Progressive Overload DOES NOT Build Muscle!

Progressive overload does not build muscle, it simply tells you that you’ve built muscle. Think about it, when you go into the gym, you want to progressive overload, right? However, in order to do that you need to have gotten stronger, and built muscle, so that you can actually lift more weight the next time you do that exercise. But how exactly do you build muscle? Very simple. You train very close or to muscular failure, so that the concentric velocity of your reps slows down, forcing more muscle fibers to be recruited, thus producing more force and eliciting mechanical tension. This mechanical tension then increases the rate of muscle protein synthesis inside the cell, thus causing hypertrophy and building muscle. And what caused this to happen? Training to failure. It’s not the fact that you waltzed into the gym and added a 5 pound weight onto your bicep curl, it’s the fact that you trained to failure, paired with proper nutrition and recovery that built you the muscle. And now that you’re stronger with that new muscle, the next time you do that bicep curl, in order to train to failure again, you will most likely have to do more reps, because you are stronger than you were last time. And eventually you will have built enough muscle where it is necessary to increase the weight, in order to stay in your desired rep range.

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[Diego-oefy]

This is an important distinction. Earlier in my training, my one and only focus was progressive overload, without necessarily having the goal of reaching failure. This resulted in less attention paid to my form (and not optimally recruiting the desired muscle fibers). I think that the beginner fallacy that bigger weight = bigger muscle contributes to this misunderstanding.

[jimmydavid]

Max never fails to fill me up with his advice 💦😫

[incidentus]

Why are all the comments sexually harassing bro💀

[abdo-hanaka--official]

FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT. You can't simply add weight to get stronger, you need to get stronger to add weight

[woofnlz]

Hey! Were the vlogs only supposed to cover your training split? I loved the videos and didn’t think you’d stop making them.

[trev_aesthetics]

This is easily the most well-explained way of building muscle I’ve ever heard… kudos

[alteren]

Maxie poo is back with the amazing advice 🔥🔥🔥

[memelord]

OMG THIS IS AMAZING. idk why, it seems so simple now i know, but after 6 months of training i’d never thought if it like this.

[unii_]

Your face as you struggle until you reach muscle failure is so cute😭❤️

[davidgrech]

Thank you so much Max. You are so awesome and I hope you have a great weekend too 💪💪

[Dropshot]

Idk about this one. Because mechanical tension is the main driver of hypertrophy, the progressive overload is what introduces new levels of tension

[KM-hktc]

Helluva good explanation for something I thought I knew.

I clearly didn’t.

[maximtrajkovski]

Yeah truth. Interesting way to think about it. Keep it up Max!!

[LordLemoncake]

Very good advice, i will keep that in mind, thank you.

[ZedEditzz]

True that it takes time to progressively overload and goijg to failure is a huge factor

[Brosuf]

“Progressive overload” - gradually increasing the weight, reps, sets or effort you put into your lifts

“Muscular failure” - when training is taken to your absolute most and can no longer perform any more reps.

“Concentric velocity” - The speed at which you perform the contracting part of the movement I.e the speed of the curling phase of a bicep curl.

“Muscle fibres recruited” - A measure of how many motor neurons (nerve) in our body is active for a particular muscle

“Mechanical tension” - the tension or forced placed on the working muscle during muscle contractions (flexing)

“Muscle protein synthesis” - the process of new muscle tissue being formed as a result from training and eating protein

“Hypertrophy” - The growth of a muscle and muscle size.

Also great video Max😀

[Url-.irfo]

Hector Salamanca wishes he could pull off a Max Euceda face

[HatersNeverProsper]

Bro i train and i always watch you tube vids avout working out over the years and let me tell you your clips are telling truth

[cartertaylor]

Haha, sounding a lot like Basement Bodybuilding. I think you'd like his content!