Bodybuilders and competitive athletes whose goals often are increased strength, power, and/or more muscle mass typically will utilize heavy resistance to get there.
Competitive power-lifters will use similar training principles that are based on low-volume repetitions and high intensity resistance (one to three repetition maximum sets are common).
In fact, if you are an aspiring young bodybuilder or competitive athlete seeking improved performance, you are going to have to put forth some serious work to achieve those goals.
There are a whole myriad of training techniques one can employ to achieve any particular goal; so many, in fact, that It would require more than a single page article to discuss them all at length.
This particular article will address one of the most critical components of any successful personal training program...
variation.
Variation simply refers to any changes made to an existing fitness routine.
The human body goes through a very defined series of changes when one begins a dedicated personal fitness routine.
The first step is shock; the shock of either a new routine, and/or the initial load placed upon the body.
It is during the shock phase that the muscles grow and gains are achieved.
In a fairly short period of time (as little as two - three weeks in some cases), without changing the exercise stimuli, the body becomes accustomed to the present load and begins to adapt.
It is during this second phase that you realize that those sets are not nearly as difficult to perform as they were in the beginning.
If subtle changes aren't made to the routine as the body continues to adapt, the last phase-staleness begins.
There will be no significant gains after the routine becomes stale without making some changes.
In order to avoid staleness, it is imperative that variation remains a major part of any fitness routine.
Any reputable personal trainer carries a whole arsenal of training methods and techniques in his or her repertoire, all designed and implemented to achieve a healthy variety of stimuli.
Training stimuli are significant because each individual muscle group requires a particular sort of stimuli to recruit the maximum number of fast-twitch muscle fibers that are major factors in significant muscle growth.
For example: An individual performing standing biceps curls does so with the intent of stimulating the fast-twitch fibers of the biceps in an effort to increase strength, power, endurance, or muscle mass of the biceps.
While traditional biceps curls are certainly effective in reaching those gains, a seated preacher curl (machine or bench) will provide the same gains via a different stimulus.
This variation is significant in targeting the biceps because the technique is somewhat different from the standing biceps curl mentioned earlier.
As you can see, variation is one of the primary keys to continued gains and success.
It also helps ensure that you won't get burned out or bored with your training routine.
Burnout and boredom can lead to missed training days, which ultimately will cancel out any significant gains made in a relatively short period of time.
Competitive power-lifters will use similar training principles that are based on low-volume repetitions and high intensity resistance (one to three repetition maximum sets are common).
In fact, if you are an aspiring young bodybuilder or competitive athlete seeking improved performance, you are going to have to put forth some serious work to achieve those goals.
There are a whole myriad of training techniques one can employ to achieve any particular goal; so many, in fact, that It would require more than a single page article to discuss them all at length.
This particular article will address one of the most critical components of any successful personal training program...
variation.
Variation simply refers to any changes made to an existing fitness routine.
The human body goes through a very defined series of changes when one begins a dedicated personal fitness routine.
The first step is shock; the shock of either a new routine, and/or the initial load placed upon the body.
It is during the shock phase that the muscles grow and gains are achieved.
In a fairly short period of time (as little as two - three weeks in some cases), without changing the exercise stimuli, the body becomes accustomed to the present load and begins to adapt.
It is during this second phase that you realize that those sets are not nearly as difficult to perform as they were in the beginning.
If subtle changes aren't made to the routine as the body continues to adapt, the last phase-staleness begins.
There will be no significant gains after the routine becomes stale without making some changes.
In order to avoid staleness, it is imperative that variation remains a major part of any fitness routine.
Any reputable personal trainer carries a whole arsenal of training methods and techniques in his or her repertoire, all designed and implemented to achieve a healthy variety of stimuli.
Training stimuli are significant because each individual muscle group requires a particular sort of stimuli to recruit the maximum number of fast-twitch muscle fibers that are major factors in significant muscle growth.
For example: An individual performing standing biceps curls does so with the intent of stimulating the fast-twitch fibers of the biceps in an effort to increase strength, power, endurance, or muscle mass of the biceps.
While traditional biceps curls are certainly effective in reaching those gains, a seated preacher curl (machine or bench) will provide the same gains via a different stimulus.
This variation is significant in targeting the biceps because the technique is somewhat different from the standing biceps curl mentioned earlier.
As you can see, variation is one of the primary keys to continued gains and success.
It also helps ensure that you won't get burned out or bored with your training routine.
Burnout and boredom can lead to missed training days, which ultimately will cancel out any significant gains made in a relatively short period of time.
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