More Work Does NOT Equal More Results
It seems so hard for people to get it through their heads that more work doesn’t equal more results. Especially when it comes to working out and muscles.
I see this everyday in the gym and even with people I’m closest to. I could write a book on common gym misconceptions (I just might do that) and this would be at the top of the list.
This is called Overtraining and is the deadliest culprit when it comes to building muscle.
In so many other areas of life, we are taught to work harder for more results.
You want more more money, get more jobs (this is false as well) or work harder at work to get promoted.
If you wanna get there sooner, drive faster.
Girl not responding to your come-ons, be more persistent (this is false as well).
Want to build more muscle, go to the gym more often (false).
Why is this not the case? It seems counter-intuitive.
You have to realize two things.
1. You don’t BUILD muscle in the gym. You TEAR it down.
2. Your muscles need time to recover and get stronger, just like any other part of your body when you damage it.
With that being said, why would you spend most of your time in the gym tearing down muscle and never give it time to grow back?
It’s like that scab on your leg when you were little that your mom told you to stop picking at. (I still pick my scabs, lol)
She knew that the more you picked, the longer it would take to heal.
The same is true for your muscles. If you always tear them down and never give them time to recover, you’ll plateau really quick.
What do most people do when they plateau?
The figure “I’m not working out hard enough”, so they go to the gym more.
That’s only making a bad situation worse.
The best thing to do would be the counter-intuitive thing and that is to REST more.
That’s why I’m so big on education and so dedicated to giving you the right information.
Sorry if that flies in the face of what you believe. But if you always follow common beliefs, you will always get common results.
The only way to debunk a myth is to find out the truth…and that’s what you have here.
The whole Truth and nothing but the Truth.
Until Next Time,
Get Big. Get Ripped. Get Fit With Mitch.
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