ok anyone know the answer to this? i have heard that body builders use light weights and a lot of time with these to build muscle instead of heavy weights. is it true that heavy weight-lifting does increase strength but not muscle mass as much as the first method. anyone clear this up?
PLIVELY34 Fri 25/07/08 09:23
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Doing a lot of repetitions with lighter weights will increase your muscle mass, stamina and strength without putting yourself at risk of injury.
If you can only lift a heavy weight 5 times, and a lighter weight 3 x 20 times the lighter weights will do you more good.
But there is no reason why you can't do a mix - lots of repetitions with lighter weights and a few lifts with heavy weights. Just be sensible. Injury will stop you training and will do you no good at all.
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hi, rather large bodybuilder here of 22 yrs experience.
light weights do not build big muscles, big weights = big muscles
not that easy though obviously, you also need a high calorie, high protein, low fat diet broke down into 6 to 8 meals a day to provide the muscles with a constant supply of protein for growth.
rest is also very important, both resting in between workouts and a good 8 rs of sleep a night to allow your body to repair and recover.
when training heavy its essential that you warm up thoroughly to help avoid injury, that you do not over-train as well. your workouts should be short (1 hr max, 4 to 5 times a week) but very intensive. larger body parts such as chest, back, legs, delts need more exercises and sets than the smaller ones such as biceps, triceps, traps.
buy yourself a couple of bodybuilding mags such as flex and learn from then or try a personal trainer just for 1 or 2 sessions.
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No. as Gucci Man said light weights won't build muscle, but will help to define muscle. You can only increase muscle mass by doing heavier weights, obviously with heavier weights, it's not possible to do very high reps.
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