Not exact matches
We must remember that when we lift weights we are breaking
muscle fibres, so we need to ensure they
repair optimally for stronger regrowth, which means stronger and more toned
muscles.»
Taking protein in the hours after a workout will elevate protein synthesis almost instantly helping the body to begin the process of
repair and re-growth of damaged
muscle fibres (7).
Muscle Gain Occurs when two important
fibres Actin and Myosin are broken down, and after proper rest and nutrition
repairs themselves and grow.
Be careful of over training, it can feel like you are working harder but you may be doing more harm than good, your body needs time to recover (during this time the small tears in your
muscle fibres repair themselves and this is what helps increase their strength) so it is important that you take 1 - 2 days off per week — if you don't you are increasing your risk of injury.
This will cause your body to burn calories at a significantly higher rate following your exercise while it
repairs and rebuilds the
muscles fibres you just tore.
When you do an exercise your body is not used to it your
muscles become fatigued (through volume) and the
muscle suffers microtrauma which is small tears to the individual
muscle fibres (through load), it is this that stimulates the
repair process and causes
muscle growth (the size of the
muscle fibres increases — hypertrophy).