The Missing Link To Strength Training
07/10/2010
The Missing Link To Strength Training
By Ron Taggy
Strength training is more about following certain guidelines
than the exact training method that you use. For example, it is
not required that you have to lift weights to increase your
strength or your body composition. In fact, some of the best
ways to strengthen your muscles is by lifting your own body
weight, such as doing pull-ups and chin-ups.
The reason for this is because the key to strength training is
muscular tension. Your body only understands the amount of
muscle tension you're experiencing, and not how you go about
creating that muscle tension. As long as it's within your body's
ability to handle the muscle tension, the higher the tension you
create, the greater the stimulation of the muscle.
The body won't become stronger unless it has a reason to. This
means that to grow your strength, you must exceed your current
ability. To do this, you usually increase the weight or reps.
Unfortunately, this causes your muscle joints to become
stressed, your nervous system and immune system to weaken and
even causes mental stress because you're constantly trying to
reach a new goal.
Actually, there are alternative ways to exceed your current
ability without the potential for negative side effects that you
get by simply increasing your weight and reps. The missing link
seems to be in strengthening your nervous system. By having a
tough nervous system, your body will more easily able to exceed
its current ability.
The way to improve your nervous system is simply doing
push-ups, chin-ups, sprinting and other three-dimensional
exercises. For example, let's look at gymnasts. Very rarely do
they do isolation exercises to develop their bicep and tricep
muscles. However, when you compare the strength of their arms
with some of the strongest body builders in the world, you will
find a gymnast often has more strength, pound for pound.
It's important to remember that if you try to increase your
strength only by doing extra reps and increasing the amount of
weight lifted without developing a strong nervous system, it
will cause your body to become fatigued quicker and even make
you more susceptible to sickness.
Finally, it is said that you cannot manage what you do not
measure. This means that you should measure much more than
simply the weights and reps you are doing. Measure when you make
your biggest gains -- is it in the morning, the afternoon or
later in the evening? Also, observe how your diet affects your
strength training. By tracking different factors and isolating
them, you can find out what best helps you make your
improvements, so you can focus on those aspects.
Besides, the body has the ability to quickly adapt to specific
types of training. In other words, if you continue to do the
same thing over and over again, you will find diminished
results. Make sure to mix up your strength training program to
include exercises that are specifically designed to boost your
nervous system. These tips will go a long way in helping with
your strength training regimen.
About the Author: The author is part of an expert fitness team,
that has launched a comprehensive guide on Bowflex equipment. To
read about our independent reviews, user videos and low price
alerts for the Bowflex models and how they can help achieve your
fitness goals, visit http://bowflex-review.com/Revolution.html
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By Ron Taggy
Strength training is more about following certain guidelines
than the exact training method that you use. For example, it is
not required that you have to lift weights to increase your
strength or your body composition. In fact, some of the best
ways to strengthen your muscles is by lifting your own body
weight, such as doing pull-ups and chin-ups.
The reason for this is because the key to strength training is
muscular tension. Your body only understands the amount of
muscle tension you're experiencing, and not how you go about
creating that muscle tension. As long as it's within your body's
ability to handle the muscle tension, the higher the tension you
create, the greater the stimulation of the muscle.
The body won't become stronger unless it has a reason to. This
means that to grow your strength, you must exceed your current
ability. To do this, you usually increase the weight or reps.
Unfortunately, this causes your muscle joints to become
stressed, your nervous system and immune system to weaken and
even causes mental stress because you're constantly trying to
reach a new goal.
Actually, there are alternative ways to exceed your current
ability without the potential for negative side effects that you
get by simply increasing your weight and reps. The missing link
seems to be in strengthening your nervous system. By having a
tough nervous system, your body will more easily able to exceed
its current ability.
The way to improve your nervous system is simply doing
push-ups, chin-ups, sprinting and other three-dimensional
exercises. For example, let's look at gymnasts. Very rarely do
they do isolation exercises to develop their bicep and tricep
muscles. However, when you compare the strength of their arms
with some of the strongest body builders in the world, you will
find a gymnast often has more strength, pound for pound.
It's important to remember that if you try to increase your
strength only by doing extra reps and increasing the amount of
weight lifted without developing a strong nervous system, it
will cause your body to become fatigued quicker and even make
you more susceptible to sickness.
Finally, it is said that you cannot manage what you do not
measure. This means that you should measure much more than
simply the weights and reps you are doing. Measure when you make
your biggest gains -- is it in the morning, the afternoon or
later in the evening? Also, observe how your diet affects your
strength training. By tracking different factors and isolating
them, you can find out what best helps you make your
improvements, so you can focus on those aspects.
Besides, the body has the ability to quickly adapt to specific
types of training. In other words, if you continue to do the
same thing over and over again, you will find diminished
results. Make sure to mix up your strength training program to
include exercises that are specifically designed to boost your
nervous system. These tips will go a long way in helping with
your strength training regimen.
About the Author: The author is part of an expert fitness team,
that has launched a comprehensive guide on Bowflex equipment. To
read about our independent reviews, user videos and low price
alerts for the Bowflex models and how they can help achieve your
fitness goals, visit http://bowflex-review.com/Revolution.html
Source: http://www.isnare.com
Permanent Link:
http://www.isnare.com/?aid=225893&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet
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