Explain like I’m five, how do people new to working out get newbie gains? Why isn’t it just the same amount of progress per session for people who have been doing it for a long time?
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Another factor to add is the metabolic requirements for gaining muscle. When you have someone new to working out, let’s say they have an average body with average bmi. So not big but not small. They are likely eating enough calories to build muscle. But if one consistently is lifting let’s say, the muscles over time will start to require more food to maintain and grow.
I’ll use my own self as example-
When I first started lifting I was preparing for a body building show. My muscles got big and nice quite fast, like a few months fast.
I took a break from heavy lifting for a few years and the muscle shrunk back and I returned to my normal body size.
Recently I started lifting again and I’m not making the visual gains like I did the first time, but I’m getting much stronger much faster.
Muscles don’t need to be big to be strong. But if you’ve not used the muscles before, they get big and strong fast. But over time it’s harder and harder to get bigger.
I have to eat a lot more food now just to make any real visible gains. I could keep lifting like I am and eating the same but I’ll more than likely loose body fat first and then potentially muscle mass if I don’t increase my food intake. And honestly it’s rather difficult to eat more than I am. So that’s a factor too!
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