Build Muscle and Lose Weight (Part 2) :
Lifting heavy weights in a rep range of between 6-10 will give you size
and strength. Lifting lighter weights in a rep range of between 12-20
will give you muscle tone and muscular endurance. So whatever your goals
are, you are in charge. It is your decision as to what you want. Big
muscles will not magically start to appear on your body from every angle
if you don't want them.
Some people will say that they want to
increase their endurance levels and only cardio will do that. It's true
that cardio exercise will increase your endurance and stamina; cardio
will work your heart and lungs. However if you were to do a circuit
using weights such as picking 4 or 5 exercises of 20 reps without rest,
you would be panting like a dog on a hot day. This would give you the
benefits that cardio could give you, but the added extra would be more
muscle tone, an increase in strength, and more calories being burned.
In the modern world it is not only bodybuilders and power lifters that use weight training. Boxers, footballers, track athletes, racing drivers, basketball players, and a whole host of other sportsmen include weight training in their training routines. These sportsmen understand the immense improvements that training with weights will add to their individual sports and the increase in their levels of achievement. So if weight training is so important to the sportsman, don't you think that you may get some benefits from building muscle?
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