It’s absolutely easy to get completely confused about lifting weights and getting bigger. Between magazines, the internet, bodybuilding forums and advice from random gym rats, everyone thinks they’re the end all, be all authority on what makes muscles grow and how to get stronger.
About 80% of the advice and information is garbage. This video isn’t garbage.
We have over 600 muscles in our bodies that help bind us together, hold us up, and help us move. Your muscles also need your constant attention, because the way you treat them on a daily basis determines whether they will wither or grow. Jeffrey Siegel illustrates how a good mix of sleep, nutrition and exercise keep your muscles as big and strong as possible.
Eating right, sleeping and doing exercises correctly are vital but the most important thing to remember is that not every single person is the same. You’ve got to find what’s best for you.
[via TED-Ed]