Muscle Growth

The amount of stimulation you are able to deliver to your muscles will affect how much they respond and develop. Don't just try harder, concentrate on the exercise and on your muscles. Adding weight without paying attention to form and posture won't get results. You have to master exercise executions and implement the training techniques outlined in this book. Focusing is the key to increasing intensity. Drive through the pain, but not at the cost of losing form and concentration. Intensity is as much psychological as it is physiological. It is generated from the degree of your motivation. How badly you want to see gains. When your body screams "stop!"ignoring the aches helps you keep going, forcing your muscles to respond. Intensity will be your key to success, regardless of what muscle group you are training. Focusing on your muscles throughout your workout will help you achieve your goals. Muscle protein accumulation and repair occurs when the rate of protein synthesis increases. The rate of protein synthesis in the muscle depends on the rate of entry of amino acids into the muscle cells. And the intensity and duration of muscle tension directly influences amino acid transport into the muscle cells. As the intensity and duration of muscle tension increases, amino acid uptake and the rate of protein synthesis increases. So protein synthesis is the basis of building muscle and can be increased by training with high intensity.