The battle for gains doesn’t end after you leave the gym.

Post workout activities are perhaps the most underrated time of the day for the fitness fiend. Many people tend to focus on what they eat and how they conduct themselves before getting into the gym and during their workout, rather than afterwards. Being prepared for a workout is important for sure, but what you do after your training is equally important to maximize muscle gains. So if you want to hold onto your gains after a hard days work, then avoid the following mistakes after your session…
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Not Enough Sleep

Rest, rest, rest. This is probably one of the big mistakes that many people make after a tough workout. Whether it’s because you want to see your favorite TV show or you’re attacking some additional work you never finished at the office, if you lose sleep then you’re setting yourself up for a fall. Put all that stuff to the side and make sure you get some rest. It’s the best way to recover physically from a hard workout not to mention mental healing for the muscle that counts most.

Stress

Sometimes we go to the gym to escape from the other hardships that plague our existence. But once we leave the gym, sometimes the stresses of life once again take hold and cause us grief. That’s a trap that you can’t allow yourself to fall into. Believe or not, avoiding stress is a big part of seeing your gains come to fruition. Once you leave the gym, don’t allow the stresses of life to steal away all your hard work.

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