If you’re not careful it’s possible to fall victim to fatal muscle-building mistakes that will render your gains completely ineffective. To keep you on the proper path to mind-blowing muscle and strength gains I’m going to expose, in this article, four very common muscle building myths.

1. In order to build muscle, you must achieve a “pump” during your workout. The greater the pump you achieve, the more muscle you will build. For those of you who have just began the term “pump” is the sensation you get as the blood gets trapped inside muscle tissues during training. Although a pump may feel great, it actually isn’t doing anything to produce muscle growth.

A pump is simply the result of increased bloodflow to the muscle tissue and is certainly not indicative of a successful workout. A successful workout should only be gauged by the concept of progression. If you were able to lift more weight or perform more reps than you did in the previous week, then you did your job.

2. When you build muscle you will become slower and less flexible. Whatever your opinion on the matter, constructing a large volume of lean muscle mass won’t make you slower but instead will make you faster. Every move that your body makes is because of a muscle from jumping to throwing to running. When a muscle gains strength, a larger force can be exerted.

3. To achieve the desired results, always do the exercises just as described in the book. While using good form in the gym is always important, obsessing over perfect form is an entirely different matter. Although it may seem counter intuitive, it will both reduce your maximum muscle stimulation and make injury more likely if your constant focus is on exactly proper form.

Natural movement is a must when you exercise. This could result from a small sway in your back while doing bicep curls or a little amound of body movement when doing barbell rows.

4. If you are not feeling any pain whatsoever when exercising your muscles are not gaining strength. This another misconception that is belived in the gym. The “burning” sensation that results from intense weight training is simply the result of lactic acid (a metabolic waste product) that is secreted inside the muscle tissue as you exercise. Lactic acid in excess may actually slow down your gains and have nothin to do with muscle growth.

If you visit my site, it should help to clarify some of the confusion and give you some truthful information about several of the myths associated with muscle building. You’ll understand the most of people fail at muscle building. If you want to succed, click in the link below.

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