01 Oct Here’s Why You Can’t Bust Through Your Gym Plateau (But Emsculpt Can)
It’s human nature to want what you can’t have, and when it comes to muscle gains it can seem nearly impossible to attain and achieve the perfect bod. That’s why Parson Skin Center offers Emsculpt, a completely non-invasive way to naturally and quickly increase muscles size without needing to break a sweat. But before we discuss how and why Emsculpt really works, let’s take a look at why your gym routine is failing you. Spoiler alert: it’s not all your fault.
Everyone likes the look of toned muscles, but in reality there is no such thing. We all have the same muscles and they can either grow or shrink in size. Muscles “grow” through carefully applied micro-injuries. When you’re lifting the right amount of weight in the gym, which means just heavy enough so you can barely properly finish 12 – 15 reps, what you’re really doing is damaging those muscles. The damage isn’t severe enough to tear a muscle (that would be a strain!), but just enough so that your muscle “learns” it needs to be bigger and stronger to withstand the stress next time.
These micro-injuries caused by strength training demand the muscle to heal just like when you injure any other part of your body. Muscle cells are a little different than other cells because they can increase in size to do the work that is expected of them without necessarily multiplying. However, as soon as you stop testing the muscle with strength training, the muscles start to shrink. They no longer think you require them to be so big and tough.
Gym Woes Means Emsculpt to the Rescue
If you need to tear the muscles just right in order to get muscle gains, isn’t that difficult? Of course! That’s why there are personal trainers, countless videos on how to “do it right,” and even the bodybuilders at your local gym are constantly trying new approaches and learning new things. Bodybuilding is a valid and very challenging sport that isn’t just about size, but also about symmetry.
Your muscles don’t just need the stress of strength training to grow bigger (also known as hypertrophy), but they need to be fed well, too. You could do flawless strength training at the gym, but if you don’t have the budget and stomach for downing the perfect combination of proteins, macronutrients, and more, you’re not going to get the best results. When approaching muscle gains the old-fashioned way in the gym, it requires a phenomenal will power and budget to feed muscles correctly.
Then there’s the issue of accessory muscles. You’re simply not able to isolate a single muscle or muscle group with traditional strength training. Just try to do a squat using only your glutes—it’s impossible. You’re also depending on other muscles to perform this task, and if you want gains strictly for aesthetic purposes you might not want to grow all of those muscles. For example, a woman might want larger glutes but is naturally prone to bigger thighs. If she doesn’t like the look of larger thighs, then squats and lunges won’t give her the results she wants. She might just watch her thighs grow bigger (not that there’s anything wrong with that!) while her glutes grow minimally.
That’s where Emsculpt really makes the difference.
How Emsculpt Works
Emsculpt in Phoenix works by the same approach as traditional strength training but with a huge difference. An external device forces targeted muscles into 20,000 supramaximal contractions per half hour. Supramaximal contractions are what your muscles achieve with flawless old-school strength training. In others words, your muscles are forced into the equivalent of 20,000 squats, bicep curls, crunches, or other strength move while you scroll through your phone, listen to an audiobook, or catch up on emails.
Emsculpt only affects the muscles you want to strengthen and grow. Initial sessions (4 – 6 sessions) are recommended to take place a few weeks apart. Maintenance sessions are recommended about every six months, because you definitely don’t want to perform 20,000 whopping contractions any more often than that. The results look like you live in the gym, but Phoenix Emsculpt can be your little secret. Learn more or schedule your appointment today by calling Parson Skin Center at (480) 282-8386.