You hear it all the time.
"Go Heavy Or Go Home" The idea that if you are not going as heavy as possible then you are wasting your time has been around for a long time.
Is this really the truth? I want to examine this question in this article.
There are 2 kinds of heavy.
There is HEAVY, and there is personal heavy.
A professional bodybuilder dead lifting 900 pounds is Heavy.
Bench pressing 185 pounds for 10 reps is heavy for me, so that makes it personal heavy.
Heavy for all intents and purposes is the heaviest weight that you can move for any specific number of reps.
If you can do any 150 pounds on any given exercise for 8 reps and you do not get 8 reps done, you did not go heavy.
Does this mean that you can go for moderate to high reps and still be going "heavy"? Yes, as long as you cannot complete any more reps when you are done the exercise.
Going heavy should never have anything to do with what your ego is telling you.
You should always maintain good form when you are performing any kind of lift.
Letting your ego get in the way will only get you injured, and slow your progress.
I look at heavy as lifting the proper amount of weight in order to stimulate muscle growth.
Everyone responds differently to training.
For me I have found that anywhere between 4 to 6 reps is best for my weight training routine.
I like the volume a little on the high side for my sets.
I usually will do 5 to 8 sets per exercise.
All of my working sets are performed at my personal heavy.
Heavy weights are the best way to stimulate the most growth in your muscle fibers.
So the answer to whether or not going heavy is best is yes.
But it all depends on what your personal heavy is not what pro bodybuilders call heavy.
If you keep this in mind you will progress nicely and you will also stay injury free.
Do not let your ego over ride what your body is capable.
"Go Heavy Or Go Home" The idea that if you are not going as heavy as possible then you are wasting your time has been around for a long time.
Is this really the truth? I want to examine this question in this article.
There are 2 kinds of heavy.
There is HEAVY, and there is personal heavy.
A professional bodybuilder dead lifting 900 pounds is Heavy.
Bench pressing 185 pounds for 10 reps is heavy for me, so that makes it personal heavy.
Heavy for all intents and purposes is the heaviest weight that you can move for any specific number of reps.
If you can do any 150 pounds on any given exercise for 8 reps and you do not get 8 reps done, you did not go heavy.
Does this mean that you can go for moderate to high reps and still be going "heavy"? Yes, as long as you cannot complete any more reps when you are done the exercise.
Going heavy should never have anything to do with what your ego is telling you.
You should always maintain good form when you are performing any kind of lift.
Letting your ego get in the way will only get you injured, and slow your progress.
I look at heavy as lifting the proper amount of weight in order to stimulate muscle growth.
Everyone responds differently to training.
For me I have found that anywhere between 4 to 6 reps is best for my weight training routine.
I like the volume a little on the high side for my sets.
I usually will do 5 to 8 sets per exercise.
All of my working sets are performed at my personal heavy.
Heavy weights are the best way to stimulate the most growth in your muscle fibers.
So the answer to whether or not going heavy is best is yes.
But it all depends on what your personal heavy is not what pro bodybuilders call heavy.
If you keep this in mind you will progress nicely and you will also stay injury free.
Do not let your ego over ride what your body is capable.