Lift Heavy

This is part one of an eight part series titled "8 Principles of the Defined Fitness Training Philosophy". Over the next eight weeks we will be writing a short post about each part of the training philosophy we use here are DF and make part of each workout.

Number One: Lift Heavy

To change your body you need to stimulate your metabolism. What drives the metabolism? Your muscles, right? So if we need to stimulate the metabolism by working the muscles does it make more sense to do it with light weights and lots of reps or heavy weight and low reps? Which will require the greatest muscular demand? 

Answer: Heavy weight, low reps.

But why?

The heavier the weight that is lifted is, requires more muscle fibers needed to fire to lift the weight. With a lighter weight your body will only fire just enough muscle fibers to lift it, no matter how many reps you do. So the heavier weight creates a greater stimulus on the metabolism, resulting in a great change in your body.

Check back next week for Number Two!

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