Weightlifting

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.

well for your pre lift supplement take Muscle pharms assult and pre lift take some carnivor protein and in the morning take 1 scoop of protein and a scoop of iso mass xtreme gainer hope this helps

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.

if You use less than 60% of your 1 rep max it's ok, otherwise you should only every oyther day if you're going to be bench pressing in order to get stronger or bigger, then no, do not bench press every day. If you are a woman or a man who wants to lift like a woman or look like a woman, then feel free to. Bench press is a man's lift. A big lift. A growing lift. You should bench press once per week. maybe twice. but go for big weight each time. Bench press is not cardio. So stay away from 60% max crap and stay strong.

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.

Usually yes. In the process of weight lifting, you are actually tearing/breaking down muscle tissue. The soreness you feel is related to how much tissue was broken down during your weight lifting session. This soreness can last for a day or two, or as long as a week. It all depends how much you lifted, and how intense your workout was. The old weight lifting saying goes " no pain, no gain", which is referring to the pain you feel after your workout.

No it makes you have more muscels tending to make you weigh more.

Pheidippides laid out 600 foot race course in the ancient Olympics.

The word intensity as it applies to Prilepin's chart for determining the optimal weight for reps and sets, is one thing, but I will assume you are asking what is the effect on your central nervous system if you perform an exercise faster. If you train faster with an increased speed, you will become faster in that exercise. Training slow makes you slow. There are those who say that as long as you train to failure, you will be activating the fast twitch muscle fibers and so you do not have to train so fast but most strength athletes use some type of speed training.

It must be noted that for speed strength training to have any great effect on your athleticism, you should be fairly strong first. Lift heavy things first and then work on your speed. This seems to be the best protocol.

not really short people.... its more about if your arms are shorter or if from your chest to ur back is wide because if so then your rep will be less and therefore less stress on the muscle

A men's Olympic bar weighs 20 kg that is 44 lbs.
A women's weighs 15 kg that is 33 lbs.
The variant used for bicep curls is called an EZ bar and weighs approximately 8 kg or 18 lbs for both men and women.

Stop weightlifting, you are doing yourself damage.

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.)

Damien is as strong as a rock has a six pack, does 50 push-ups a day, has nice hair, and is really fast

it really depends on your size because i went to the doctor and im 167.8 pounds and im 5'81/2 and the people that are my size or around my size that is 16 can max 185 to 215 my friend is 16 wieghs 205 and is 5'7 can max about 330 im still 15 and i max 260 im going to try an get over 300 by the end of the year and get 340 by my birthday february 24 i think i might set a record for the strongest 15 year year old linebacker n running back in the state of Georgia im in the top 5 in the state already i believe so pray 4 me

I am 16 years old and I weigh 150.3 pounds. My heigh is about 6'2

and I bench press about 250 pounds. While only using my left hand I can bench 60 pounds, my right hand I bench press about 70 pounds or so.

Now come on... the 16 year old who can bench 330... that's not happening (steroids). The average for a 16 year old should be about 150-235 or so. Depending on height and weight. If you can bench press your own body weight then you are in good shape. I am currently 21 benching around 340 standing 6foot7inches tall 235 pounds and at 16 i was about 6'3 205 and benching like 225-235.

You need to eat big and train big!! and then sleep. Forget your cardio sessions for a while - you dont wanna waste the calories. Use compound lifts - squats, deadlifts, bench press and shoulder press, hit these big muscles to grow big. Keep your reps low (6 - 8 per set) and lift heavy.. no I mean HEAVY. Eat alot, you need to get the calories up to grow. Get the protein intake up (about 2g per lb of body weight) I get up at 2.30am and 5.30am and have a protein shake ( C. 35g protein), only takes 5 mins then back to bed! you dont need to do this all the time - say for 1 month to kick start your growth. Take good whey protein if you cant get the food naturaly (like ON`s gold standard whey) - most important times are straight after work out, as you go bed and first thing in morning. Its all about dedication and hardwork!! am still trying to perfect it.

* 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.

It all depends on what exercises you do with the weights, you can use just about all the muscles in your body depending on what muscle group you want to focus on.

The type of muscle you mainly use is skeletal muscles; the muscles connected to you bones

its depends on how much you weigh u should be able to do atleast 70 to 80 percent of your weight but sometimes after youv been liftin for a while u can do more like im 13 and i weigh 130 and i lift 155

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.