Best Personal Trainers in East Los Angeles, CA

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD MUSCLE? Building muscle starts the minute you challenge that muscle, whether it is a squat or picking up a dumbbell to do bicep curls. The process of building muscle begins by tearing it down, causing little micro-tears, which is then followed by a period where it rebuilds. “It’s as your body repairs the cells, taking in and laying down new structural and contractile proteins, that each muscle cell becomes bigger than it was before,” stated by certified strength and conditioning specialist and registered dietitian Albert Matheny, and co-founder of So Ho Strength Lab in New York City as well as adviser to Pro Mix Nutrition. Depending on how often you workout and your dietary intake, most beginners can see noticeable muscle growth within about eight weeks of starting a new routine. More experienced lifters might take three to four weeks, but again, it depends on how often you lift, how much you lift, and the diet that is being consumed.