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4 Muscle Building Myths

If you want to maximize your body's muscle building potentials, one of the first (and probably one of the most important also) things you must do is to know the truth about everything related to muscle building.

There are so many myths flying around these days that it has become quite difficult to distinguish between myths and truths. What's really scary is that some myths pose serious danger to people who believe in them.

What's making matters worse is many of the so-called "experts" are actually relying on the propagation of those myths to sell all those expensive pills, powders and "miracle programs" that they are promoting.

For your own good and safety, I advice you to read up first on things about what you're planning on doing and learn about the myths and misconceptions that surround it. And I'm giving you that advice not just for muscle building but also for anything that's yet unfamiliar to you.

To help you get started, here are 4 muscle building myths that, if relied upon as facts, could either get you nowhere or inflict serious injuries on you.

Myth #1 - You must achieve a "pump" during your workout in order to build muscle.

What is a "pump" anyway? Well, it's like this. Blood gets pumped to your muscles when you workout with weights which makes your muscles look fuller and more vascular. And it feels good, too. This is (in muscle/body building parlance) is refered to as "muscle pump" or simply "pump".

The "pump" actually has nothing at all to do with how much your muscles will grow. It's really just a temporary side effect of training with weights.

Myth #2 - Building muscles will make you slower and less flexible

Look at the legs of runners, the shoulders and backs of swimmers, and the body structure of gymnasts. They're huge!

Now, are they slower? Are they less flexible? Definitely not.

Myth #3 - High repetitions give you muscle definition.

Simply not true. To get more muscle definition, what you must do is to lower your body fat level. Getting rid of most of your body fat will reveal more of the underlying muscle that they would otherwise be covering.

Myth #4 - The more you workout, the bigger your muscles will grow.

You will not get very far believing in this one. Actually, it can even get you into trouble. Muscles grow when they undergo the repair and recovery process. And the repair and recovery process only takes place when muscles are properly rested.

For more information on how to build muscles effectively and safely, visit http://www.gainmusclebuildmuscle.com/

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