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In the spectrum of weight training, there’s no room for overachieving;
especially for beginners. Lifting weights and pumping iron come
with hefty side events like back injury and pain. Muscle tissue
maybe damaged when muscles are over extended. It is why weight
training requires pacing, progression and frequency.
Prevalently,
novice weight trainers are prone to make the same fatal mistake:
lifting more weight than their body can handle. The formula
to any well designed strength fitness program is progressive
resistance. The concept involves allowing muscles to gradually
adapt to each given exercise.
In
order to excel at making weight training gains requires incremental
yet slow increases in the resistance, weight or repetitions.
The ideal weight should be comfortable enough to do a minimum
of eight repetitions for a specific exercise.
After
12 repetitions have been completed with a weight, then the resistance
may be increased by up to five percent. Then, the repetition
with the new weight should be done at eight repetitions until
the weight can be worked up to 12 repetitions. As the body builds
endurance, keep gradually adding weight and repetitions. But
remember to reduce repetitions each time the resistance is increased
to build the progression.
As
far as the frequency of progression, resistance and strength
training are concerned, there are several considerations. Primarily,
weight training sessions should not be scheduled more than every
other day. The body develops muscles during periods after intensive
strength training sessions or during rest periods.
Alternatively,
for the weight training enthusiast who prefers to train often,
it is pertinent to alternate major muscles group and not over
work the same groups on consecutive days. When muscles are given
the time to recover, they are rebuilt to grow stronger. |
