| It has been long established that weight | | | | Aerobic exercises are those that increase |
| training for muscle gain is the best possible | | | | calorie burn and give you a fine sculpted |
| way to get a great looking body, permanently. | | | | body. If it is weight and bulk that you want, |
| The focus here is not on looks alone. You can | | | | then it is the resistance exercises that you |
| get a great looking body by a number of | | | | need to concentrate upon. These are the ones |
| different methods, but, you also want to | | | | you do with weights, progressively increasing |
| ensure that the results are permanent and | | | | the load you place on your body as it |
| that the process is safe and healthy. Weight | | | | develops greater strength. I would recommend |
| training is the ideal way to ensure both. How | | | | that you focus more on the free weight |
| does weight training help you with muscle | | | | exercises rather than going in for expensive |
| gain? Well, every time you exercise a | | | | machines and gym subscriptions. Give It Time |
| particular muscle beyond its present | | | | Another issue with weight training pertains |
| capability, you stimulate it into growing. It | | | | to patience. Most of us have not got that |
| is quite like doing math sums. If you just | | | | spare tire overnight. It has taken many |
| kept on adding 2+2, I doubt if your brain | | | | months if not years of neglect to get it |
| would develop much, but if you move | | | | there. Do not expect it to go off in a week |
| progressively into more difficult areas, you | | | | either. In fact, sensible exercise should see |
| grow. So it is with muscles. Using weights, | | | | the flab melt away steadily and being |
| you give the muscle progressively harder | | | | replaced, equally steadily with muscle. |
| tasks - and the body responds by making that | | | | Miracles do not happen overnight. It would be |
| particular muscle stronger and more | | | | wrong to expect anything else. How do you |
| developed. Seen this way, it is clear that | | | | judge if a weight is right for you? To begin |
| your weight training program has to be | | | | with, any weight must be exactly that, a |
| structured and focused. Just mucking around | | | | weight. With the right weight, you should be |
| with weights won't do. It also has to be | | | | able to do a max of about eight to ten |
| challenging. You have to make those muscles | | | | repetitions. When you work out with such a |
| work a little beyond what they can do today. | | | | weight, you actually challenge your body to |
| That is when growth occurs. And when your | | | | develop. If you can repeat an exercise more |
| muscles get into the growth mode, you need to | | | | than ten times, the weight you are using is |
| ensure that the body has plenty of material | | | | insufficient and will not induce sufficient |
| required for growth by taking a good diet | | | | muscle growth. Finally a word about diet, |
| well-fortified with extra nutrients and | | | | remember that you are pushing your body to |
| vitamins. Aerobics vs. Weight Training The | | | | the limit. Ensure you are taking in adequate |
| right type of weight training for muscle gain | | | | proteins, carbohydrates and some fats. You |
| is the key to gaining muscle mass. It is | | | | will get the best results if you combine a |
| important to understand the difference | | | | good diet with well planned weight training |
| between aerobic and resistance exercises. | | | | for muscle gain. |