subject: Why Weight Lifting Is An Exercise That Delivers Top Health Benefits [print this page] Why Weight Lifting Is An Exercise That Delivers Top Health Benefits
By Vince DelMonte
While some individuals are strictly interested in obtaining muscle for aesthetics, for most people, this isnt an interest. Instead, youre more interested in knowing what health benefits weight lifting will have for you
Far too many people overlook the many health and fitness benefits that weight training has to offer, and because of this, experience problems down the road with their body such as decreased bone density, a slowed metabolic rate, increased stress levels and other negative consequences that are associated with constant stress.
Increased Bone Density
Weight lifting, being one of the best weight bearing exercises you can do, will increase your bone density and help ward off osteoporosis or stress fractures in the future.
Many people think running is the best exercise for increasing bone density, but this isnt necessarily true. If the truth is told, running actually promotes muscle breakdown in the body, while weight lifting, being an anabolic process, helps to promote the building of tissues.
Therefore, weight lifting is going to be much better at preserving your bone mass, not to mention its far less impact than going for an hour run.
Decreased Frequency of Injuries
When you strength train, not only are your muscles going to get stronger, but youll also work the ligaments and tendons that are connecting bones, muscles, and other tissues, thus reducing the chance they become injured when participating in other physical activities.
If youve ever been injured, you know just how frustrating this can be. In about 80% of all injury cases, the injury is a direct result of a tendon, ligament, or muscle not being strong enough when a stressful force is applied.
Since weight training will really hit all those deep tendons and ligaments, its the best injury prevention out there.
Reduction of Health Related Risks
Numerous studies have demonstrated that regular weight training can have a positive effect on health by showing reductions in the rate of insulin resistance, blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer.
If you couple a solid weight training program then with a well-thought out diet, youll be putting your best foot forward at warding off these chronic problems
Prevention of Fat Gain
The more you weight lift, the higher your metabolism will be, thus the more food you can eat while maintaining your weight. If that isnt good news for your future and the fight against body fat, Im not sure what is.
Now, with all of this said, one big problem many people run into is the thinking pattern that using a muscle building program will make you big and bulky.
This is most certainly not the case.
Lets look at an analogy to gain an understanding of this.
Pretend you have two teams and each are going to try and build a house using the exact same building technique.
One team is given 10,000 bricks to construct this house, and the second team is given only 1,000 bricks.
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The choice should be obvious team one since they have more bricks to build it with.
Now, think of those bricks as being the calories you put into your body. Unless youre supplying enough calories, you arent going to build really big muscles. This is precisely what makes bodybuilders look like bodybuilders.
Its not just about the way they train, but more about the way they eat (if youve ever had a teenage son in the growing process in your house, you likely know just how much food must be consumed when growing at rapid rates).
Whether its growing in height during puberty or trying to build bigger muscles later on, calories must be supplied for this growth process to take place.
You cant build a house out of nothing. Likewise, you can workout all you want, but if those building blocks in the form of amino acids, carbohydrates, and dietary fats are not there, you arent going to see too much muscle growth.
So, dont get caught thinking that just because you add weight lifting to your workouts, youre going to develop large bulky muscles. If you control your diet, this simply will not happen.
So, hopefully it is clear now that just because youre weight lifting, it does not mean you will end up with bulky muscles as a result. Many people make this incorrect assumption but it really is the diet that makes all the difference in how this weight lifting will shape your body.
When you make the decision to work with me using my 6-Pack Ab Quest program, Ill take you through the weight lifting and ab techniques that will provide maximum results with minimal effort on your part (why spend more time in the gym than you have to?), as well as provide you with meal plans that are custom designed to ensure you get the best results from your training without the muscle bulk in fact, the plans are formulated to help you shed the fat so you look leaner and more defined.
Not choosing to include weight training as part of your current workout program is without-a-doubt the biggest mistake you could make as far as your long-term health and fitness level is concerned. Dont let this exercise pass you by any longer.
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I thank you for taking the time to read this short report and I sincerely hope you take action
and make your life happier and wealthier for the better.
