Sunday, March 27, 2022

Myths & Facts About Weight Training :

Myths & Facts About Weight Training
There are many myths surrounding weight training. Let us take a look at two particular myths that continue to persist up to the present despite scientific evidence to the contrary.

The first myth is that women are incapable of building huge, bulked up muscles (like those in men) with weight training. The truth is that, because of genetics, average women cannot build up muscles that are as huge as their male counterparts. Even mesomorphs - women who can develop their muscles - only need to perform specific regimens in order for them not to build up large muscles. Muscle building becomes even more challenging for women aged 35 and above. This is because, instead of muscle growth occurring, the muscles gradually stop atrophying with every year that passes by.


The second myth is that heavy weight lifting is a dangerous endeavor for the elderly. Nothing can be further than the truth. As was mentioned earlier, all individuals - regardless of age - can reap numerous benefits from weight training. In the case of the elderly, they just need a training regimen that is supervised by a fitness trainer, so that there are lesser risks for injuries. Also, the term "heavy" differs between younger aged and older aged individuals. For example, a young person may consider 30 pounds to be heavy while in an elderly individual "heavy" could mean just 3 pounds. So, while you increase the weights lifted by a younger person by increments of 5 to 10 pounds, incremental increase of weights in the elderly can mean only a few ounces or pounds. You only use the adjective "heavy" to refer to weights that are challenging for a person to lift.


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