>lifts get stronger
>muscles dont get bigger
what the frick is this? im new to lifting but this shit makes no sense
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>lifts get stronger
>muscles dont get bigger
what the frick is this? im new to lifting but this shit makes no sense
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lifting is more than muscles, your body gets used to the patterns and becomes more efficient at doing them
Yes this is called mind-muscle connection and people with bigger brains can recruit more muscle fibers at once.
I was wondering the same thing
I assumed they got denser, not necessarily bigger (less wasted space between muscle cells/ fibers/ whatever lmao)
Muscles are dense. They are getting bigger, just not visibly bigger. One day you'll be feeling your body and notice how hard a certain part of your body is and it's never been that hard before.
>One day you'll be feeling your body and notice how hard a certain part of your body is and it's never been that hard before.
>One day you'll be feeling your body and notice how hard a certain part of your body is and it's never been that hard before.
This is legit, sometimes you will get density gains instead of size gains, but if you keep at it you're sure to get both. Keep at it OP.
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how long have you been lifting?
4 months
You are probably a bit bigger but you won't notice it unless you were really lean(sub 15% bodyfat before). That being said most of the early lifting strength is your body learn how to lift. What are your lifts now and what were they went you started
Started at 45kg 5x5 now at 75kg 5x5 for bench
Ohp 32.5kg to 51kg 5x5
Squat 55kg to 105kg 5x5
Make sure you're eating properly. You should have seen something in 4 months.
GL
when you start out a lot of the strength gains you make are just from you getting better at the movements but if you are eating in a surplus you probably are gaining muscle
Your brain is keeping you from destroying yourself because you're still a noob. As you progress your nervous system will give you more conscious access to your muscles until you can damage them safely. Until then you operate at suboptimal levels.
You trained for strength instead of hypertrophy
i do both
Strength is more about the mind/muscle connection via the CNS. Its the same reason a woman in distress could literally lift a car to save her trapped child.
Type 1 muscle fiber> fast
Type 2 muscle fiber> slow
>"I'm new to lifting"
>posts Scooby
You frickin lie to me??
That’s what occurs when you only train for strength. You’re just hammering type 2B muscle fibers. You never hit type 2A fibers. Try this anon. Hit the gym, warm up, go heavy. Get about 3-4 good heavy sets in. Now use less weight and lift a bit slower to hit type 2A fibers. At the end of your workout add a few slow negatives. Don’t use crazy heavy weight on the negatives.
Strength doesn't equal size, go to failure
I'll get hate for posting it, but in a year's time you'll remember this post and wonder if I was right or not, the answer is yes
newbie gains are largely neurological , increases in muscle size require mechanical strain large enough to elict a response.
I'm having the same issue as OP lifting for 5 months. Would switching from 5x5 compounds to 3x8 or 5x8 with lower weight on the same exercises be a solution?
I'm doing bench, squat, deadlift, ohp and rows.
Keep the 5x5. But after you do that, use less weight and lift a little slower. Keep the muscles tight on those slower lifts (1-2 second positives and negatives). Focus on the muscles. I generally end my workout with a few sets of slow negatives. I don’t go heavy on those. Slow=6-7 seconds. 4-7 reps.
Yes a Reddit space. Ever bench and suddenly the bar slows? That’s type 2B fibers running out of ATP as they have no mitochondria and type 2A fibers taking over. When you do 5x5 you are primarily hitting 2B fibers as type 2A fibers are 8-12 or more rep fibers. You just need a few 8-12 rep sets that are controlled. When you do 5x5 training you can use compulsory acceleration training. Search that and read about it. It really focuses on type 2B for size and strength.
People overestimate the amount of lean muscle muss a natty can carry.
>lean
>big
>ripped
Pick 2.
Strength is CNS (How many muscle fibers you can use in a movement)
Muscle size is muscle damage (Your muscles get damaged from training which gives them an incentive to grow to resist more damage in the future)
So you basically have CNS gains. Your body is learning how to better use the muscle it already has.
It's called strength training, only your legs will get bigger