If you are trying to gain muscle there are a few things that people do to sabotage themselves. I have done a few of these things in the past and just wanted to drop these here to let you know as I have nowhere else to put it.
1. Don’t drink booze. Alcohol is very bad for your metabolism and it will stop you from making any gains at all in the gym as well as punishing your body with dehydration, one thing you really do not need.
2. Don’t smoke. I know this seems to make sense but if you do smoke give your head a shake. I smoked and worked out heavy for years and whined all the time that I was not making good gains. Well I wonder how my body was supposed to take in more oxygen?
3. Don’t do cardio. If you want to gain muscle you need to stop doing cardio as it will raise your metabolism and force you to take in a lot more calories to keep your mass. The real problem is that when you are losing weight you WILL lose some of your hard earned muscle – no way around it and you need to maximize your muscle increases to be able to still diet down for summer.
4. Know that you will gain some fat. We all hope that our bodies are really good at taking in calories and turning them into muscle. In reality though your body will take in a lot of calories and turn them into fat. You are forced a little to take in more calories than you need to gain the muscle that you want.
5. Coffee is a yes and no answer. Coffee is another diuretic and will force you to lose water. Our muscles are mainly made out of water; do you think this is a good idea? Staying away from the coffee is a good idea. Sometimes people will take in coffee right before a workout to help with energy for that workout. I am not sure about this strategy but when you are trying to diet down your extra fat this may be a better time to use this strategy.
6. Sleep your way to better muscle gains. One of the problems that people working out run into is that they have far too long a workout and they do it late at night. This exercise schedule can really mess with your sleep and sleep is a critical component to recover from your hard workouts. Top bodybuilders get lots of sleep at night and even have a nap in the afternoon.
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