How To Build Muscle

Fitness History

Throughout the life and age of civilization, humans had knowledge of the power and benefits of having a good-looking physique (Vitruvian Man). Although the ancient ages did not have a market for fitness models and a fitness industry. They knew the importance of having a good built physique especially in armies that were involved in wars. Many soldiers invested in their physical wellness, to be stronger for survival, live longer and protection. Historic times put society in a position where they were doing a lot of physical activity and keeping fitness levels strong was easier with all the labor.

Hunter gatherers had to be fit enough to be able to attain a higher performance of hunting. Although the prehistoric times has a focus on the types of foods they were eating in the form of grains, plants and fruits. It was not until the Roman and Greek era the fitness culture became a popular industry. Today we face different circumstances where we do not necessarily need to be fit in enough to be in armies or perform in hunting. This is because of the advanced society that we live in, that has an easier access to basic needs. 

Fitness Society (Present)

The focus on physical wellness today is on attaining healthy and happy well-being. As a society we have become less active that our primitive ancestors and most physical activity has become automated and alleviated from our responsibilities. This has made it even more important to invest in your physical wellness, to sustain a healthy and happy lifestyle. Building muscle can do a lot of benefit for one’s physical health and mental health.

Building muscle is linked with a higher self esteem and confidence because of your improved appearance. You also feel stronger and flexible enough to perform activities that you set to accomplish. Your physical health is benefitting in that you are susceptible to holding less fat.

Building Muscle

The key to developing muscle is consistency and discipline, as you need to follow a good fitness program that will help you make building muscle part of your lifestyle. To build muscle you need key components of Water, Energy, Stimulus and Protein. You need drink 1L per 30Kg of water to meet your requirements as your body is made mostly of water and your muscles too. Energy is food and that is why your nutrition is important, by supplementing yourself with healthy energy your body nourishes itself based on the energy that you have fed it.

Stimulus consists of the training regimen that you are participating in. Many have their own different feelings on which type of fitness activity they find good. It is possible to build muscle in different types of activities by putting an emphasis on your other components as well. Cardio exercise is not the most effective because you can burn a lot of calories (energy) and it can put you in a muscle loss state. Strength training is considered the best because of the resistance stimulus that forms muscle hypertrophy which is a process of your organs growing cells.

Protein is important in your nutrition as It contains the essential amino acids that are required to build muscle. These acids promote protein cells to grow and are most important for any cellular protein synthesis. Protein cells are essential for every living human body as well as some animals, making proteins as a nutrient source even more important.

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