You can't build muscle with an empty stomach
It never ceases to amaze me what you can learn by having a short conversation with someone in the gym. Once I talked to a guy nearby for several minutes when I discovered that he was about to work out on an empty stomach.
Granted, he ate a pretty good breakfast, but then he went for the rest of the day barely eating anything. It was now pretty late into the evening, and he was about to begin some pretty serious weight training routines. I couldn't believe that someone who was trying to build a significant amount of muscle would try to do so on an empty stomach.
He kept insisting that he wasn't hungry, but I was still suspicious about his workout routine.
My suspicions were that his metabolism had slowed down. That's probably why he didn't feel hungry and thought he could lift a huge amount without any problems. Was this really such a big deal?
When you consider the fundamental principles of muscle building, it's easy to see why your body needs a certain amount of calories to grow. You have to give your body the raw materials it needs to build muscle. If you don't get that in your diet, it's simply not going to be able to build muscle.
It's not just about having adequate building materials, either. You also need to have enough energy to perform the workouts in the first place. If you don't perform an intense enough work out, your body will not be stimulated enough to increase muscle mass. With that in mind, it's pretty difficult to perform a heavy workout if you haven't eaten anything all day!
Always remember the basic principles of bodybuilding and muscle building. You simply can't expect to go very far in the gym if you don't have the proper energy requirements fulfilled.
You may get away with it for a while, but you'll be unlikely to sustain a serious workout for the long-term, and your muscle building efforts will probably be halted as a result. - 17273
Granted, he ate a pretty good breakfast, but then he went for the rest of the day barely eating anything. It was now pretty late into the evening, and he was about to begin some pretty serious weight training routines. I couldn't believe that someone who was trying to build a significant amount of muscle would try to do so on an empty stomach.
He kept insisting that he wasn't hungry, but I was still suspicious about his workout routine.
My suspicions were that his metabolism had slowed down. That's probably why he didn't feel hungry and thought he could lift a huge amount without any problems. Was this really such a big deal?
When you consider the fundamental principles of muscle building, it's easy to see why your body needs a certain amount of calories to grow. You have to give your body the raw materials it needs to build muscle. If you don't get that in your diet, it's simply not going to be able to build muscle.
It's not just about having adequate building materials, either. You also need to have enough energy to perform the workouts in the first place. If you don't perform an intense enough work out, your body will not be stimulated enough to increase muscle mass. With that in mind, it's pretty difficult to perform a heavy workout if you haven't eaten anything all day!
Always remember the basic principles of bodybuilding and muscle building. You simply can't expect to go very far in the gym if you don't have the proper energy requirements fulfilled.
You may get away with it for a while, but you'll be unlikely to sustain a serious workout for the long-term, and your muscle building efforts will probably be halted as a result. - 17273
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