I don't know since when, the word "dead muscle" has gradually become popular, especially for novice Xiaobai who has just entered the industry. This gives them the illusion that building muscle is not a good thing. In fact, there is no such claim. Yes, but your understanding of the concept and knowledge of muscles is too one-sided!

What is the so-called dead muscle? What's so bad about dead muscle?

In fact, muscles are composed of muscle fibers one by one, and the thickness of the muscle fibers determines the size of your muscles. But having said that, for a normal person, his nervous system can control muscles anyway, so from this perspective, there is no so-called dead muscle.

Disadvantages of dead muscles:

So why do we still divide muscles between life and death? For example, if two people have the same muscle mass, if they do the same movement, one person can do 50 times, while the other can only do 30 times. This is actually a problem of your muscle mass! That is to say, in the process of exercising, the exercise cannot be well coordinated, many movements cannot be completed smoothly and efficiently, and the body's coordination ability and reaction ability are very poor.

1. Poor flexibility

Without stretching and flexibility exercises, the muscles and ligaments are relatively stiff, unable to perform more movements, let alone some difficult movements, which are more prone to injury.

2. Poor muscle recruitment

When doing partial weight-bearing exercises, you need to mobilize the strength of the whole body to complete it, and it is better than people who are thinner than him.

3. Poor coordination

Bodybuilding has some complete body movements, but the target of the workout is mostly muscles. Different reasons. Therefore, they are inferior to well-trained boxers and dancers when it comes to complex balance and coordination.

How is "dead muscle" formed?

Many Xiaobai only focus on exercise, not relaxation, whether it is exercising in the gym, exercising at home, running outdoors, etc. Exercise destroys muscle fibers, forcing them to tear, then be sure to relax and replenish to make your muscles better! But if you don’t relax and stretch after exercise, after the muscle fibers are damaged, the muscles stick together to form a whole, usually called muscle nodules, so regular exercise without relaxation will lead to more and more knots, and the more tense the muscles are, the more Build more dead muscle!

How to prevent "dead muscle"?

If you don't relax, your muscles will gradually form knots, muscle tension, and become dead muscles! But if you can fully relax and stretch by yourself or with your friends after each exercise, and the relaxation time must be close to the exercise time, if you only relax for three or five minutes, it will definitely be ineffective, so you must relax For a long enough time, the muscles can be fully stretched and relaxed, which can effectively prevent the accumulation of lactic acid and become dead muscles!

Conclusion: To sum up, the dead muscle we often say is actually a muscle with low quality, insufficient strength and coordination, and the reason for the formation of this muscle is actually the irregularity of our usual exercise. , So, we must pay attention to the relaxation after exercise, do not underestimate! Relax a lot and get your muscles active again!