The Benefits of Lifting Heavy Weights

in #fitness8 years ago (edited)

People avoid lifting heavy weights in the gym for a number of reasons. However, it is very important that you include a four-to-six-week cycle of heavy compound exercises. Using a bodybuilding-style workout will definitely build muscle and improve strength, but it does not teach your body how to fully activate the new muscles. High intensity workouts are considered to create a neurological response in the body. This means that the body needs to activate a greater number of muscle fibres, which can only be done under relatively heavy loads. It is for this reason that sometimes you will see a smaller person blow you away with their strength. The smaller person with less muscle mass can activate a lot more muscle fibre.

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Could you recommend a fitness plan? what do you think about creatine?

It's hard to recommend a fitness plan without knowing your goals, workout history, if you have any injuries, and without assessing your posture or movement patterns for potential imbalances that might limit your range of motion or cause discomfort and pain in the joints with certain movements.

My thoughts on creatine are that it works for most people (not all, but most) and I definitely think it helps with building muscle. Most people believe that once you stop taking creatine you lose all your gains but that simply isn't true as I have managed to maintain gains even when cycling off of it. People usually stop taking creatine and stop working out all together and that's why they lose their gains. In my opinion it's one of only a handful of supplements that actually work

Thanks for your professional advice!

I would upvote, but I don't have any power yet..

It's okay its the thought that counts

Nice post -- don't forget to upvote for me. See you soon

An informative post, I resteemed!