Questions tagged [muscle-mass]
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What can help me build muscle faster than diet, exercise, and rest alone?
I was thinking of doing an amateur bodybuilding show, but I'm drug-free and build muscle super-slowly no matter what. I am in need of going to a local bodybuilding show that I signed up for, but it's ...
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DEXA scan showing I gain more muscle when restricting calories. Why?
It's common parlance in the bodybuilding and muscle building world to assume that you need a surplus or diet above TDEE over constant periods called "bulking" in order to build muscle. I refused to do ...
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I have decent physical strength but do not look muscular. What do I need to change in my workout?
At a bodyweight of 101kg, I have the following 1RMs:
Overhead press: 60kg
Bench Press: 95kg
Deadlift: 170kg
Squat: 120kg
Nothing particularly amazing, but it still took a fair amount of training to ...
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Can you build size and strength at the same time/together efficiently?
Most people seem to focus solely on one vs. the other, but I'd imagine many people want both. Can you train for both of them adequately? For example, train to get bigger and maximize muscle size; but ...
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Will muscle mass be built on this routine?
I am in the process of beginning training for an Olympic distance triathlon in September. I have a good routine set-up for that which will involve six days of training per week (swim, cycle, run).
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Where does my weight come from?
I weigh quite a lot and I am trying to lose weight.
I am currently 6 feet tall and my weight is 216 pounds, which is clearly too much.
I have been working out doing mainly clap pushups, pullups, ...
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Are anabolic steroids required to achieve certain strength and musculature? [closed]
The question asks about whether or not anabolic steroids (test, tren, dianabol, inhibitors, insulin, HGH, etc.) are required to reach a specific level of strength or musculature. Some people, even ...
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Libido correlated with muscle-potential?
I have heard often things like guys bragging about having super-high libidos and how that explained why they're jacked and huge. The idea is that super-high libido in men is probably correlated with ...
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Creatine, surplus, and weightlifting, but not gaining significant muscle
I have kept upping creatine intake and calories, including exercise and weightlifting, but I do not see any muscle gains. My arms have stayed the same size for over 3 years, and I've been to ...
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Is drinking carbs+protein during workout equivalent to eating the same amounts?
In a good old writeup on Advanced Workout Nutrition, John Berardi recommends drinking 30g of carbs and 15g of protein per hour of training.
How would eating the same amounts of solid food compare, ...
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Got in shape, lost fat & gained muscle, but I'm weaker now. Why?
I decided to finally get in proper shape, and after lots of struggle, I managed it quite well. I lost 30+ pounds of needless fat, and gained several pounds of muscle throughout a few months of serious ...
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Training program to get muscles mass
I was reading the accepted answer of What are the trade-offs of weight versus repetition? in which the user add this picture:
However I get surprised by the training tips given. According to the ...
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Timing for slow-absorbtion protein ingestion
It is known that you need to have good timing when eating protein, because this way you'll maximize muscle gain. But the problem is that I can only take albumin (no whey protein), and it is a slow ...
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Diet for losing fats and gaining muscle
People usually say that if you eat less calories than you spend, than you'll lose mass (and this is not my objective, since I want to gain muscle, but lose fats), and if you eat more than you spend, ...
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How to lose muscle weight to improve endurance?
I am a formerly overweight person who has lost weight and is interested in endurance sports such as distance running.
I feel my previous overweight frame has left me with chunky/rounded calf muscles ...
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Should I include cardio?
I'm 25 years old, 5'10" and weight 160 Lbs. I'm trying to lower my body fat percentage, but trying to keep the muscle I already have. So, this is what I'm doing:
I'm going to the gym 4 days a week to ...
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Influence of physical activity besides the workouts?
If you have a workout plan that you stick to and your goal is to build muscles: is it counterproductive to work physically after you have done your workout already? For example, if you just did your ...
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Is there any way I can build muscle mass being a vegan? [duplicate]
Is there any way I can build muscle mass being a vegan?
The proteins from veggies are somehow limited
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Sprinting to increase leg size
I have read through the numerous answers on this site for getting bulkier legs. It seems that it is largely based on genetics, aided by the type of exercise. However, I do not have access to a gym and ...
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Is it possible to lose muscle mass by going to the gym while in the middle of a calorie deficit?
I'm a 25 year old male weighting about 165 Lbs. I'm trying to lose some body fat, but I'm still going to the gym 4 days a week to prevent as much muscle mass loss as possible.
I'm consuming slightly ...
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List of muscles by volume in average man
Is there any research-based list of muscles and muscle groups by their volume or mass, in average men (or even any subset of healthy human population)?
It's easy to find statements like gluteus ...
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Training your forearms with weights?
I found a lot of forearms exercises and most of the times I barely feel them actually doing something ,so I want to ask the community about some forearms exercises for building mass and muscle (...
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How to influence the pace of muscle memory?
Muscle memory is a reality more than ever.
I'm getting back to training after a long period of inactivity that made me lose all adaptation in terms of size, strength and conditioning.
I've been ...
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is the squat a complete exercise for the legs?
This week I am starting a program of squats twice a week - Mondays and Thursdays.
They will not be heavy squats, but a volume training.
10 sets of 10 reps with 100-110 Kg
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Muscle-Mass Workout Routine for 14-Year-Old [closed]
so I'm a 14-year-old who wants to maintain a low body fat, and also have a muscular physique in about a year.
I am 5' 11" (about 180 cm) and weigh around 126 pounds (about 54 KG). I think I maintain ...
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How Much Protein Do I Need To Build Mass?
I am a female. 113 pounds. I am going to start working out because I want my butt to get bigger. I have whey protein. These are the questions I have:
How much protein do I need overall in order to ...
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Building Lean Muscles
How can one make sure that while exercising with healthy diet muscles don't get bigger. Rather amount of fat reduces and only internal lean muscles get build so that metabolic rate increases and one ...
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Can I gain muscle mass doing push ups?
I just started training, but because I don't have the time to go to a gym, I decided to do push-ups instead.
However, I've read that push-ups won't increase muscle mass.
I have the following routine:
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Are there advantages to breaking up a workout?
For instance, say you're doing an HST (Hypertrophy-Specific Training) routine, and you can choose between Routine 1 ad Routine 2. In Routine 1 you would be doing 3 full-body sessions per week, and in ...
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What is a DEXA reading?
What is a DEXA reading?
In another question, "What doctor/specialist can assess fat and body composition?", an answer suggested getting a DEXA reading.
My brief research shows that it checks bone ...
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Overall body fitness routine at home
I am following the below routine at home in evening hours.
2 sets of 20 reps with 2 minutes break between sets.
squats
inclined pushups
hip thrust
walking lunges
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Best swim crawl to enlarge the shoulders
What is the best crawl that helps to broaden your shoulders?
Is is possible to tell that theres a crawl, according to the specific movements, better than the others for this aim?
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Are protein powders unhealthy for a teen athlete? [closed]
I startet working out 5 months ago. Until now i havent used anything that didnt come from my kitchen table. Yesterday i ordered from bodybuilding.com a 5 lbs gold protein and 15 quest protein bars. Im ...
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Can you do a lot of cardio to lose weight but keep your muscle mass?
I was wondering, if i do more cardio like + 45 min more on my current 30 min, with proper diet and strenght exercises and calorie intake, could i preserve my muscle mass and just lose fat?
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How far can you go with eccentric body exercises?
Oops! This got longer than what I have intended, so please bear with me!
Let me start off by saying that it's the first time I see a website about fitness where I can hope of receiving empirical ...
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Best routines to build muscle mass [closed]
I'm 5'9'' and 153 lbs now and 24 years old. I've been working out regularly for a year now. But I feel that the results now is not as impressive as it used to be.
I go to the gym 4 times a week, 2 ...
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Can you built back muscles you have lost?
I have read so much about diets that warning that not eating adequate amounts of protein will result in muscle loss. On the other hand I see people like Christian Bale almost flaunting this rule going ...
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Will climbing (bouldering) with the right amount of calories build muscle?
I love climbing, be it high wall or bouldering.
Here's what I plan to do:
2 hours bouldering 3 times a week
1 hour calisthenics 1-2 times a week
I weigh 62kg and I'm 6' tall - and will aim to eat ~...
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Using only one arm/leg on machines?
My dad doesn't want me to lift more than 20kg (44 lbs) in any exercise because I'm 14. I know a lot of teenagers don't take this seriously and do bad form just to lift more weight, but I don't wish to ...
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What else should I eat besides my post workout shake?
I am starting a 12-Week program to gain muscle mass and weight. I'm taking Dymatize Elite Mass High-protein muscle gainer as a supplement. I take one scoop before workout and two scoops along with a ...
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How long should a muscle building session last? [closed]
Could you also state why you think it should last the time that you mentioned?
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Is it okay to take a one week break from the gym after the first one and a half months of training?
I am trying to increase muscle mass.
I completed my first month and a half of training.
Is it okay to take a one week break and come back the week after?
Will it affect my performance?
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Workout using only dumbbells to burn fat and build muscles?
I have no time to go to the gym, my house is very small to buy large gym equipments and all I can buy is a set of dumbbells. I have only one hour per day to train. Currently I'm 79 KGs and I want to ...
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Will biking 5 miles 5 days a week shrink or strengthen my leg muscles?
So I am training for a triathlon, I am biking 5 miles a day 5 days each week. I also do a chest-biceps workout rotating every other day 5 days a week. I figure that presses, incline presses, curls, ...
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How can I quickly build muscle and slowly lose fat? [duplicate]
I suppose I'm your typical skinny fat. I don't have a lot of muscle, but I do have a bit of a gut.
My main goal is to bulk up, with a secondary goal of losing fat. Thus, I'm aiming to build muscle ...
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Regaining lost strength and muscles
I have always been strong, broad shouldered and musculus, mostly genetic I think. Though now in my forties, I have less mass than a few years ago.
If I want to regain, can or should I train ...
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How much and why will my muscle mass slow me down in the different running categories?
Assuming that bodyfat% remains low (6-15%), how does having a lot of muscle mass affect performance in sprinting-type events (50m-400m), middle distance runs (800m-5K) and endurance runs (10K-100K)?
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Decrease calf size
I'm a 18-year-old girl, I used to run (usually 1000/2000m competitions) and as a consequence now I'm left with quite big calves compered to the rest of my body. I'd like to know what I could do to ...
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How do I fix skinny biceps? [duplicate]
I've been working out quite awhile and this has always plagued me, skinny biceps. I'm not a small guy(6'2 185lb) and I can curl a decent amount of weight (45's) and I have large triceps, but no matter ...
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Yoga for Muscle Gain?
So, I'm not exactly a gym-going kind of guy; I like outdoor action sports like trail running and mountain biking. However, I've come to a point where all this lower body exercise has made me sort of ...
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