You already have abs, you just can’t see them because of the layer of goo that’s covering them up! The other 10% is doing some ab exercises, such as crunches to help strengthen, and build ab muscles giving that nice rippled look.
For example if you want to make your muscles stronger and bigger you need to do resistance training.
How many times have you seen an advertisement for the “Magic fat burning pill. Just take two a day and you’ll get ripped without ever having to do a single exercise!?” Or another one of my favorites “Take our mega muscle 10,000 powder shake and you can gain 40 lbs of muscle in only four months!” The fact is, if it were that easy then everyone walking around would be ripped and cut and there wouldn’t be such an obesity problem in America.
Myth 8 – I can gain 20 lbs of muscle in only two months according to some magazine articles.
The simple truth is, outside of adolescent years one can expect to gain about six to eight, maybe ten pounds of muscle in a years time.
The last problem with pot is also the same for people who also smoke cigarettes and that is, it lowers your bloods ability to deliver oxygen to your muscles.
Myth 10 – It’s impossible to lose weight and gain muscle at the same time.
Others are wanting to burn the goo and add some muscle nuggets at the same time.
For example at 150 lbs, I should be taking in about 150g of protein a day to help give my muscles what they need to recover from workouts.
It is not a good idea to try and “muscle through” the joint pain thinking your hard core.
Try using a different grip, or exercise to work that particular muscle group.
If you experience this kind of pain you should also stop immediately! Finally lets talk about “feeling the burn” or good muscle pain.
This is caused by a buildup of lactic acid in your muscles and is a good indicator that you are pushing yourself hard enough and you have good focus.
The other type of good muscle pain is also called delayed muscle pain or the soreness you normally feel hours or a day or so after an intense workout.
When you workout with enough intensity you cause micro- tares in your muscles which your body then has to repair.
This soreness is a sign that your muscles are being repaired and rebuilt bigger and stronger.
Also remember to wait until the soreness is gone to work the same muscle group again.
You should only be working on one concentrated muscle group every five to seven days.
Not all muscles will give you delayed muscle pain or soreness even after intense workouts.
So if you don’t have this soreness in a certain muscle group, it does not necessarily mean you did not have a good, intense workout.
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