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Discover How You Can Double The Results Of Your Muscles Exercise

Author : Romolo Lerza


         


Copyright (c) 2010 Romolo Lerza

Is there one thing that you can do when exercising your muscles to double the results? What if I told you that by applying one simple technique, without having to be in the gym any longer then you do already, you could see much faster results?

Normally what people do in the gym is reps of 8 to 10 repetitions, but really no one has proven that this is the right way, the truth is that there is no real, or magic number and reps should be altered according to the conditions you're in, the nature of the exercise and what you're trying to achieve. Having said that for muscled exercise it is good to understand repetitions and to apply the right number of repetitions.

Neurological and metabolic continuum refers to the amount of weight you lift related to one repetition maximum and this determines how much tension the muscle is producing. To build strength and achieve the desired results it is important to understand the level of strain you put on your muscles. Some research has shown that repetition in the 6 to 15 ranges can increase strength and muscles growth at a much higher rate then 1 to 5 repetition.

Muscle growth is the objective for bodybuilder, but low repetition is not always the answer, research shows that it depends from the type of muscle and this needs to be understood. To produce greater level of tension low repetition can be ideal, this also leads to a higher growth reaction.

This leads us to another question, which is, Should Repetition Dictate the Weight for Optimal Muscles and Fitness Exercise Routine?

To obtain maximum results, which is what we all want when doing muscles exercises, we have to push always harder and produce maximal voluntary contractions. It is necessary to overload the muscle in order to get it to grow, muscles which are not overloaded will not grow because they have no reason to do it and there is no reason for them to get bigger. So talking about results it is fair to say that when creating a muscle and fitness exercise routine you should decide the effect the training you are going to undertake should have, this in turn will determine the repetition style you will use. One rule that applies to the weight you should be lifting is based on the number of repetition you can do with that weight, if you can't do 8 repetitions it means that the weight is too heavy, on the other hand if you can easily do more than 12 repetitions it means that the weight is too light. Some days though we may not feel as well as others, and this is important and has to be taken into consideration when exercising, in those days we may decide not to lift as much weight as we would on a day when we feel full of energy and strength.


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This article was written by one of out team members Rom from the Muscle and Fitness Exercise team. Rom is passionate about health and fitness and has been involved in the fitness industry for many years and loves sharing is knowledge. For more information on the subject please visit => http://www.muscleandfitnessexercise.com


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