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  • TurkeySausageLiker [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Nutrition and rest are just as important as working out. Eat lots of protein, especially lean protein. You want to eat .8-1g of protein per pound of bodyweight, and you shouldn't be doing the same exercises every day. If you do a bunch of pull ups one day, you should rest for a day before doing them again, or at least do something else that works out other muscle groups like squats, leg raises or situps. Most importantly, you should try to get at least 7 hours of sleep every night. When you work out, you're creating little rips in your muscles that get repaired in your sleep (protein is the building block of this process). That's essentially what building muscle is. If you do calisthenics every day and only sleep 5hrs per night,you will get stronger but it will be a slower, less efficient process.

    I used to be pretty into lifting and have some friends who are into bodybuilding, and the working out part is the easiest and most fun part of fitness. The struggle is always nutrition and sleep.