Learn Strength Training Excercises
Strength training helps you loose weight and keeps your body strong. It is important to understand the basic concepts of strength training to get the mot out of it. Lifting weight will boost metabolism, because muscle burns more calories than non muscle so increasing them increase the calories you burn.
Overload - means lifting enough so that you can only complete the reps you are currently doing with the last rep being a struggle but done in good form.
Progression - To keep progressing in your workouts you need to change the amount of weight as well as the actual exercises periodically, e.g., every week or month. This will prevent hitting plateaus where you do not progress.
Specificity - Means concentrate your work on goals. If are not focused on goals the results will be less than desired.
Rest and Recovery - Do not work the same muscle groups two days in a row. They need to rest after a workout to grow and change. The muscles do not grow during a workout, this happens afterwards while they are at rest.
Always warm up -This helps to avoid injuries. Do a light cardio workout or a workout with light weights.
Lift and lower your weights slowly - If momentum is needed too much weight is being lifted. Swinging the weighs for momentum will cause injury.
Breathe - Do not hold your breath, your body needs the oxygen.
Stand up strait - Engage the abs with each movement to protect the back. The abs are core muscles that help to stabilize the back. Not engaging the abs can lead to back injury.
Beginners should chose 8 - 12 exercises to start with and at least one for each muscle group. These groups are: chest; back; shoulders; biceps; triceps; quadriceps; hamstrings; calves and abdominals. Start the workout with the large muscle groups and work toward the small groups. Do 8-12 reps for muscle strength and 10 - 15 for endurance. Most people do 3 -5 sets of reps per workout.
Rest between exercises - higher intensity exercises require more rest than lighter exercises.