Why is it impossible for me to gain muscle mass even though I lift weights for hours everyday?
Many have heard about the legendary 4 hour workouts of Arnold Schwarzenegger, but fewer know about the recovery….Arnold was openly on anabolic steroids, which at the time wasn’t illegal. These type of steroids have 10,000 times the amount of testosterone that a normal human male would posses!After about an hour of working out your body begins to produce the stress hormone called cortisol. Cortisol and testosterone are negatively correlated, or in other words as one increases the other decreases. Over training is a real thing and doesn’t result in gains.Here is your science based recipe to grow muscleReduce stressSleep 7–9 hours a nightDon’t workout for more than an hour at one time (I am assuming your workouts are intense)Eat 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass you haveDo compound lifts that involve multiple jointsEat a pre and post workout mealWhere possible select actual food over supplementsActivate type I and type II fibersLift past failure by using negatives, forced reps, and static holdsTrack your progress in a journalWorkout with a buddyTry to consume protein as quickly as possible post workoutTake rest days and deloading weeksbe patient: muscle building tasks timeListening to music can improve performanceConsistently add more weight: you need progressive overload to stimulate muscle growthI was reading the book “tools of titans” last night…. two things that are relevant to this question that may help you.Daymond John - The founder of FUBU - recommends that you review your written goals every morning and night.Random guy in the book I can’t rememeber - Gained 40 pounds of muscle in 6 months - He would load his Instagram feed with fit people who motivated him. If he felt like he was too old he would find a 80 year old weight lifter. If he felt like it was too early to go to the gym he would look at someone who was lifting at 4 AM.Happy weight lifting!