7 Reasons Why Your Muscles Stop Growing
- How To Get Muscle To Grow Again
By
Chris Chew
Have ever wondered why your muscles stopped growing after a few
months of training even though you are training very hard? Here
are 7 reasons why your muscles stopped growing and how to get
your muscle to grow again.
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You are training too hard – Every time when you train your
muscles intensely, you are actually breaking down your muscles.
So your muscles need to recover from the damages you inflicted
on them. So train each muscle group only once or at most twice
a week.
•
You are training too long – Keep your workout intense but
do not workout more than an hour each time. After 45 minutes of
intensive training, your cortisol level will increase. This hormone
is known to destroy muscle cells.
•
You are sleeping too little – You need to sleep more for
good muscle growth. Your muscles grow when you sleep. So sleep
more than 8 hours a day and watch those muscles growing fast.
•
You are abusing alcohol – Alcohol is known to break down
muscle mass plus many other body destruction ability.
•
You do not change your workout routine – You must change
your workout routine every 6-8 weeks. Your muscles adapt to your
routine and stops growing.
•
You do not progressively overload your muscles – You must
try to increase your reps or weight every time you next train
a particular muscle group. Otherwise, there is no reason for your
muscles to grow.
•
You do not eat sufficient protein – If you want to build
bigger muscles, you must eat more protein. Protein is the building
block for your muscles. It is recommended that you need 1 gram
of protein per pound of your body weight equivalent. If not enough
protein is consumed with your normal diet, do supplement with
protein shakes.
There
you are, the 7 reasons why your muscles stopped growing even though
you are training hard. There are many more methods on how to grow
your muscles bigger but these 7 reasons and how to overcome them
will be sufficient for an average bodybuilding beginner.
About
The Author
Chris Chew is a Singapore based fitness trainer of fashion models,
actors, male pageant titleholders and other celebrities. See more
of his articles at http://www.sgfitness.com and http://www.sgfitnessonline.com.
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