Why Can't I Grow?

This is a question asked by tons of people who spend A LOT of time at the gym daily. Some go anywhere from two to six hours sometimes . I too was one of those thinkers when I first started and I will tell you there were NO results what so ever. I was in the gym too long overtraining and worse of all, starving my body of important nutrients through out the whole time I was at the gym. I also would train six to seven days a week. My training has changed A LOT since then.

Now a days, I train four maybe five days a week. I now train about one to one and a half hours. Since then, gains have come. I learned a very valuable thing that I would like to share with you and that is you grow outside of the gym. Inside the gym is where you break down the muscles so you can afterwards, feed your body important nutrients to start the recovery process. The most popular product to use post work out is whey protein. I personally love whey protein isolate or hydrolysate with some antioxidants and glutamine and sometimes creatine. Now that's the start of the recovery process (postworkout) but the most valuable time to recover is when you're at sleep. Eat proper foods through out the day and night to add some more nutrients to the system so when you go to sleep the muscles will recover and grow properly. Six to eight hours sleep is ideal. It's also a good idea to take a couple days off during the week to fully rest your body. It's not only essential physically but mentally too. Not to mention, it's kind of hard to fit time in to workout daily for most. On your off days, you could throw in a little cardio whether you are bulking or cutting. That could also lead to faster recovery by delivering blood flow full of nutrients through the body.

In order to achieve more muscle size and strength, rest, proper diet, and good supplementation are more important than just working out at the gym.