* Visual Impact Muscle Building
Gaining 20 pounds of muscle is NOT impressive if 15 pounds of that is
on your butt, thighs, and waist.
Why Simply Gaining XX Pounds of Muscle
"Wherever it Winds Up"
is Not the Route to An Attractive Body!
Gaining untargeted muscle is easy and over-rated. The problem with
following the standard advice of concentrating on the “big 3” lifts
(squat, deadlift, and bench press) is that it will most likely create
a terrible looking, bulky physique.
So even 100% pure muscle gains, can ruin your look if the muscle is
added to the wrong places on your body.
AS THE VIDEO SHOWS...ADDING MUSCLE IN THE WRONG PLACES CREATES A
ROUNDED "CURVY" LOOK. As a guy you are not aiming for an hour-glass
figure. Simply chasing a muscle gain number is a nearly guaranteed way
to kill you chances of a lean and angular physique.
In fact, a little bit slim is better than overly muscular and blocky.
Think about that for one second. Wouldn’t you rather look more like
Jude Law versus a bloated looking professional wrestler in the WWE?
You see, even if you are a little on the slim side you can still
look “cool” and hip. You can wear designer clothes. You can look “GQ”,
etc.
…but if you put on too much muscle on the wrong places you get that
“cheesy” meat-head aura...and that is not a place where you want to
be.
Most women are repulsed by guys who are “overdone” !
…But these same women love the right amount of muscle.
Some examples of this are Taylor Lautner, Cam Gigandet, Brad Pitt,
Will Smith, Dwayne Johnson (now he has slimmed down), Hugh Jackman,
etc…
I realize that attracting women isn't the only reason to put on
muscle, but it is most likely at least part of the motivation to
attaining a nice looking physique.
...But Where You Gain the Muscle is Just the Beginning.
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF MUSCLE GROWTH THAT AFFECT THE LOOK OF A
MUSCLE.
Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy: This is growth caused by the increase in
fluid (sarcoplasm) within a muscle cell. This is a fast way to
increase the size of a muscle, but since sarcoplasm is a fluid and
can't contract...it won't make the muscle significantly stronger.
Myofibrillar Hypertrophy: This is actual muscle fiber growth. This
adds a lot less to the size of a muscle than sarcoplasmic growth, but
since muscle fiber can contract...it will make the muscles
significantly stronger.
Have you ever seen a muscular guy with large, but almost "puffy"
looking muscles? This is a common problem I see in almost every gym I
visit. Here's a video explaining how to avoid this...
(As the Video Explains) Getting the proper ratio of both types of
growth creates the ideal "look" of your muscles.
Now...many trainers will tell you that muscle definition is simply a
matter of gaining muscle and then losing body fat to reveal that
muscle. They have the right idea, but this is just part of the puzzle.
