Weightlifting
I wanted to go ahead and start off with weight training since it is a general term and can be utilized in many different ways and types of exercise. Also, since there are numerous specific advantages of including weights in your workouts versus sticking to bodyweight, cardio, or recreational activities such as swimming.
Weight Training is my personal preference for exercise. Its advantages are numerous, including providing a wide variety of exercises and options for intensity. Weights provide you the ability to overload your muscles and allow you to target and isolate specific muscle group(s). When you overload your muscles with weight past your bodyweight, you get a boost in testosterone – a key hormone in developing lean muscle tissue and burning fat. You can't add bodyweight for an exercise as easily as you can slide plates on a barbell. Because of this, weightlifting is ideal for those looking to see solid strength and muscle gains.
Using a basic weight lifting program set up, you can optimize it for toning and weight loss by performing reps of 10-12 or higher, with a maximum of one minute of rest in-between sets. You can switch it up to focus on increasing your strength and still kill calories by using a weight you can only do 3-5 reps with and taking 10 seconds of rest per set and continuing until you can no longer hit your minimum target rep. You can also include it while utilizing any of the following techniques or training methods.
Weight Training is my personal preference for exercise. Its advantages are numerous, including providing a wide variety of exercises and options for intensity. Weights provide you the ability to overload your muscles and allow you to target and isolate specific muscle group(s). When you overload your muscles with weight past your bodyweight, you get a boost in testosterone – a key hormone in developing lean muscle tissue and burning fat. You can't add bodyweight for an exercise as easily as you can slide plates on a barbell. Because of this, weightlifting is ideal for those looking to see solid strength and muscle gains.
Using a basic weight lifting program set up, you can optimize it for toning and weight loss by performing reps of 10-12 or higher, with a maximum of one minute of rest in-between sets. You can switch it up to focus on increasing your strength and still kill calories by using a weight you can only do 3-5 reps with and taking 10 seconds of rest per set and continuing until you can no longer hit your minimum target rep. You can also include it while utilizing any of the following techniques or training methods.
BEST FOR:
Building Mass, Lean Muscle/Toning, Burning Body Fat/Weightloss, Increasing Strength, Increasing Power
GOOD FOR:
Increasing Endurance, Post-Rehab Injury Rehabilitation
NOT FOR:
Increasing Flexibility, Acute Injury Rehab
Building Mass, Lean Muscle/Toning, Burning Body Fat/Weightloss, Increasing Strength, Increasing Power
GOOD FOR:
Increasing Endurance, Post-Rehab Injury Rehabilitation
NOT FOR:
Increasing Flexibility, Acute Injury Rehab