Sunday, October 4, 2020

How true is it that light weights builds muscles faster ?

How true is it that light weights builds muscles faster ?
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How true is it that light weights builds muscles faster ?


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What's important is form and time under tension. Big lifts done well and slowly will build some crazy muscle. Bad form and jerky moves will just get you injured. Resistance bands, cables and light weight are good for gaining muscle but better used to "finish off" a muscle. For example go heavy with a chest press then finish with cable fly's or do a drop set where each set is lighter untill you reach failure. Mix up your training and don't go heavy every time as your joints take a lot of strain with heavy compound lifts like squats and deadlifts. Personally I've found doing one week heavy lifting followed my one week lighter and more reps was a good way to mix up training and I got good results. These days I tend to start heavy with compound lifts then move onto lighter weights to isolate muscles or for function

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