My Number One Workout Tip to Build Way More Muscle
It single-handedly employs all the muscle-building mechanisms
Muscle building isn’t rocket science, but the sheer morass of trash advice that’s pervaded the internet makes it seem so.
Gimmicky exercises, exorbitantly priced worthless programs, “secret” rep ranges, senseless workout tips, and whatnot. The fitness industry has really become a bunch of snake-oil peddlers.
But building muscle burns down to just a few simple principles — and today’s simple tip covers a huge part of it.
Some Crucial Muscle-Building Science
At its core, muscle-building is your body adapting to mounting resistance — be it through dumbbells, bands, barbells, or your own body weight. Undergoing “damage”, your muscles are later repaired to become larger and stronger.
This process has a lot of nuances and can get quite complicated, but it happens through 3 chief mechanisms:
- Mechanical Tension: When you stretch a string taut, it’s under peak tension. Your muscles are similar. When working under load, they undergo tension — the heavier the weight and the longer each rep, the higher the total tension.
- Muscle Damage: This is as micro-tears in the…
