To Know About Weight Training

To Know About Weight Training

If you're new to weight training, it's important to understand what your body is going through. Your muscles react to different exercises in various ways and there are reasons why athletes shape their workouts to fit their exact goals. As a beginner, you'll find it beneficial to know a few basic facts about your new endeavor at the gym.

1.You Don`t Have to Be Big to Be Strong

Strength training involves training the muscles and the nervous system-together they make what is called the neuromuscular system. Having big muscles doesn`t guarantee that you will be stronger than someone with smaller muscles who train for strength. It depends on how you train and your natural ability.

2.Free Weights Activate More Muscles Than Machine Weights

Free weights generally require muscles other than those in the target muscle group to stabilize the weight when you move it.With machines, the weighted path is restricted and controlled by the structure of the machinery. As a result, fewer ancillary muscles are required during the lift, pull, or push.

Even so, machine weights do an excellent job of challenging muscles. You can get the best variety and results if you do a combination of both free weights and machine weights.

3.It`s Difficult to Increase Muscle While Losing Fat

It is not impossible, but it is unlikely that you can lose body fat and increase muscle at the same time. The body does not deal well with contradictory metabolic phases-in this case, losing and gaining at the same time. The best you can probably hope for is to maintain muscle while losing fat.