why can't I gain muscles even though I take protein and creatine? additional info, I go to the gym 5 days?

Answer 1

it could be your diet. what you put into your body is really important. also some people get gains easier than others. it's in your genes. try modifying your diet. other conclusions could be:
- you might be takking tooo much protein. if you way 140 and want big gains, shoot for around 140 grams of protein. Stay away from fatty foods. get enough fiber into your diet. Good fats can be found in fish. go for tuna. it's got a lot of protein without the bad fats.
- are you excercising right? try breaking your work out down. If you are looking for big gains. cut down on cardio. use PROPER FORM! some examples of my favorite excercises are barbell bicep curls. great for your biceps. hang crunches for abs. bench for your chest. squats for great leg gains.
- avoid over training
-use the right amomunt of weight. push yourself. do you know the all or nothing theory? if not, here it is in a nutshell. lets say your doing bicep curls with dumbells. you can handle 25 in each hand but you have to push yourself mentally. if your lazy and you take the 20's or 15's, you will not get gains. your muscles are layered. the closer you get to your one rep max, the more layers of muscle are being excercised. lower weights = less muscle being excercised. so work hard. and use the right weights.

if you're doing it properly but you aren't seeing the gains you want. it could just your genes.

Answer 2

The most important things are the basics. A good, healthy well balanced diet, proper sleep, and a workout plan that incorporates rest days and periodization. Spend the money on a trainer instead of supplements for now. Make sure they have a college degree in exercise kinesiology as well as proper certification...I mean it, get bold and ask, it's your body they aare messing with, you need to be sure.

Answer 3

you may be training too hard for your bodytype

go back to the basics for awhile

3 days a week do

bench press 4 sets, squats 4 sets, chins 4 sets, rows 4 sets, curls 4 sets and a little ab work

but really go all out in those sets - do one warmup set then sets of 8-10 reps really dtrict form but as much weight as you can handle

2 days a week do some cardio

sleep well and eat well

Answer 4

You're not exercising right. Check with one of the people at the gym. Learn some new techniques.

Answer 5

First rule...Lot of weight, few reps, add weight.
Second rule... tone up, little weight, fast reps.
Have a trainer at the gym set you up with a program for bulking up and then maintaining.

Answer 6

push yourself