Know your Body

  Although everybody can use weight training to dramatically increase the size of their muscles or curves, some genetically determined factors limit how much and how fast muscles/curves can be developed. These include: The number of fibers in your muscles The ratio of Type I to Type II fibers in your muscles Your body type Your hormonal balance, especially your testosterone level      Let’s look at each of these limitations individually. The number of fibers in your muscles Muscle fibers were introduced into m uscle structure  and motor units were introduced into h ow muscles work . You were born with a specific number of muscle fibers per motor unit, and, unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to increase the number. If you have an above-average number, you will have the potential to gain more strength and size than someone with an average number of muscle fibers. Conversely, if you have a below-average number, you will lack the potential to gain as mu...

Weight Training Unfortunately, despite the amazing benefits of weight training, certain popular myths often discourage or dissuade people from taking it up. Let’s go over and dispel some of these myths.  Myth 1: If you stop exercising, your muscles will turn into fat   This is impossible. Muscle tissue and fat tissue are two completely different things. One cannot turn into the other. If you stop training, you will gradually lose muscle, shape, and strength, but you will put on weight only if you eat more calories than you burn. Myth 2: It takes a lot of time and effort to see good results As long as you do the three main things — train, eat, and rest — correctly, you can experience remarkable results within just six months, training one hour a day and four days a week. That’s just four hours a week. Your friends and family should start to notice a difference after just eight or so weeks. Myth 3: Weight training decreases your flexibility If you train correctly, making s...