Hey, hey ! Good morning! Happy Tuesday!
Building muscle is challenging, ain't it? It's a real process. Might feel like you are watching paint dry. 😆 🎨
We think it should happen fast. Just like every other fitness and health goal.
We have the fitness industry, that I am part of, that promotes quick fixes from every corner, nook & cranny of the earth, lol. Funny, not funny!
The quick fix messaging is everywhere. Unfortunately, if you don't know any better, you believe it and keep trying to apply it.
I'm trying - no, I am teaching it right though, even when it goes in one ear and out the other. I know it's landing with someone!
The work is never done, am I right, or am I right? You might even find yourself telling your friends and family that muscle building, fat loss, etc. takes time.
If you are spreading the good word, thank you. We sane coaches need all the help we can get. I am not kidding!
Anywhoodle...
I'll tell you, though, there is a "fast" way!
The fast way is to get committed to the process the RIGHT WAY. Stop chasing the bright shiny object.
Many, many women spend MANY years in the yo-yo diet vortex, unknowingly shedding the little muscle that they do have and downregulating their metabolism. After each diet, they wonder why they don't look "toned."
Don't be that woman stuck in the dieting vortex. You can get out of it.
What is the “fast” way you speak of?
Well, when it comes to the muscle-building process...
1) You're probably making it hard to build muscle because you are always in diet mode. You have the “If I could just lose this last 5-10 lbs mentality.”
STRONG friend, you want to be eating at least maintenance. No time to be eating like a bird. Eat to grow muscle. Spend more than 6 months here.
2) Lift like you mean it. Apply yourself. Don't just go through the motions. Muscle needs stimulus to change it.
3) Similar to #2 - Lift heavier things over time - getting STRONGER over time. Yes, do more in the form of increasing the load, doing more reps, and progressing an exercise to a challenging variation... also known as Progressive Overload.
This is done smartly of course. We just don't increase the weight. We lift weights, not egos!
4) Consistency with the same program. Repeating your workouts.
Random workouts = Random results. You should be following a consistent, structured program.
We can thank group fitness, P90x, and even Crossfit for folks believing that you have to change it up every workout.
However, they tend to have diminishing returns because of the programming.
5) Lastly, be CONSISTENT- be Patient - Rome wasn’t built in a day!
Building muscle takes TIME... you certainly will notice differences in strength, body comp changes, and improvements in lifts... the look you are envisioning won't happen in a few weeks though.
I could go on and on and on, but you get the point!
Whelp that's that!
Don't shoot the messenger!
Thanks for reading. Have a great week. Any questions, don't hesitate to reach out.
Happy Lifting!
In Strength & to Your Success
Xo
Candace
