3 Reasons Why You Aren’t Making Gains from Your Workouts
There comes a time where your body plateaus and you simply aren’t making gains like you were making previously. It could be that you had the amazing beginner gains we all wished would never end, or it could be that you’ve progressed far enough that your body is static and unwilling to continue making gains unless something is changed. Your body wants to stay in equilibrium and not change. It is efficient and a well-oiled machine and when you try to reprogram it, generally it wants to fight you back. But stick with it, eventually, through change, the body will adapt to what you want it to do. What that “change” is could be a few different things. Below lays out some of the common reasons why your body stopped making gains and putting on the quality size you’ve been working so hard to attain.
1.) Not eating enough food hurts making gains
To most people, this is a “duh” statement. Of course, you need to increase calories in order to put on lean muscle mass — notice how I said “lean?” Don’t be one of those people who “dirty bulks” and eats everything in sight in an effort to start making gains. You’ll spend more time, in the long run, doing cardio and dieting after you realize the twenty pounds you put on was mostly body fat. Do it the right way. While it may take more time, the size you put on will be clean gains with very minimal increases in your overall body fat.
Now for the food part. You would be amazed at the people who eyeball their macros every day thinking they know how much they’re taking in when in reality they actually aren’t eating enough food. I recommend that everyone download the app called “MyFitnessPal” (they have it on both iPhones and Android devices) and log your food for a few days and see what your numbers are totaling. Go through your normal routine only with a twist at the end of each meal prep. Eyeball your food, and after you do so, put it on a scale and weigh it out to record in the app. You’ll be amazed at what you find. Let that app help you with your nutrition. It’s free and easy to use.
Not all calories are created equal and everyone’s body reacts differently to different macro percentages. Personally, I find having my protein around 1g per pound of body weight works well for me (it gives me around 45% of my calories from protein). From there I fill in the rest of my diet with green leafy vegetables and oatmeal for my carbs and the remainder of my calories from fat sources such as nuts and avocados. I also like using eggs and fish in my diet which kills two birds with one stone — I get my protein and fats from utilizing one food item in my diet.
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