4 Reasons You're Not Gaining Muscle
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Great article from T-Nation. Pay close attention to points 3 and 4. These two topics are continuously debated on MFP. Point 3 talks about balancing cardio and resistance training. Point 4 talks about caloric intake.
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/4_reasons_youre_not_gaining_muscle
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/4_reasons_youre_not_gaining_muscle
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That's a good article. I've been in a calorie deficit for a while now and it has occured to me that it is going to be impossible for me to really gain muscle while doing so.0
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Same with me. At some point, I will need to adjust calories to a surplus. It's an intimidating thought, but will be necessary.0
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Damn it. I've been thinking of adding in some extra Cardio so that I can eat more but it looks like that would be counterproductive.
I guess I'll stick to my 2900 calories.0 -
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so its bad to do cardio and strenght training together?0
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Great article!0
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so its bad to do cardio and strenght training together?
Not according to the article. Did you read it?
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sleepy....thanks Mike, saving to read tomorrow.0
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Tagging to give a better read of tomorrow. Thanks.0
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bumping for after work!0
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so when it says to vary your rep range, how often is it suggested to do so?0
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Is it possible to gain muscle without any exercise? My health issues do not allow me to exercise,I am on bed rest so i have to depend only on decreasing calories to lose weight. Does this mean if I am losing muscle I will never regain it again? Very sad if this is true.0
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In order to gain muscle, you have to go hard or go home. You can't lift pink barbells and expect to look ike ronnie coleman. NO PAIN NO GAIN! Tkae it from me, strain till' you **** your pants.0
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Is it possible to gain muscle without any exercise? My health issues do not allow me to exercise,I am on bed rest so i have to depend only on decreasing calories to lose weight. Does this mean if I am losing muscle I will never regain it again? Very sad if this is true.
It is not possible to gain muscle without exercise. However, you can regain it again assuming that you can exercise when you recover. If you have a permanent disability, you should really talk to a physical therapist about the best things you can do to prevent atrophy as much as possible, plus they may have some suggestions that will help get some exercise based on your physical limitations .0 -
Is it possible to gain muscle without any exercise? My health issues do not allow me to exercise,I am on bed rest so i have to depend only on decreasing calories to lose weight. Does this mean if I am losing muscle I will never regain it again? Very sad if this is true.
It is not possible to gain muscle without exercise. However, you can regain it again assuming that you can exercise when you recover. If you have a permanent disability, you should really talk to a physical therapist about the best things you can do to prevent atrophy as much as possible, plus they may have some suggestions that will help get some exercise based on your physical limitations .
This ^^^^^
Thank You Kindly for answering my question. I am told it is permanent . I eat a high protein diet I thought that helps build muscle is this true? Do you have any suggestion how not to lose the little muscle I have during weight loss?0 -
Interesting!.. thanks for that! :drinker:0
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