IS THERE A GENETIC LIMIT TO MUSCLE GROWTH?

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Yes, there’s definitely a genetic limit to muscle growth, but it’s hard to say what that limit is. Everyone will respond differently when it comes to gaining muscle. The extremely varied genetic variation will dictate how fast and for how long you will continue to add muscle before you reach your genetic limit of muscle strength and therefore muscle growth. (and will always decline, as you get older).
Every muscle cell has other satellite cells, which surround the muscles, and they all contribute their own little nuclei to each muscle cell. This results in stimulating these muscles cells to produce more genetic material enabling your muscles to grow.
The difference between us common mortals and a competitive bodybuilder is that a bodybuilder with great genetic bodybuilding potential will have more satellite cells that surrounds their muscles, producing even more satellite cells as a response to hard high intensity training.
Although you cannot change your genetic makeup, you can design a muscle-building routine that will be the most successful for your genetic ability to develop enhanced muscle strength and size.
1. DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE WORKOUT PROGRAM
The weights you use, the number of repetitions you perform, the frequency of your workouts and the number of different exercises you perform all play a role in muscle stimulation. Since everyone's body responds slightly differently to various stimuli, change these variables and note the results until you have a workout that is tailor-made for your body's genetic response.
2. DIET
Protein is necessary to develop muscle and should be consumed in small meals throughout the day. The protein you consume should have all nine essential amino acids. Examples of complete proteins are meat, fish, poultry, egg whites, soy and whey. Each small meal should also contain monosaturated fats such as salmon, olives, most nuts and avocados. The carbohydrates you consume, in limited amounts, should be complex carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates provide you with sustained energy. Examples of complex carbohydrates are fruit, vegetables, whole grain pasta, and beans. Determine your BMR, then try and consume 10-20% above that. Test it for a couple of weeks and monitor to see if your is weight going up. We all have different body composition and metabolism so what works for one individual may not work for you. Just remember...getting fat isn't necessarily getting bigger!
3. SUFFICIENT REST
Most people don’t realize it, but sleep and muscle growth go hand in hand. During your workout your muscles will build up a large number of microscopic tears on the cellular level.
These tears must in turn be repair in order to strengthen and grow the muscle tissue bigger. The two main factors in how well your muscles are repaired after training are sleep and nutrition.
When you’re sleeping, your body enters a higher anabolic state. This basically just means that your body uses the time when you’re sleeping to repair and rejuvenate all of the tissue in your body, including muscle tissue.
While you’re sleeping your body will construct larger molecules which are used to repair various parts of the body including your muscular, immune and nervous systems.
So...there is a genetic limit to muscle growth. That being said, there is no reason you cannot maximize your genetic limit and build quality muscle.
Train hard. Give it your all every single time. Up the intensity and be consistent. Eat healthy, follow a program and stick with it till you see results. If a program isn’t working after hitting it hard for some time, explore other options and find the one that works for you.
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