7 Big Mistakes That Are Preventing You From Building Muscle

5. Avoid intense weight training sessions

The human body is designed to store energy so that we don't go hungry. Therefore, the body has no intrinsic need to build muscle. Weight training sessions are crucial to put pressure on the body to grow muscle. Whatever the rep range, the workout needs to be intense enough to trigger protein synthesis and the weight needs to be heavy enough that it is difficult to complete the required number of reps.