosterone levels. Even if they train blindly three times a week and eat more burgers, they can build some muscle. If you are over 35 and still follow the five-point training chart of a twenty-year-old online blogger, it will not only cause injuries to your shoulders and knees.

Seriously, if you want to go to the gym for the purpose of building muscle, it is better to understand your physical condition first and then make a plan. Don't just copy the homework.