What is the relationship between male fitness and muscle gain

To put it simply, the two are the corresponding relationship between the goal and the path to achieve it, but they are by no means bound cause and effect - it does not mean that as long as you exercise, you will definitely gain muscle, nor does it mean that you can only rely on traditional gym training to gain muscle.

The reason why many people equate the two by default is mainly because men’s natural testosterone secretion level is 15 to 20 times that of women. The efficiency of muscle fiber synthesis and the natural ceiling of muscle mass are much higher. Therefore, muscle gain is the core pursuit of many men entering the fitness field. At this time, all training arrangements, diet and rest adjustments are centered around the goal of muscle gain, and fitness naturally becomes the carrier of muscle gain.

A little brother I brought up two months ago who just graduated is a typical example. He got a gym membership and went to the gym every day. He started doing heavy squats with others. After training, he went to eat barbecue and drink iced Coke with his friends. In three months, he gained 6 pounds. Jin, last week's physical test showed that the body fat rate had increased by 3.8%, and the muscle mass had only increased by less than 0.2 kilograms, which means that most of the effort was in vain. To put it bluntly, his "fitness" did not follow the basic logic of muscle gain, and naturally he could not get the desired results.

Nowadays, the fitness circle is often arguing about this matter. One group firmly believes that "only resistance training in the gym can be considered as fitness for building muscle." I think the latter is really not an argument. I used to have an eldest brother at the warehouse downstairs. He is 32 years old and has never been to a gym. He usually carries more than 20 kilograms of goods. He followed me for a physical test last month and his skeletal muscle content was higher than that of many enthusiasts who have been practicing for a year and a half. He was confused, saying that he usually likes to eat two more braised chicken drumsticks, and falls asleep when he gets home from get off work. In fact, his daily physical work just hits the three elements of muscle building: "continuous stress on the muscles, enough protein, and enough rest", which is equivalent to changing the scene to "work out" and gain muscle.

Of course, if you don’t plan to build muscles when you’re working out, but just want to lose weight, climb stairs without panting, and play basketball for the entire game, then even if you only do aerobics every day and don’t touch dumbbells or barbells at all, it’s still serious and useful fitness. At this time, the two have nothing to do with each other.

To put it bluntly, it’s like your needs when going to the supermarket. Supermarkets can buy both groceries and clothes. But if you just want to buy groceries, there is no need to worry about why you didn’t buy the right T-shirt. If you are rushing to buy clothes, you have to find the right area to get what you want. There is no need to tie the two things together.