| It has been long established that weight training | | | | exercises are those that increase calorie burn and |
| for muscle gain is the best possible way to get a | | | | give you a fine sculpted body. If it is weight and |
| great looking body, permanently. The focus here | | | | bulk that you want, then it is the resistance |
| is not on looks alone. You can get a great looking | | | | exercises that you need to concentrate upon. |
| body by a number of different methods, but, you | | | | These are the ones you do with weights, |
| also want to ensure that the results are | | | | progressively increasing the load you place on |
| permanent and that the process is safe and | | | | your body as it develops greater strength. I |
| healthy. Weight training is the ideal way to ensure | | | | would recommend that you focus more on the |
| both. How does weight training help you with | | | | free weight exercises rather than going in for |
| muscle gain? Well, every time you exercise a | | | | expensive machines and gym subscriptions. Give |
| particular muscle beyond its present capability, you | | | | It Time Another issue with weight training pertains |
| stimulate it into growing. It is quite like doing math | | | | to patience. Most of us have not got that spare |
| sums. If you just kept on adding 2+2, I doubt if | | | | tire overnight. It has taken many months if not |
| your brain would develop much, but if you move | | | | years of neglect to get it there. Do not expect it |
| progressively into more difficult areas, you grow. | | | | to go off in a week either. In fact, sensible |
| So it is with muscles. Using weights, you give the | | | | exercise should see the flab melt away steadily |
| muscle progressively harder tasks - and the body | | | | and being replaced, equally steadily with muscle. |
| responds by making that particular muscle | | | | Miracles do not happen overnight. It would be |
| stronger and more developed. Seen this way, it is | | | | wrong to expect anything else. How do you judge |
| clear that your weight training program has to be | | | | if a weight is right for you? To begin with, any |
| structured and focused. Just mucking around with | | | | weight must be exactly that, a weight. With the |
| weights won't do. It also has to be challenging. | | | | right weight, you should be able to do a max of |
| You have to make those muscles work a little | | | | about eight to ten repetitions. When you work |
| beyond what they can do today. That is when | | | | out with such a weight, you actually challenge |
| growth occurs. And when your muscles get into | | | | your body to develop. If you can repeat an |
| the growth mode, you need to ensure that the | | | | exercise more than ten times, the weight you are |
| body has plenty of material required for growth | | | | using is insufficient and will not induce sufficient |
| by taking a good diet well-fortified with extra | | | | muscle growth. Finally a word about diet, |
| nutrients and vitamins. Aerobics vs. Weight | | | | remember that you are pushing your body to the |
| Training The right type of weight training for | | | | limit. Ensure you are taking in adequate proteins, |
| muscle gain is the key to gaining muscle mass. It | | | | carbohydrates and some fats. You will get the |
| is important to understand the difference | | | | best results if you combine a good diet with well |
| between aerobic and resistance exercises. Aerobic | | | | planned weight training for muscle gain. |