I build muscle quick!
brandyme
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What body type builds muscle quick? I mean seriously quick. I have done 3 days of Yoga after being inactive for many years and already I feel and see my biceps bulging. I love that I can build so quickly and I am curious what body type would do this so I can tailor my meals to make it even more drastic!
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Body typing = broscience. The "pump" is a short lived effect; reintroduction of DOMS is also quite likely. Possibly you can have a quick response if you've trained regularly in the past & have undergone a prolonged hiatus13
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Sounds like you built a good pump. Don't worry about body types and tailoring your meals for that. What is your goal, are you trying to gain weight or lose weight? Eat for that goal.3
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I've always gained muscle quick, it doesn't seem to go away once I get going. Does that still sound like a pump?Keto_Vampire wrote: »Body typing = broscience. The "pump" is a short lived effect; reintroduction of DOMS is also quite likely. Possibly you can have a quick response if you've trained regularly in the past & have undergone a prolonged hiatus
I am trying to lose weight and build muscle. I am not sure what my fat percentage is exactly but I want to get it down. The idea is to lose about 20lbs - 25lbs fat and gain as much muscle as possible.Sounds like you built a good pump. Don't worry about body types and tailoring your meals for that. What is your goal, are you trying to gain weight or lose weight? Eat for that goal.1 -
That you are really hyped about the yoga is brilliant, it is a great excercise and very good for all kinds of reasons, but I think most people will agree that building muscle isn't one of them. It is more likely that your muscles are swollen/pumped due to the fact that you have been inactive for many years.
It is quite hard for women (regardless of body type) to build significant muscle. So if muscles are what you are after you would need to eat at a calorie surplus and follow a progressive heavy lifting programme.
It is a great feeling when you find an exercise that excites you so keep going with the yoga
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manderson27 wrote: »That you are really hyped about the yoga is brilliant, it is a great excercise and very good for all kinds of reasons, but I think most people will agree that building muscle isn't one of them. It is more likely that your muscles are swollen/pumped due to the fact that you have been inactive for many years.
It is quite hard for women (regardless of body type) to build significant muscle. So if muscles are what you are after you would need to eat at a calorie surplus and follow a progressive heavy lifting programme.
It is a great feeling when you find an exercise that excites you so keep going with the yoga
That was just an example. This always happens to me anytime I workout. I pick up muscle very quick and maintain a certain level of bulk, though I can't get super buff which is fine I don't want that anyway. I just want a nice tone defined look.
I disagree that yoga can not build muscle. I've done Yoga for many many years and have always gained strength and muscle while doing it. It's a matter of what type of Yoga you're doing.15 -
Putting the body type aside, what would be the best diet to trim and tone at the same time?2
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Eat in a deficit to lose weight, get adequate protein (0.8-1g per lb goalweight minimum) and for the best chance of retaining and possibly building muscle, following a progressive lifting program. You can continue to do yoga as well but lifting will be your best bet.11
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Thank you! I will up my protein, I’m nowhere near .8g per lb. I do plan to add a lifting but starting slow. I can at least cater my diet to muscle gain as much as possible while losing.Eat in a deficit to lose weight, get adequate protein (0.8-1g per lb goalweight minimum) and for the best chance of retaining and possibly building muscle, following a progressive lifting program. You can continue to do yoga as well but lifting will be your best bet.2 -
I suspect you are confusing gaining strength and pump with gaining muscle.11
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Good for you.4
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I am not sure if you’re being sincere or facetious, I hope the former but if not I will say that I am not trying to brag in any way I’m just trying to understand it all. Most of the people I’ve trained with do not experience this so I though maybe it was my body type or genetics but seems people think that is BS. Just trying to piece it together so I can tailor my approach. Maybe it’s just this so called pump? I am not sure and am very much open to learn more.Good for you.1 -
I've never heard of getting a pump from Yoga, just from lifting heavy but I have heard there are people who can put on muscle easily due to myostasin protein not functioning the way it supposed to, this protein tells the body how much muscle it can put on. I can't say that's what's going on with you though but it's possible.4
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Strength gains are a result of Central Nervous System (CNS) adaptations that allow your muscles to become more efficient and push heavier loads without gaining additional muscle (very very common). Gains in muscle is a cellular process where muscle fibers fused together to form new muscle fibers (not easy or common). Women, under optimal conditions, can generally gain 1/4-1/3 lb of muscle per week; men around 1/2-2/3 lb week. These rates are generally done while eating in a surplus. These rates are not achieved while losing weight.15 -
Strength gains are a result of Central Nervous System (CNS) adaptations that allow your muscles to become more efficient and push heavier loads without gaining additional muscle (very very common). Gains in muscle is a cellular process where muscle fibers fused together to form new muscle fibers (not easy or common). Women, under optimal conditions, can generally gain 1/4-1/3 lb of muscle per week; men around 1/2-2/3 lb week. These rates are generally done while eating in a surplus. These rates are not achieved while losing weight.
If it was a strength gain then my arms wouldn’t be bigger just more efficient, correct?
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tirowow12385 wrote: »I've never heard of getting a pump from Yoga, just from lifting heavy but I have heard there are people who can put on muscle easily due to myostasin protein not functioning the way it supposed to, this protein tells the body how much muscle it can put on. I can't say that's what's going on with you though but it's possible.
Thank you for the insight. With how messed up my body is I wouldn’t be surprised if it wasn’t working “right”. Though this is a welcomed side effect, clearly. I will look into this and see if its something I can even track down at all. Maybe I’ll never know the cause.5 -
im not sure if its what your looking for but there are body types called endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph.
have a google and read what you think fits you best.
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You DON'T build muscle quick. What you're experiencing is an influxuation of glycogen into the muscle cells to help with the energy needs to do physical work. 3 days of exercise HARDLY even gets the muscle conditioned to do heavy overload to begin with.What body type builds muscle quick? I mean seriously quick. I have done 3 days of Yoga after being inactive for many years and already I feel and see my biceps bulging. I love that I can build so quickly and I am curious what body type would do this so I can tailor my meals to make it even more drastic!
Body type (somatotyping) is a myth. It originated with a psychologist and was based on eating behaviors and physical activity to deem a body type.
Just eat correctly for your goal and do the physical activity to help reach it. Patience and time is then needed.
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Strength gains are a result of Central Nervous System (CNS) adaptations that allow your muscles to become more efficient and push heavier loads without gaining additional muscle (very very common). Gains in muscle is a cellular process where muscle fibers fused together to form new muscle fibers (not easy or common). Women, under optimal conditions, can generally gain 1/4-1/3 lb of muscle per week; men around 1/2-2/3 lb week. These rates are generally done while eating in a surplus. These rates are not achieved while losing weight.
If it was a strength gain then my arms wouldn’t be bigger just more efficient, correct?
When you workout, you cause micro tears in your muscles which take in fluids to repair. So you might feel like you are gaining size.4 -
You DON'T build muscle quick. What you're experiencing is an influxuation of glycogen into the muscle cells to help with the energy needs to do physical work. 3 days of exercise HARDLY even gets the muscle conditioned to do heavy overload to begin with.What body type builds muscle quick? I mean seriously quick. I have done 3 days of Yoga after being inactive for many years and already I feel and see my biceps bulging. I love that I can build so quickly and I am curious what body type would do this so I can tailor my meals to make it even more drastic!
Body type (somatotyping) is a myth. It originated with a psychologist and was based on eating behaviors and physical activity to deem a body type.
Just eat correctly for your goal and do the physical activity to help reach it. Patience and time is then needed.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
Fair enough. I could very well be wrong. I’m not an expert. Like I’ve said, I am just trying to understand it. I completely let go of the bodytype thing. If I’m not gaining muscle what is happening? My muscles bulked up after 3 days and even now after a week are still the same size. Noticeably bigger than 6 days ago. In the past this has always happened and I never lose the physically noticeable bulk.
How long does the influxuation of glycogen into the muscle cells last? Perhaps that is happening. If it can last this long then I can get on board with that. I would imagine if that’s the case I would lose the bulk at some point. When would that typically happen?
The most important thing I was trying to get from this post is how to tailor my diet to gain but it seems everybody is overly focused on telling me what I’m experiencing isn’t possible.
If it’s just micro tears and fluid stuck inside for repair then could it be that it takes longer for my muscles to repair and I see a bulk due to that?2 -
The dietary requirements to gain are eating enough protein, and eating in a surplus.
The exercise requirements to gain are doing actual strength work, not just yoga.3 -
Hard work for your current level of strength, whatever that may be, and progressively harder as it improves.
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