Will muscle training make your breasts bigger? Will muscles turn into fat if they are not moved? 10 Q&As You Need to Know Before You Start Exercising

Q: I have a big frame. If I build muscle, will I look like an athlete?

A large frame does tend to make the body curves appear thick and sturdy. At this time, do more stretching exercises and your body curves will become softer. When muscles become thicker, the physique tends to appear stout. At this time, just lose a little weight and increase the amount of exercise to build delicate and elastic muscles.

Q: What kind of exercises can help eliminate fat in specific areas?

Most people mistakenly believe that doing sit-ups can get rid of belly fat, but in fact, sit-ups are an exercise for building abdominal muscles, not for getting rid of belly fat. The body's fat metabolism system is controlled by hormones. Exercises that strengthen specific parts of a body will not eliminate the fat attached to that part.

Whenever you exercise, body fat in all parts of the body can be eliminated, so the body fat covering specific parts will naturally disappear. So why do I recommend you to do exercises for specific parts of your body? This is to strengthen the muscles in specific areas. When you become thinner, your muscles will naturally become elastic, creating beautiful body curves.

Q: Can older people also increase muscle mass through exercise?

As you get older, you need to do strength training more than when you were younger. Once you are over 30, even if you do not lead an unhealthy lifestyle, your muscle mass will decrease year by year and your fat will increase. This is the aging process. The older you get, the more you need to do strength training. Can exercise help you increase muscle mass? Yes, you can.

I started doing strength training at the age of 44. Besides me, there is another person who started doing strength training at the age of 50. Although he is over 60 years old now, he is still standing on the stage of bodybuilding competitions. As the years go by, you will notice that your muscles gradually become firmer. Don’t worry about your age, start exercising now!

Q: Will my breasts get bigger by doing strength training?

If your breasts are made up of large muscle masses like your buttocks, you can make your breasts bigger by doing muscle strengthening exercises. But unfortunately, the tissue in a woman's breasts is made up of fat. So when the amount of body fat decreases, the breasts will naturally become smaller. The size of the breasts is not that important, but the appearance should be beautiful. A firm small breast is no less beautiful than a full breast.

The main component of breasts is fat tissue, and the key factors that determine the appearance of breasts are the muscles that support the breasts and the surrounding tissues. Therefore, through exercise, the chest muscles and surrounding tissues can become firmer, and the appearance of the chest will naturally become more beautiful. People with big breasts also need to do muscle strengthening exercises. If the breasts are big but there are no muscles to support them, the breasts will sag and become unsightly. In this case, no matter how big the breasts are, it will be useless. People with large breasts are advised to wear sports bras to support their breasts during exercise.

Q: When doing strength training, will I grow muscles as strong as men?

This is unnecessary worry. Female hormones prevent muscles from becoming larger, so women's bodies cannot become as large as men's. Such worries may arise from seeing the sturdy bodies of female bodybuilders, but it is not an easy task to develop such sturdy muscles. These bodybuilders do a lot of high-intensity muscle-building exercises and also take muscle-building drugs. Only professional bodybuilders can build a body like that, so don't worry about building a muscular body by doing strength training.

Q: If I stop doing strength training, will my muscles turn into fat?

Muscle and fat are completely different tissues, and muscle can never turn into fat. Many people gain weight again immediately when they don't exercise. When muscles are not used, they tend to disappear. This is not because the muscles turn into fat, but because the position of the muscles is occupied by body fat.

Q: Can I increase muscle mass by taking protein supplements?

There is no need to take protein supplements unless you want to build muscles like a bodybuilder. By consuming protein at all three meals a day and consuming a balanced variety of nutrients, you can increase muscle mass. When you take in protein through food, it is easier for the body to absorb it. If you are unable to consume a balanced amount of nutrients at each meal, you can consider taking protein supplements. But you won't build muscle just by taking protein supplements. If you want to increase muscle mass, you need proper exercise and good protein intake.

Q: Does muscle soreness caused by exercise have to be relieved through exercise?

It is normal to have muscle soreness after exercise. Muscle soreness indicates muscle injury. As muscle wounds regenerate, their volume will gradually increase. The idea that exercise-induced muscle soreness needs to be relieved through exercise is wrong and is like rubbing salt into the wound. At this time, in order to allow the muscles to grow, you need to rest and relax the muscles through simple stretching exercises or massage. Severe muscle pain may hinder exercise, so you need to do warm-up exercises before exercise and stretching exercises after exercise.

Q: After exercise, my appetite improves. Is there no solution?

Many people worry that after exercise, their appetite improves and they end up eating more. After exercise, the human body wants to replenish the energy consumed by exercise through food intake, so the appetite will naturally improve. There is certainly no problem in eating more. In the past I only ate 1/3 of a bowl, now I eat 1 bowl, and it’s no big deal.

But what is strange is that after exercise, I often want to eat high-calorie food. What you should be careful about is not your appetite. Wanting to eat more after exercise is a kind of "compensation psychology." Some people even exercise just to eat "fried chicken and beer", which is a very contradictory behavior. Experts agree that exercising for less than an hour a day can reduce appetite. So don’t worry about your appetite increasing after exercise, just start exercising now!

Q: Do I need to exercise during my menstrual period?

The most inconvenient period for girls is the menstrual period. You need to reduce the amount of exercise during your menstrual period! Try to avoid intense and strenuous exercise during your menstrual period. Reduce the amount of exercise to 60-70% of the normal amount to avoid excessive consumption of physical energy. It is not good to not exercise at all and just rest. Moderate exercise can promote blood circulation, relieve menstrual pain and boost spirits.

For lower back pain caused by menstruation, it is best to do waist or pelvic stretching exercises. The two-week intensive exercise plan introduced in the next chapter will not be a big problem if you do it every day as long as you avoid your menstrual period. So you need to grasp the time accurately.

This article is from Ruili Beauty International Media "My First Muscle Training Book [Best-selling New Cover Edition]: South Korea's bodybuilding queen teaches you how to change from XL to S, 8 movements a day, 1 size smaller in 2 weeks! 》, author: Li Xian'e