3 Myths About Muscle Gain That Are Ruining Your Muscle Building Efforts

When it comes to muscle gain, you really need to be sure that the person you're talking to has qualified credentials and actually knows what they're talking about. Many people who put information about muscle gain on the Internet are teenagers who already have tons of testosterone and muscle-building hormones in their body, plus they're taking steroids and other muscle-enhancing drugs on top of it!

Believe me, with both of those factors working together, almost anybody can gain muscle. But there's one problem that bugs me more than anything. If you go to any of the weightlifting forums, you'll see some very conflicting ideas. This is because some things work for some people while they don't work for others. Everybody is different! There are tons of myths that are causing people to get very lousy muscle gain results and I want to take those myths and throw them in the trash.

So here are my 3 top myths about muscle gain that are ruining your muscle building efforts:

1) If I Lift Weights I'll Get Bigger - This myth has caused more people to stop lifting weights than probably any other myth in the world. Here are the simple facts. When you lift weights, it creates microscopic tears in your muscles one of the reasons you get sore). You get bigger muscles when your body repairs those tiny tears. However, also need protein and calories to do this. If you body does not have enough protein or calories, muscle gain comes to a halt. If you're not gaining muscle, figure out how many calories your body burns per day and start eating more calories than that - and eat protein every 3 hours.

2) Isolated Exercises Work Best - In my opinion the reason people want to do isolated exercises is not because it builds bigger muscles, it's because they're easier to do. Doing exercises such as squats, deadlifts, should presses, bench presses and pull-ups releases a flood of muscle-building hormones in your body - resulting in bigger, stronger muscles. It's been shown that doing squats alone can actually produce extra muscle gain and stronger muscles in your entire body.

3) "X" Times Per Week Is Best - Listen, every person on this Earth has a different body. Don't listen to people who say a certain exercise program is best for you. Test out various programs full-body 3x per week, split-body workouts 4x per week, etc.) and see which one you like the best. Everybody reacts differently to different workouts and you may be cutting yourself short with the one you're currently using.

The most important thing to remember is that you're an individual person with individual needs and characteristics. There is no "one size fits all" when it comes to muscle gain. While one person may only need 2,500 calories to gain muscle, you may need 5,000 calories - or vice-versa. While one person gets away with doing each body part once a week, you might need to do it twice.

There are dozens of muscle gain tips out there, but you need to take them with a grain of salt. I highly suggest learning the techniques of gaining muscle because they're very important, but never forget to customize them to yourself.

Eric Carlson
http://www.TheTruthAboutBurningFat.com

Fitness Trainer, Author, Speaker
America, World & Universe Fitness Champion-Winner of Worlds Best Abs
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