Weight Training and Strength Training

It is possible to improve your strength without weight training, but it is not possible to do it without resistance training. For example, by pressing hard against various objects (including yourself as in Charles Atlas's "dynamic tension" old course), you can improve your strength. The best way to do it, however, is by progressively lifting heavier and heavier weights.

Monday - Chin Ups 5x5 - Squats 5x5 - Deadlift 5x5. Tuesday - Rest. Wednesday - Squats 4x6 - Deadlift 4x6 - Military Press 4x6. Thursday - Rest. Friday - Chin Ups 4x6 - Squats 3x10 - Deadlift 3x10. Saturday - Rest. Sunday - Rest. Start Routine Again. Change Routine Every Month.

The long-term effects of exercise on the respiratory system are helping the lungs to become healthier and to produce a greater number of alveoli, and increasing the vital capacity and tidal volume of the lungs.

The short-term effects of exercise on the lungs would be there will be an increase of air sacks in the lungs. It will also start clearing out any mucus that may be in any of them. There will also be an increase in the capacity of the lungs and there will be another increase of the strength of the diaphragm muscle.

Well, if your follow the exact instructions on the product and stick to an additional diet, you might get slim fast.

The problem is, once you are finished with a cure, or you stop taking slim fast, you get fat fast again. It is called "the yo-yo- effect" and it will happen with every cure, exercise or diet that makes you slim in a fast way.

The best way is the cheapest way, and trust me- my father had many successes with this as a medical dietitian.

Eat healthy: 200 grams (7oz) of fruit and 200 grams of vegetables (not heavily cooked) a day, some Brazil nuts every day and a balanced breakfast, lunch and dinner, vary from day to day, don't eat the same every day but try to eat at the same time every day.

Avoid late night snacks, too much candy, pie, chips, fastfood restaurants, sodas, beer, sweet or fat food like pudding desserts.

Use palmsugar, a glass of fresh milk, and a glass of red wine a day, fresh fish, bake in coconut-oil, use real butter instead of margerine (no matter what they tell you). Stay away from almost every product that tells you it makes you slim but instead use fresh products. And sugar is your worst enemy- the fats in sugar that is, you can hardly get rid of them. So start looking at foodlabels, to much sugar? take something else!

Exercise: Walking is better than running, physical work is better than fitness. Many people that want to lose weight start exercising heavily like bodybuilding or running. The result is that the fat turns into muscles and muscles are even bigger and weight more than fat. For losing weight, normal but much movement is the best: take a long walk every day, or bike 5/10 miles everyday.

It is important to put your goal of losing weight not for next month. Take the time and you will stay slim (if you not immediately run off to get a hamburger once you're slim). Slim fast always means fat fast afterwards.

Please do not significantly change your exercise habits without the prior blessing of your physician. Assuming that you are in normally good health, you should do both cardio and strength training.

With respect to cardio, get at least 30 minutes six times weekly. For example, go for a 2-mile walk in just under 30 minutes each day before your first meal. With respect to strength training, do a whole body workout twice weekly (in the afternoon if you walk in the morning). Concentrate on the basic exercises, namely, squats, deadlifts, presses, rows, dips, and chins. It would be a good idea also to do ten minutes of stretching after each strength training session.

The pros are longer life, increase strength, increased stamina.

The cons are mostly economical (need to buy more food, need somewhere or something to lift) or timely. Other cons are stretch marks, excess skin oils producing rashes and pimples, bad odor.

Well i think it does affect because you have to carry more weight

NO! It affects your endurance . I have a friend who is overweight. And I also have a friend that is the most athletic person who I've ever seen. So the weights are about 170lbs. and 97-99lbs. The first friend has never played a sport in her life, and the other plays soccer, softball, and swim team. There is this City Cup game we do every year to raise money for people in need. One of the races is the 15 meter dash. My friend who is over weight competed for fun. And she beat every single slim, fit, healthy, athletic girl who competed by about 4 whole seconds. When my friend and I have ran together, she takes off and gets about a half a mile ahead of me, but she doesn't have endurance. She is a faster runner, but she doesn't have the cardiovascular endurance to stay running that fast, that long. I soon catch up to her. She has to stop and rest. After that, she can take off again, but can't do it for very long. So really your weight doesn't effect your speed, it effects how long you can go running.

Whoever wrote this has no idea what they are talking about. Endurance is all about how you train. Your speed is probably a little bit slower when you are heavier though.

I wouldn't say they should, but they can. Anyone who wants to lead a healthy life, can start working out right from the age of around 15 yrs.

i dont think that age matters im 13 about 190 and can bench my weight i think it all depends on weather or not your ready physicaly. I`m also thirteen and can bench 100kg. I`m about 75kg, not fat.

This depends entirely on your own capabilities. A short answer is that you should complete as many as you can with perfect form. When you break form (either due to lifting to heavy of a weight, or doing more reps than necessary) stop working the muscle as effectively and you increase your risk of injury.

The best way to gain muscle mass & size is to train heavy and train for fewer no. of days in the week.

The below workout would have to completed in one day. You must repeat the cycle every Monday - Wednesday - Friday. The remaining 4 days would be rest days. Each exercise would consist of 4 sets. The first will be with 10 repetitions to sufficiently warm up the muscle. The next 3 sets would 8, 6, 6 with progressively heavier weights. Lifting heavy and in proper form is extremely important if you want to build mass. Do not cheat or compromise on the form or the weight. If you are going to lift comfortable weights and do the below workout, you will probably gain one or two pounds in 6 months. The heavier/harder you workout, more would be the gain.

# Flat Bench Press - 4 * 10, 8, 6, 6 (Chest)

# Military Press or Shoulder Press - 4 * 10, 8, 6, 6 (Shoulders)

# T Bar Row or Low Cable row - 4 * 10, 8, 6, 6 (Lats) # Squats - 4 * 10, 8, 6, 6 # Leg Press - 4 * 10, 8, 6, 6 # French press or Close grip bench press - 4 * 10, 8, 6, 6 (Triceps) # Barbell curls - 4 * 10, 8, 6, 6 (Biceps)

# Hammer Curls - 4 * 10, 8, 6, 6 (Bicep Brachialli)

# Wrist Curls - 4 * 10, 8, 6, 6 (Forearms) # Crunches or Hanging leg raises - 4 * 25 The above workout would take around 1 hour to complete if done without too much rest. If you feel, this workout is too much to do in one day, split it up as two parts. Chest, shoulders, lats and abs in the morning and legs and arms in the evening. Remember to wrap up everything in one day.

Give the body the next day to recuperate. Don't even go in the direction of the gym. Repeat the cycle on Wednesday.

Note: Eating properly is extremely important during such mass gain cycles. Eat at least 1 gram of protein per kg of body weight if you want to see your muscles grow in size.

The target for heart rate varies depending on age and fitness level desired. In general it should be between 120 and 150 bpm. Your resting pulse should be 70-80 bpm. 70 mm of mercury would be part of a blood pressure reading.

The normal heart beat during exercise 70mmHg per 60 seconds....... yes that is the correct answer

Usually u want to do the certain weight that is a challenge but not over board. It is better to do slower, controlled reps rather then incredibly dificult and uncontrolled.

It would probablybe best to visit and gym and make a session with a personal trainer. He'll be able to set you up with a workout routine, and better yet, make sure you're able to do the exercise properly.

weight machines

resistance bands

free weights

There are basically two types. It depends upon whether weightlifting is considered as an end in itself or as a means to another end. 'Bodybuilders' use weightlifting as a means to another end. Their goal is to attain the most magnificent physique possible. They use weightlifting only as a means to that end. Bodybuilders, then, are not focused on how much weight they can lift for a single repetition. A bodybuilding contest is not an athletic competition; it is an aesthetic one. By way of contrast, some lifters simply want to lift as much weight as possible. Their goal is to lift as much weight as possible in a single repetition. They are usually called 'weightlifters.' Like boxers, in a competition they are divided up by weight class. The winner is the strongest participant in a weight class. There are two kinds of weightlifters. (1) The goal of power lifters is to have as high a total as possible in three lifts, namely, squat, deadlift, and bench press. A total is just the sum of a lifter's best single squat, best single deadlift, and best single bench press. (Power lifting competitions are almost never televised.) (2) The goal of Olympic lifters is to have the best single snatch and clean-and-jerk. (If you've ever watched a competition from the Olympics, you've seen Olympic lifters.)

Chin ups work biceps and back; a simple alternative would be a bicep curl for bicep and a deadlift for back strength.

It depends on how large the egg is... One centimeter has 60 proteins, which makes 2 centimeters have 120 proteins in it.. It is all logical, you should continue adding 60 proteins to each centimeter. ( Im a scientist so i know everything about this)...

Lifting weights requires a large range of motion for some exercises. This forces trainees to become more flexible in many ways. It also requires staying warm and loose when training, which tends to promote flexibility.

* The best post work out meal (as of now) studies show is 20-40g of protein and 40-100g of carbohydrates. === === * From what I've learned, and from what I've experienced the best protein source would be a fast digesting source such as a whey protein supplement, and the carbohydrates should be high glycemic complex carbs such as rice cakes or a rice based cereal, bagels, white rice, etc. The purpose of the protein consumption post workout is to get amino acids to the muscles as fast as possible for repair and hopefully growth. The absolute fastest way to do this is to supplement with Branch Chain Amino Acids immediately after you workout along with glutamine. These will be absorbed very quickly, after a half hour then go ahead and hae your protein and carb meal. == == == == * I'm not sure where I just recently read about recent new studies on this issue: I think it was a Netscape link to a men's health article. The article mentioned that for years, the prevailing opinion was proteins. But recent studies revealed that the best meal post weight training session was heavy on complex carbohydrates. === === === === * Protein is still needed as it provides the base building blocks for muscle growth, the exact ratio of protein to carbs is debateable, depending on who you ask. ---- For more information, see the page links, further down this page, listed under "Related Questions."

That depends- if you are eating protein and keeping healthy then your muscles will grow. But muscles being heavier than fat, its actually possible for an overweight person to get smaller yet gain weight. Of course it all depends on how much you work out too. And if a child gets too much exercise or does too much weight-bearing, it can actually stunt growth - growth plates in the bones are not made for constant heavy exertion and will be damaged, causing pain and also taking some amount off the height the child would have been as an adult. But in an average situation with a healthy adult who is trying to get muscular instead of lose weight, weight lifting will add bulk to your body's frame.

As in trigger a growing phase? No it will not. It will however improve posture since the extra baggage isn't weighing down on the spine. Also keep in mind that the smaller you are horizontally, the bigger you look vertically; so if you shed some lbs, it will create the illusion of being slim and tall.

Tips:

1. Do not slouch while standing and sitting; frequent compression on the spine will gradually shape your spinal column in such a way that it may result in height LOSS.

2. For those who are still growing, sleep with thin or no pillows; the flatter you are, the easier it is for the spine to extend. Try your best to stay on your back (wearing ankle weights helps prevent tossing and turning). Sleeping on your side creates pressure that compresses the spine and you may end up slightly leaning for a portion of the day.

3. Swimming, yoga and palates emphasizes extension of the spine. Combine this with a good diet and you should gain a noticeable amount of height.