Questions tagged [muscle]
How to safely and effectively build muscle, whether for looks or for strength. Also, how muscles work physiologically.
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Cycling burning fat or calories?
If I have breakfast and then cycle, say for about an hour at about 80%, will the cycling burn any fat(/muscle) tissue or just the breakfast? If not, would it be advisable to consume no or very little ...
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Lactic Acid and Muscle pain [duplicate]
Nowadays I feel muscle pain after 2-3 days of weightlifting, not the next day as before. Does anyone know what this means?
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Walking and it's effect on the Human body
Hi I want to know what is the best time for exercising?
Actually what I do is walk from office to home every day, as soon my day in office is completed, iam performing this routine for more than 5 ...
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Uncategorized BACK muscles
Very often I hear the terms "middle back" as well as "lower back" aside from the traditional "Lats" and "Traps" which are defined by their actual name and not something like "side back training" for ...
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Rotator Cuff Muscles Categorization
Is the rotator cuff considered part of the shoulder or back?
I heard on an Athlean X video I'll link below this one is a branch of the back muscles above and below the spine of the scapula, however ...
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ISOLATION & UNILATERAL + COMPOUND & BILATERAL CORRELATION
Recently I came across many training variants, methods & styles and since I'm trying to build a lets say "tree of life" but for fitness categories & their subdivisions.
I want to know if ...
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Is it okay to sit down in between workout sets?
After completing a set, I rest for 30 to 60 seconds, depending on the intensity of the workout. At times, during my arm and chest workout, I get so tired that during my rest periods, I sit down, as ...
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Should I rest in between my workouts
I downloaded an app 3 weeks ago for my home workout. Normally, for progressive overload, it increases the number of reps for each workout every week. But the issue here is, when i was told to do 16 ...
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Arched crunches (range of motion)
Doing crunches on the edge of a bed or over a pillow and using it to arch the lower back into an extended position.
This will increase the range of motion for the abdominal muscles, but is it safe ...
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Serratus anterior
Which one of the two exercises can build more the serratus anterior; scapular presses on plank(one arm) or scapular presses on handstand?
first one consits on getting down to an one arm plank and ...
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No more aches after musculation exercices, normal? [duplicate]
I am new on gym (musculation). I am 30, male, and practicing 6 days per week (7 days sometimes), I've started 5 months ago.
The question is why I am not feeling those muscles aches, the normal ones ...
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Building muscle on fat
My first question is factual, while my second question is regarding myself.
Is it possible to build muscle on fat? That is, is it possible to build muscle (say ab muscles) underneath your already-...
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Am I lifting too much too fast?
My goal is getting bigger muscles
I am 6'4" tall and 43 years old man
I have been training for a year now
When I look at the weights I lift compared to the other guys in the gym (the big muscles ...
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What muscles perform rotation of the elbow joint about the axis of the arm, while keeping the hand fixed?
If I extend my arm straight and place my palm against a surface, I can rotate my elbow joint about the axis of the arm, while keeping my hand fixed. (ie: I can rotate my elbow joint without rotating ...
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Why is the heart the only muscle that needs to be trained multiple times a week to see major improvement?
Basically the title. If I go to the gym three times a week, I can hit different muscles each time (meaning each muscle is really only being targeted once) and I'll see noticeable muscle growth over ...
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My right arm is weaker than the left one
After 4 months of muscle-building exercises, I have started to see some results. What I've noticed is that my right arm is much weaker than the left one. When I do shoulder exercises, I hardly finish ...
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Where do I begin? cut/bulk first? or body recomp?
Alright there are so much information all over the net, and everyone has different opinions. I'm so confused at this point and I don't know how to begin.
I'm 27 now, and I used to be overweight. 97kg ...
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Close to impossible: is it physically possible?
The calisthenic movement "close to impossible" is a clean straight arm pull up with the body as upright as possible, much like a bodyweight version of dumbbell pullovers.
Is such a movement actually ...
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Why is it so beneficial to a human being to sleep 7 or 8 hours to have good muscle growth?
Why is it so beneficial to a human being to sleep 7 or 8 hours to have good muscle growth?
I recently started with bodybuilding and I gained a good amount of muscle in just a few weeks.
But I started ...
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Skinny fat fix - help [duplicate]
I'm skinny fat, currently lean-bulking. My age is 16, and I weigh 62kg with 180cm (136.4 lbs, 5'9").
When I go to the gym (2x/week) I do mostly chest (bench, incline bench, push-ups, etc.) + other ...
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Effective ways to lose weight and gain muscle
I am a 21 year old male, overweight with BMI 27.6, body fat 21.5%. My goal is to lose weight and gain muscle. I am no expert in fitness so I'm here hoping to gain professional insight.
My plan:
I ...
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Help me making my next training plan [closed]
I finding good training for my own.
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Started home traning a week ago. (daily 90 min of traning)
I have not fixed training set for me yet. This period, only just doing as I can do. The first ...
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What is the best break timeframe between muscle building workouts, and is it ok to do cardio?
I hear multiple different people say multiple different things on the question, some people say no cardio on rest... but some people say its okay
My current routine is :
Monday : Upper Body
Tuesday ...
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Why does my look differ so much after the gym?
I'm a (very dedicated) beginner lifter (1,5-year experience)
Since the start of my fitness adventure, I gained a good deal of muscles while staying relatively lean.
I'm currently 71kg (156 lbs) at ...
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Can someone help me design a routine given these constraints? (small apartment gym)
I don't have a car and the nearest gym is quite a distance away and costs 80 dollar each month. I'd prefer to use the apartment gym (which is a 30 second walk away and 'free') if possible!
Here's ...
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Does the GVT actually work for mass gain in non-enhanced lifters?
GVT is German volume training where 10 sets of 10 of a compound movement is done.
I am in doubt because such high rep is more like endurance work as I have learnt from various sources.
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Should I eat a lot of calories while doing musculation if I already have some fat?
Concerning musculation, and as I see some fat on my hips and on chest, should I eat more calories, or my muscles can get calories from my current fat (which can be calories if I am not wrong) ? Is fat ...
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Steel hamstrings
My hamstrings have always been incredibly tight.
Since I have memories, never been able to raise a straight leg at more than 30-45° from the ground.
Can't do any L-sit,leg raises, romenian deadlift ...
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Is 6 strength workouts a week always a bad idea?
My situation: I've been to the gym before and done some weight exercises so I know the basics. Lately I'm extremely out of shape though (184cm and 61kg, with a really high metabolism). I would like to ...
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Should I skip the gym in middle when I can't take enough protein
I have been working out in gym for the last 3 months.... [ 4 days week , 30 minutes per day ]
I want muscle , shape & want to be fit....
I did't see any major improvements as I did't workout out ...
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Alternating program
What do you think about a program that has 3 different full body workouts each week and changes every month?
Let me explain this further
Month 1:
Full body A = High volume core and arms low ...
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Split squats over normal squats
Today I tried split squats just for curiosity, did a superset of 5 sets with barbell and 5 with dumbbells and then a dropset with dumbbells.
I already did supersets and drops with normal squats but I'...
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Frequency of ''Full body'' training [closed]
I've been thinking about doing full body 4 or even 5 times a week.
Can this be optimal for muscle growth and endurance?
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Training history 5 months of starting strength, hated it and tried ...
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How to calculate muscle and kg needed to obtain your body type you wanted [closed]
i am 23 years old.I have a body like this https://imgur.com/a/GXDYbTj .I am 1.81 inch,72 kg.I want to obtain like this https://imgur.com/a/6cxeV7t.How much muscle kg should i add?How can i calculate ...
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M/18/5'5"/105lbs (1.6m/48kg) I want to gain weight [duplicate]
I want to gain weight and muscle so I need a good diet. Unfortunately, I get full too quick and I don't know what to do to eat more.
My goal is to reach 55kg.
What do you guys think I should do?
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I want to make a daily home workout schedule
M/18/5'5"/105lbs (1.6m/48kg).
I am an amateur when it comes to working out but I would like to build muscle.
I want to make a daily home workout schedule where each day I work on different body ...
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Back and squats
When I front squat to 90 degrees my back folds like an accordion then the squat becomes a two phase exercise Leg lift>Back extension.
If however I squat below the knee, until my legs touch my calves ...
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One butt muscle is getting bigger
I'm 20 yrs old and been working out, doing leg and butt workouts. I'm seeing great results on my left buttcheek, it's getting bigger, with more muscle and its firm. on the other hand, my right ...
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workout in weekdays & eating protein in weekend?
I workout on Monday - thursday & dont take required amount of protein to build muscles due to some reasons....
i can able to take enough protein from friday to sunday.... so if i need 150g ...
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What is a body strength? [duplicate]
I want to know what is the body strength? Is that muscle building help for make a body strength?
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How to strengthen skeletal muscles
Was wondering if anyone could advise, my skeletal muscles are very weak, no strength which is leaving me unbalanced and un steady on feet, and my arms feel the same somewhat floppy, is there any ...
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How to get muscles without getting fat [duplicate]
From last 6 months , Due to very good diet & little bit cardio, i reduced my weight & fat [belly] , now i started to workout in Gym from few days for strength training & started to eat ...
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Different between biceps and triceps?
According to my knowledge, biceps having 1/3 of arm muscle to build and triceps having 2/3 of arm muscle to build. When I doing exercises in gym, it is bit hard to do triceps rather than biceps. ...
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Pin squats vs full squat vs box squats
Pin squats with pins below the knees vs
Box squats with box below the knees vs
Full squat below the knee
Which squat variation is better for muscle growth in the posterior chain?
Personally I feel ...
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Lower leg training
The lower leg has about 14 muscle, most people only train 2 muscles the Soleus and the Gastrocnemius.
Are there any compound movements that work more than just the calf but more lower leg muscles at ...
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Hanging leg curls
Has anyone tried hanging from a bar with a dumbbell between the legs and trying to do leg curls?
For leg/knee raises it works fine, I'm asking cause I don't want to injure myself in the gym while ...
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Home back exercises without equipment
What exercises can be done anywhere with no equipment, not even a bar for the upper back muscles and is as easy to learn as a bodyweight push up.
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How long would it take for a skinny man to get fit and 6 pack? [closed]
My info:
Man.
Age: 28
Height: 174 cm (5' 8 ½")
Weight: 50 kg (110 lb)
Waist: 71 cm (28")
I really want to get fatter fast and also fit.
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Abdominal role in squats
Many people, websites,videos and wikipedia imply that squats, specially weighted squats train the abdominal muscles. But squatting without contracting my belly makes it that the abdominal pressure ...
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Cellular muscle size
We know that individual muscles cells can either be fully active to their greatest potential or completely off, there's no such thing as partial activation.
We also know that strength training ...
