What is the difference between male fitness and muscle gain

In fact, the two are not parallel concepts at all. Muscle building itself is a subdivision of the larger category of men's fitness that is more goal-oriented. Many novices tend to equate the two when they first get into fitness. This essentially limits the boundaries of fitness.

For example, in the community gym I often go to, there is an uncle in his 50s who comes four times a week. Each time, he rides on the elliptical machine for 20 minutes and does a few sets of light weight shoulder and shoulder exercises. He has never deliberately exceeded the weight or counted protein. He said that he is just afraid of getting frozen shoulder as he gets older. After the exercise, he feels good all over. You can't say that this is not considered fitness for him, right? But this is completely different from the training method of a young guy who is rushing to build muscle.

Many people are arguing about this topic on the Internet. Some people think that fitness is just a waste of money if you don't build muscle. Others think that eating chicken breasts every day to gain muscle and hurting your joints while carrying heavy weight is completely unnecessary and self-impressed. In fact, neither party has understood the affiliation. It is just that their respective fitness goals are different.

When it comes to the actual practice process, the requirements of the two are even further apart. There are clear quantitative standards for building muscle. To create a caloric surplus, you must eat 1.6 to 2.2 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight every day. When training, you must focus on progressive overload. This week, you can do 12 dumbbell curls of 15 kilograms. Next week, you must find a way to add weight or do two more, and continue to give new stimulation to the muscles to grow. But if your fitness goal is to stretch your muscles and muscles, lose weight, or simply want to sweat and relieve stress after get off work, you don’t have to stick to these standards at all. You can buy a cup of iced milk tea on the way after training, or meet up with friends to climb a mountain on the weekend, which can be considered serious fitness.

I also experienced this problem two years ago. I felt that my arm circumference was less than 38cm and I was too embarrassed to tell people that I had practiced. Until I broke my waist during deadlifting last year, the doctor told me not to touch heavy weights for three months. During that time, I went to the park next to my home to play badminton for half an hour every day, and occasionally went to the gym for a swim. Swimming, my condition is actually better than when the gym is closed every day, and I realize that fitness is actually like going on a trip. Building muscle is a goal-oriented way to check in the Internet celebrity attractions. You can also just stroll around and find delicious food. No matter what you choose, it is not wrong. There is no need to get the same standard card for everyone.