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Exercises that involve many muscles in your body are very useful and efficient since they require a lot of oxygen and ATP reserves from your body. Deadlifts will make you loose belly fat and will clean your body at the same time by eliminating a lot of metabolic waste(carbon dioxide, lactic acid). Deadlift will release growth hormones in your body and will break your muscles fiber in your back and in your whole body as well.
Squats and Deadlifts under the microscope
Loved by few, feared by lots. Squats and deadlifts consitute two of the most important exercises in building strenght and muscular growth. Now, we will put these two exercises under the microscope and see what is the science benhind them and how they act in your body
The Squat
It is not rare to see how guys at the gym will just ignore their legs at the gym because they think they do not matter as much. Legs are often underrated as well as squatting is. So, it all comes down to WHY ARE SQUATS SO IMPORTANT?
*When you are doing squats there are about 200 muscles involved in this process
*The endocrine glands are stimulated to release hormones by a chemical signal received by the receptors on the gland or by neural stimulation, which is what occurs during weight training. Your body, endocrine and nervous system become involved during this process.
*Squat releases GH (growth hormones) that make your body stronger and muscles larges by incorporating different muscle fibers.
The Science behind Bulking for hardgainers
Almost everyone involved in the fitness world has heard the word "hardgainer". It usually describes a person that is hard for him to put on mass or gain weight. A person that does not matter what, he will not gain a pound. There has been a lot of misinformation about ectomorphs (another word for hardgainer) and what steps to take in order to bulk up or gain weight.
If you are that guy who is fed up with being skinny. If you feel like punching the face of the next person that tells you to simply eat more calories to gain weight; Here are the tips for gaining quality mass in the least time possible.
Calories
It is a fact that for someone to "get big", he has to "eat big". You have to eat minimun 15 calories per pound of bodyweight to make significant gains. But first of all, you have to make sure you don't get all of your calories on junk. Ratios are very useful if you want to have a balanced diet and get all the nutrients your body needs in. A recommended ratio would be:
50% protein
35-40% carbs
10-15% fat
Protein
Protein is the foundation of muscle. They aid in muscle recovery and are the catalizers in muscle growth. The body requires a minimun of 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight. If you are bulking, you may consume 2 grams of protein per bodyweight.
Carbs
Carbs are truly important when it comes to bulking, some people swear by it. It is recommended approximately 1.5 grams of carbs per bodyweight. For example, if you weight 150 pounds, you may digest 225 grams of carbs daily.
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