Weight training doesn't mean just using barbells - it involves much more than that and is most often combined with aerobic activity during the "circuit."
Ever wondered how over the years there has been a surge of different strength training techniques that have come onto the market and then just faded away. Are you sick and tired of getting nowhere in the gym?
Bodybuilding by weightlifting if done wrongly is a sure recipe for injuries. Sometimes even painful and permanent injuries that will derail your bodybuilding program.
Strength training is often thought of as the lurking ground for the strong and muscular among us. Only a few years ago the free weight area was a breeding ground for modern day Herculean men.
Much has been written about the benefits of cardiovascular training. Until recently, however, little attention has been given to strength training, an important component of a balanced fitness program.
Strength training after fifty is no longer for those people who are having some sort of mid-life crisis. In fact, doctors are literally writing prescriptions to get this generation up and moving.
It's an unfortunate reality that throughout the years there has been a growth of strength training techniques without any scientific proof to back them up.
A good source of protein is essential in any weight lifting program. Protein is needed to build and retain muscles but may not be easy find in an everyday diet.
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