Muscle Building with Neil

5 Major   Reasons Why You’re Not Losing Weight and How To Quickly Fix Them. It feels like no matter what you do, you can’t lose weight. I know how you feel.  I’ve been there. As much as I hate to admit it, weight loss is harder than what I would like it to be. But that does not mean that you should give up on your weight loss journey! It’s not that you can’t lose weight and that you’re stuck where you are forever. It means that there are some adjustments that need to be made. 1. You’re Not Exercising Exercise to lose weight Exercise has received a lot of backlash recently from mainstream media. With tons of videos and articles being made how exercise is performed. All these sources claim one thing – if you want to lose weight then you need to improve your diet. While it is true that your diet plays an important role in weight loss. Saying that exercise is unnecessary is completely false. I would go as far to argue that exercise a crucial element to losing weight and fat loss. ...

  Top 5 Reasons Why You’re Not Gaining Muscle One of the most horrifying scenarios is where you look at yourself in the mirror after weeks of working out and dieting and you end up asking yourself the notorious question: “Why am I not gaining muscle?” 1: You Don’t Eat Enough If you can’t build muscle and are not seeing results, the first place you should look at is your diet. Diet, or nutrition, plays a crucial role in muscle growth. It requires the right amount, and type, of nutrients in order to grow – this includes carbs, protein and fats. You can lift weights all you want at the gym, you can gain immense strength, do reps until you turn blue, but until you have your diet in check you’re not really going to see any improvements. Your goal needs to be a small caloric surplus. Enough to create an anabolic effect and elevate muscle hypertrophy but not too much to make you gain fat, which can be disadvantageous both hormonally and psychologically. 2: You Have Bad Form Cant gain musc...

5 Important Tips To Build Muscle For Beginners For a beginner, gym might seem like a scary place to be. But you have decided that you want to put on some size and maybe some strength. Maybe you wanted just to look good or maybe you wanted to make this your lifestyle. 1. Maximize Muscle Building Protein is the primary source that can make your muscles grow larger. All the proteins that you store by eating protein-enriched foods and protein supplements such as whey are stored in a process called protein synthesis. The more you promote protein synthesis and the more you avoid, or suppress breakdown, the better the results. To make this happen, create a meal plan with a protein count, same with your current body pounds. If you are a 160-pound man, shoot up to 160 protein count. 2. Go Big ! Compound lifts meaning working multiple muscle groups at once and movements are the following things you should do to grow your muscles. According to Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S., a Men’s Health fitness dir...

 Even the most amateur athlete knows that fitness is nothing without the right kind of fuel. Whatever your weight, body, or overall fitness goals, you need to make sure that you’re eating the right sort of food to maintain your progress and keep everything consistent. Every athlete has different goals, and thus different nutritional requirements. For example, runners will need more carbs to keep up their energy, while bodybuilders need more protein to build and repair muscles. If you fall into the latter category, you’re going to need a bit of familiarity with supplements. Even the most well-balanced diet won’t provide enough fuel for muscle-building, which is why we’ve put together a brief guide to the most important supplements for muscle-building below. 1. Creatine If you’re trying to pick out your first muscle-growth supplement, it’s likely that you’ve seen this kind floating around. Many people might think that creatine can replace protein in a muscle-building program, but tha...