I’m 42. I have kids at home. And I’m still in the top 1% of muscle mass compared to 20-year-olds.
Here are four things you need to do to build muscle:
1️⃣ Mechanical tension: Feel the target muscle through the entire rep. Technically, mechanical tension is more scientific than this, but in practice you want to make sure the intended muscle group is doing the work.
2️⃣ Progressive overload: Add weight or reps weekly. Strength = muscle.
3️⃣ Protein: Eat a minimum of 0.8g per pound of bodyweight every day.
4️⃣ Labs: Check your hormones, cholesterol, and A1C. If you don’t check your numbers, you can’t fix your results. Not all of these will boost your performance in the gym—some will simply keep you alive, which you need to be in order to build muscle.
People don’t fail from lack of knowledge. I’ve helped thousands of real people change their lives by losing fat and building muscle—people with careers and families who are limited on time and don’t make fitness their top priority.
Link in bio — everything you need is there.
