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If you are weight training 4 times a week will you gain weight on the scales because you are putting on muscle before you lose any weight?
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∙ 14y ago
You may lose weight for a while as fat is burned off.
then you put on weight due to your body developing more muscles, which are denser and heavier than fat.
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How does resistance training work?
Resistance training works by inducing muscle contraction. Doing this helps build muscles and strength. That is because muscle contraction generates tension on the muscle and forces it to move.
How does training increase muscle size?
Another name for increased muscle size is Hypertrophy. Training increases muscle because of vast multiple times of excercise to the body so you know it really works
In what way muscle training is different than body exercise of weight training?
Muscle training is lifting weights and weight exercises
Will you gain wight if you keep training?
yes but it will be because muscle weighs more than fat
What is the difference in training for lean muscle and dense muscle?
Lean muscle is dense.
Does strength training decrease lean muscle mass?
Strength training does not decrease lean muscle mass if it is done properly. Overtraining can have deleterious effects that include a decrease of lean muscle mass. To avoid that, just avoid training too frequently and keep each training session under 45 minutes. To avoid training too frequently, wait one or two days until all DOMS (delayed onset muscular soreness) from your previous training session has disappeared before training again.
In weight training muscle endurance can best be emphasized by combining?
in weight training muscle endurance can best be emphasized by combining a
How do you get stronger without getting short?
Putting on muscle mass does not, by itself, change your height. Loss of height comes from degeneration of the spinal disks and osteoporosis. Those may occur in your later life but won't be related to strength training. Strength training may actually forestall that sort of problem because stressed bones become stronger.
What type of muscle fibers used in strength training?
imcomplitory muscle fibers
Why would an athlete use flexibility training?
He/she would use flexibility training to increase the flex a muscle can give. This would protect against cramps and strains in extreme position, because the muscle and ligaments would be use to the awkward and sometimes excessive strain.
Why is muscle training important?
To get it larger and stronger.
Does eccentric training favor strength or size?
Eccentric training does favor strength. It does build more muscle strength and endurance than muscle growth.
