Handling Disappointment in Weight Lifting
July 19, 2009 by Kris Jones
Filed under Weight Lifting
Being disappointed in your results happens in weight lifting. As fun as it is to realize gains every 2-4 weeks, inevitably you have to know that your improvements will slow down and eventually stop. This isn’t being pessimistic, it’s just realistic part of physical nature. What it doesn’t signal is that your total overall growth has to stop.
When I hit a huge wall when I finally got to bench pressing 225 lbs, I was searching for answers. Before it seemed that whenver I applied myself, I made gains and lifted more. I was still using …read more
Mix Your Workouts For More Strength
July 7, 2009 by Kris Jones
Filed under Weight Lifting
Most men hit the gym for bigger muscles. The focus has been on appearance rather than performance. The result is more men focus on building bigger muscles by lifting heavier weight continually. However, they’re not as strong as the guys that mix their workouts to include lighter and more moderate weight as well as heavy weight.
Here’s a workout for lifting for strength:
Day A: Heavy weight, low reps
Day B: Medium weight, full reps
Day C: Light weight, high reps
If you think about this program, it makes a lot of sense why it works. First, it will take much …read more




