Strength Training

We are going to talk about the muscle centric medical approach to our health and how this helps in weight loss.

 

Skeletal muscle makes up 40% of body weight. Skeletal muscle makes the entire architecture of the body. They are the key to effective body weight loss, to boosting your energy and burning fat.

When you contract skeletal muscle, it secretes myosin that then goes throughout the body, that helps with body health, brain health and nutrient utilization. When you contract skeletal muscle, it moves glucose which is sugar in your bloodstream into cells of skeletal muscles.

Obesity and unhealthy skeletal muscles are two different sides. You can be a non-obese but have unhealthy skeletal muscle. Your focus shouldn’t be on losing weight but gaining healthy skeletal muscle. Your skeletal muscles are the center and inner part of your weight. Muscles are the currency of health. You can’t buy them but you can earn them.

 

Gaining healthy muscles:

And to gain healthy muscles you should focus on two major things:

1.     Dietary protein

2.     Resistance training

 

Dietary protein:

Proteins are the essential macronutrients of the body that means the body can’t make them on their own but you have to take them from external sources. Protein is in every cell in the body. Our bodies need protein from the foods we eat to build and maintain bones, muscles and skin.

We get proteins in our diet from meat, dairy products, nuts, and certain grains and beans. Proteins from meat and other animal products are complete proteins. This means they supply all of the amino acids the body can’t make on its own. Most plant proteins are incomplete. You should eat different types of plant proteins every day to get all of the amino acids your body needs.

It is important to get enough dietary protein. You need to eat protein every day, because your body doesn’t store it the way it stores fats or carbohydrates.

Taking a protein rich diet will help us regulate our body sugar level, elevate energy and improve brain cells health. It helps us improve our appetite. If you take a high protein diet, you will actually not gain weight.

Resistance training:

Resistance training (also called strength training or weight training) is the use of resistance to muscular contraction to build strength, anaerobic endurance and size of skeletal muscles.

Resistance training is based on the principle that muscles of the body will work to overcome a resistance force when they are required to do so. When you do resistance training repeatedly and consistently, your muscles become stronger.

Resistance training is the best and non-negotiable training everyone can do. Moving your whole body is basically the task. You can do push ups, bicep curls or bands or any other exercise. Minimum of two days a week of resistance training will help you gain skeletal muscle.