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Originally Posted by cyberworkspace
1.) you only have a certain amount of muscle cells. no training whatsoever increases the number of muscle strains or cells. you can only alter the cells metabolism and increase the amount of protein / water / fat stored inside these cells (hypertrophie) by training.
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Er...this is extremely misleading. When you exert a muscle in any way, you are actually making tiny tears in the fabric of your muscles. I don't care if it's done by working out in the gym or running or lifting a television. Any time you can feel that muscle "burn" it's tearing down, ever-so-slightly. The food you eat and water you drink then work to "rebuild" those torn fibers while you sleep. Which is why protein is so important, not to mention amino acids (located in the meat you eat) and sleep is so important, because as someone said before, your muscles grow while you rest, not in the gym.
So while you may not be "growing new cells," you are actually volumizing and growing your exisiting muscle cells as your body deems necessary to meet the new demands you are putting on them by working out.
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Originally Posted by cyberworkspace
2.) as the number of cells is fixed, so is the physical arrangement of your muscles and bones. the diameter of the endpoint of your muscle which is attached to the bone has a huge impact onto the maximum lift-effect your muscle can achieve. simple physics. this is in favor of the smaller guys, as naturally the diameter and length of their muscles is relatively larger than that of skinny but larger guys (in %). hence, they can lift relatively more, as they have to put less effort into it. that's one reason, why most bodybuilders are relatively small guys.
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Kind of true, but also misleading. Guys that are interested in this should look into the three main body types: ectomorphs, mesomorphs, and endomorphs. Here is a fairly informative article to give you an idea of the differences of each:
Body Type Information - Ectomorph, Mesomorph, Endomorph
An excerpt:
The ECTOMORPH- Definitive "Hard Gainer"
- Delicate Built Body
- Flat Chest
- Fragile
- Lean
- Lightly Muscled
- Small Shouldered
- Takes Longer to Gain Muscle
- Thin
The MESOMORPH- Athletic
- Hard Body
- Hourglass Shaped (Female)
- Rectangular Shaped (Male)
- Mature Muscle Mass
- Muscular Body
- Excellent Posture
- Gains Muscle Easily
- Gains Fat More Easily Than Ectomorphs
- Thick Skin
Endomorph
- Soft Body
- Underdeveloped Muscles
- Round Physique
- Weight Loss is Difficult
- Gains Muscle Easily Like the Mesomorph.
SO while there are certainly differences between body compositions, the human body is a remarkable machine capable of overcoming most of it's predermined roles. There are, of course, limitations but we aren't looking to become "Flex Magazine" cover muscle-bound douchebags, either. Just looking to put some muscle on guant frames. Which is entirely possible.
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Originally Posted by cyberworkspace
3.) your metabolism is in general very much dependent on your genetics. the amount of hormones, in particular testosterone, dictates e.g. a lot of your intra-muscular metabolism. then there comes insuline, igf-1, oestrogen, melatonin, orexin and hypocretin, to name only a few hormones that strongly influence your metabolism.
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Ok, what did you Google to get this info?
Of course metabolism depends on genetics. So does your height, heart size, and the way your balls hang. Exersising actually does INCREASE your metabolism, causing you to burn fat and build muscle more efficiently at all hours of the day because your body is accomodating itself to meet the new demands put on it by working out.
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Originally Posted by cyberworkspace
4.) you smoke. a lot. no further points needed. this influences your hypothalamus more than any sport could do  |
I smoke. A lot. I have for 12 years. I've also gone from 125 lbs to over 180 lbs while LOSING fat in less than two years while doing so. Smoking hurts, of course, but not enough to kill your progress completely. I smoke because I like to and I don't feel like quiitting yet. But I'm not going to limit myself to being skinny just because of it. THat's a defeatist attitude.
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Originally Posted by cyberworkspace
so, the conclusion? there are imho two choices: you either feel good and like yourself the way you are. then stay like this. you don't like the feel you look like? then ask yourself why, because there is not much anyone can do about it.
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THat's a big ol' stinky pile of B.S.
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Originally Posted by cyberworkspace
ah yeah: and stop smoking. i did halöf a year ago coming from 2 packages and it is a great thing to do. never knew how much i was missing out on that taste of great food and a good wine.
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Aaaaannd the obligatory "stop smoking" comment. Don't you think that every one reading this thread already KNOWS the smoking is bad for you? Noone asked how to quit smoking. They asked how to put masson a skinny body frame. I'm telling them it CAN be done because I've done it and I've helped a lot of other guys in the military and out do it. You're saying it CAN'T be done but I don't think you have a lot of personal experience with it, other than copy/pasting things you googled. So no offense, dude, but your advice is dead wrong.
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Originally Posted by cyberworkspace
ah. and i gained 20 pounds too |
Anyone can gain fat from quitting smoking.