Have
ever wondered why your muscles stopped growing after a few months of training
even though you are training very hard? Here are 7 reasons why your muscles stopped
growing and how to get your muscle to grow again.
• You
are training too hard – Every time when you train your muscles intensely, you
are actually breaking down your muscles. So your muscles need to recover from
the damages you inflicted on them. So train each muscle group only once or at
most twice a week.
• You
are training too long – Keep your workout intense but do not workout more than
an hour each time. After 45 minutes of intensive training, your cortisol level
will increase. This hormone is known to destroy muscle cells.
• You
are sleeping too little – You need to sleep more for good muscle growth. Your
muscles grow when you sleep. So sleep more than 8 hours a day and watch those
muscles growing fast.
• You
are abusing alcohol – Alcohol is known to break down muscle mass plus many
other body destruction ability.
• You
do not change your workout routine – You must change your workout routine every
6-8 weeks. Your muscles adapt to your routine and stops growing.
• You
do not progressively overload your muscles – You must try to increase your reps
or weight every time you next train a particular muscle group. Otherwise, there
is no reason for your muscles to grow.
• You
do not eat sufficient protein – If you want to build bigger muscles, you must
eat more protein. Protein is the building block for your muscles. It is
recommended that you need 1 gram of protein per pound of your body weight
equivalent. If not enough protein is consumed with your normal diet, do
supplement with protein shakes.
There
you are, the 7 reasons why your muscles stopped growing even though you are
training hard. There are many more methods on how to grow your muscles bigger
but these 7 reasons and how to overcome them will be sufficient for an average
bodybuilding beginner.