| If you have weight lifting experience, you probably | | | | many you should be doing. |
| know that getting bigger and getting stronger have a | | | | Long rest periods |
| strong correlation between them. If you take a look at | | | | While in bodybuilding you need to get as tired as |
| powerlifters, weightlifters or strongmen, you will see a | | | | possible, if you're doing strength training, you should |
| number of good examples. The conclusion here is that | | | | avoid getting tired. When you avoid being tired, you |
| if you want to improve your looks, you need to | | | | allow your body to recover a lot in the period of time |
| improve your strength first, or you can't reach your | | | | between sets. If you rest for a few minutes (3-6 |
| goals. After you go through a period of normal | | | | minutes), it should be enough. How much time exactly |
| bodybuilding, you need to move to a training plan that is | | | | is influenced by the exercise you're doing at the time. In |
| oriented towards strength. When you want to design a | | | | some cases, powerlifters will take breaks that take up |
| strength program, there are a number of basic things | | | | to fifteen minutes between deadlifts or heavy squats. |
| you should do: | | | | Higher frequency |
| Lower reps | | | | As you exercise, you get better at doing things. That's |
| You can use heavier weights if you do a smaller | | | | why strength athletes that are professional train two |
| number of reps. Heavy weights also allow you to build | | | | or three times each day, six days a week. Even |
| strength faster. If you can do at least 6 reps, it's time | | | | though amateurs like us aren't helped much by this |
| to increase the weights. When you're able to do 1-3 | | | | type of training, it can still give us an idea on how to |
| reps, that's when your strength increases. 4-6 reps | | | | boost the strength in a quick way. If you train often |
| allow you to get extra mass. | | | | enough, and you take the time to recover, this method |
| Higher sets | | | | can help you. |
| Since you do a small number of sets, you need to | | | | What you read so far are just a few tips that can help |
| compensate elsewhere, so you have to do more sets. | | | | you get stronger. If you want to gain muscle and extra |
| There is no magic number here. You can do between | | | | strength, good training programs, supplements and a |
| 5 and 12 sets for each of the exercises. Your goals, | | | | good diet can help a lot. |
| number of reps and work capacity influence how | | | | |