The science behind your muscles

Hitting the gym and working out for some may look like a simple thing and quite straightforward, but it’s not what it looks like to you. There is some science behind it. When you watch a work out video or any bodybuilding motivational video for that matter, you will see men with well-defined muscles work out looking like beasts. Then your mind starts questioning; what makes them look like beasts?

Gaining mass or defining your muscles is not just something, but it has some science behind it. I’ll simply explain the science behind this as this is no rocket science to no one.

Muscles are made out of millions of muscle fibers. What it does when you work out is, say a bicep, it puts a lot of tension on your bicep muscle to a level where it gradually stretches and breaks those muscle fibers. This is where the growth starts. Then the muscle will start re-building. This is the process where the muscle starts growing. When the muscle tries to build the torn fibers, the muscle starts growing. More you break the muscle fibers, more it grows, likewise it grows and grows till you get what you want – till you get a 20'' bicep. This applies to every muscle; biceps, triceps, traps, glutes, calves, delts, etc.

However, there is something more important. Now, one can think if I work out for 24/7 twice or thrice a day, I will get bigger muscles according to the above – this is not right. That is exactly why I said it has some science behind this. More you break the muscle fibers, more it grows, true; but if you over do this it has it’s negative consequences too. If you put continuous tension to your muscle without giving it a proper rest, then the chances are that your muscle will get wasted and may lack growth or may not grow at all. You may end up looking like a skeleton after a year of die hard work outs.

That’s why it is very important to remember to give your muscles a proper rest after every work out. Put tension on your muscle & at the same time remember guys, a muscle needs time to grow and that time is your rest time. Ideally, a muscle - after working out - needs a rest of minimum 24 hours before it is put under tension again. This is the formulae for the secret. Always remember to give your muscle a proper rest – time to grow – before you work out the same muscle again.

Like I said in the beginning, you may see beasts working out in the gym without a rest, they are pro bodybuilders who have worked out and built/seasoned their bodies to a level where it is capable of handling any tension over a period of time. You are not a pro bodybuilder, you are in the path of that, so why rush? Rome wasn't built in a day.