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Strength training exercise
Want information on strength training exercises? You've come to the right place. This is an area where there is a host of misinformation floating about - so much so that many people wind up doing workouts based on outdated principles or unproven hearsay.
Research has taught us much about strength training exercises - for example, how often to work out, what type of workouts you should do for various sports, how to eat to maximise your gains. It therefore makes sense to pay heed to this knowledge when designing your program.
Strength training exercises generally have one of three goals - to help you life more weight, to maximise muscle growth, or to increase muscular endurance (usually sport-specific). Each has its own formula. -
If you goal is simply to increase the weight you can lift, then you need to lift heavy weights, with repetitions in the 4 to 6 reps per set range in order to meet this goal.
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To maximise muscle growth, you would use slightly lighter weights, and perform sets of 7 - 12 reps, while those wanting to increase their muscular endurance typically work using sets of 15 reps per set or above.
Another area to consider is your cardio workouts. While it is recommended that cardio should form a part of almost any fitness program, too much cardio will interfere with the results of your resistance work.
For those looking to maximise the results of their lifting, it is therefore recommended that you limit yourself to three sessions of 20 to 30 minutes per week.
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