Gaining 20 pounds of muscle is NOT impressive if 15 pounds of that is on your butt, thighs, and waist. Women hate it Gaining untargeted muscle is easy and over-rated. The problem with following the standard advice of concentrating on the "big 3" lifts (squat, deadlift, and bench press) is that it will most likely create a terrible looking, bulky physique.So even 100% pure muscle gains, can ruin your look if the muscle is added to the wrong places on your body.In fact, a little bit slim is better than overly muscular and blocky.Think about that for one second. Wouldn't you rather look more like Jude Law versus a bloated looking professional wrestler in the WWE? Even if you are a little on the slim side you can still look "cool" and hip, wear designer clothes and can look "GQ", etc....but if you put on too much muscle on the wrong places you get that "cheesy" meat-head aura...and that is not a place where you want to be. Most women are repulsed by guys who are "overdone" ...But these same women love the right amount of muscle. Some examples of this are Brad Pitt, Will Smith, Daniel Craig, Hugh Jackman, etc... Vanity isn't the only reason to put on muscle, but it is forms part of the motivation to have a whole body workout routine to attain a nice looking physique. Where you gain the muscle is just the beginning. Growth caused by the increase in fluid (sarcoplasm) within a muscle cell is a fast way to increase the size of a muscle, but since sarcoplasm is a fluid and can't contract...it won't make the muscle significantly stronger. A whole body workout routine will give actual muscle fiber growth(myofibrillar hypertrophy). This adds a lot less to the size of a muscle than sarcoplasmic growth, but since muscle fiber can contract, it will make the muscles significantly stronger. A whole body workout routine ensures the proper ratio of both types of growth and creates the ideal "look" of your muscles. Many trainers will tell you that muscle definition is simply a matter of gaining muscle and then losing body fat to reveal that muscle. They have the right idea, and this is just part of the puzzle. A whole body workout routine focuses on the proper ratio to create full, dense looking muscles. Too much sarcoplasmic focused training creates that large "fluffy" look. Too much focus on myofibrillar training creates smaller dense muscles. Although the muscles are hard and angular, they tend to be undersized.A whole body workout routine will create a sharp looking lean and muscular look. ...if you simply lift to put on muscle, then you are just hoping that your physique winds up looking the way you want (I don't like to leave things up to chance). Instead of hoping the hard work will pay off, you should do everything in your power to give yourself the best shot at the ideal outcome. So How do the Guys in Hollywood get that Ultra-Lean Look...where it appears as if their skin is shrink wrapped around their muscles? The majority of trainers will tell you that it is just a matter of reaching a low body fat percentage, and they are only partially right...When you first get lean, your skin lags behind a bit and has to catch up to your new body size. This is a big reason that a lot of people who try to get lean for summer actually look their best in July or August instead of June. So if you have gone into summer and the muscle wasn't as sharp looking as anticipated, you can bet that loose skin was part of the issue. Often times guys will look defined in the gym because of a temporary pump which tightens up their skin. The problem with this approach is that once that pump goes down, their skin is a little loose......and they don't display that same amount of muscle definition outside of the gym. If you look much better in the gym than you do at the beach, or if you only have nice six pack abs with strong over-head lighting...then I guarantee it is most likely a result of loose skin.This loose skin makes the difference between "sort of" toned and absolutely shredded. You see...the mainstream methods of gaining muscle mass are backward if you want that lean, "hip" look . Just go into any gym and take a look at the personal trainers. Do most of them have the look you are after? The goal is to educate and teach yourself what it takes to get the lean "Hollywood Look"that women admire.
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