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Bodybuilding is not a sport that gives us immediate results, and this is one of the main reasons that people tend to give up rather easily. It is a common misconception that muscle mass gains are made in the gym, but this isn’t the case. …

I Want Big Muscular Arms
Do you think that training your biceps five times a week and doing 20 sets each session will give you faster muscle gains, than say training them twice a week doing 12 sets? If you think this then you are completely wrong, you are actually over training your biceps and you could be on the way to a serious injury.
When we exercise our muscles with heavy weights, we are actually damaging the muscle and causing tiny tears. The muscle is broken down during training sessions in the gym and this is one of the main reasons that we experience muscle pains the next day (or even several days later!).

Therefore, by training muscle too often and for too long you are actually not giving time for your muscle to recover.

We Add Muscle Mass When We Rest and Eat
The body is a very clever biological system that uses the foods that we eat to re-build the muscle we’ve broken down in the gym, but not only does it repair the muscle, it actually builds it slightly better each time.

This is because you body tries to over compensate for the next time you come to lift heavy weights again. This is why our muscles grow bigger and we get stronger over time. This is also why you need to set goals and try and improve each time you go to the gym. If you get stuck into the same old routine month after month you will be lucky to see any gains at all.

Your body also goes into a fast-forward recovery mode when we sleep, so a good night’s sleep is essential for increasing muscle mass and post workout recovery.

So to summarize, if you’ve just completed an intense bicep workout on say a Monday, don’t train them again until at least Thursday. This gives your biceps a full 3 days to recover.

Remember muscle mass gains are made when you rest and eat a good bodybuilding diet. Overtraining will cause muscle loss, fatigue, illness, and even injuries.