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14 Benefits of Strength Training

If you could do one thing to improve your health, strength training should be at the top of your list. It involves using one or more muscle groups to perform a specific task, such as lifting a weight or squatting.<br><br>Due to the growing body of evidence supporting its many benefits, strength training has become a fundamental part of most exercise programs. If youu2019ve ever considered strength training, you may wonder how it will benefit your life.

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14 Benefits of Strength Training

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  1. 14 Benefits of Strength Training

  2. What is strength training? Strength training is also known as weight training, resistance training, and muscular training. The general definition of strength training is any physical movement in which you use your body weight or equipment (e.g., dumbbells and resistance bands) to build muscle mass, strength, and endurance. The main types of strength training include :

  3. Muscular hypertrophy. Also known as muscle building, this type of strength training uses moderate-to-heavy weights to stimulate muscle growth. • Muscular endurance. This refers to your muscles’ ability to sustain exercise for a period of time. Training to increase muscular endurance usually involves high reps using light weights or body weight. • Circuit training. During this form of full-body conditioning, you cycle through various exercises with little to no rest between them. • Maximum muscular strength. This type of exercise involves low reps (usually 2–6) and heavy weights to improve your overall strength. It’s best reserved for experienced exercisers who have mastered their form.

  4. Explosive power. This training combines power and speed to improve your power output. It’s usually employed among trained athletes to improve their ability to perform explosive movements in their sport. Most people focus on muscular endurance, circuit training, and muscular hypertrophy as part of their strength-training routine, while strength and power training are usually reserved for experienced athletes .

  5. Depending on the type of strength training you choose to reach your goals, you can use various equipment • Body weight: using your own body weight and the force of gravity to perform various movements (e.g., pushups, squats, planks, pullups, and lunges) • Free weights: equipment not bound to the floor or a machine, such as dumbbells, barbells, kettlebells, medicine balls, or objects around the house

  6. Resistance bands/loop bands: rubber bands that provide resistance when stretched • Weight machines: machines with adjustable weights or hydraulics attached to provide resistance and stress to the muscles • Suspension equipment: consists of ropes or straps that are anchored to a sturdy point in which a person uses their body weight and gravity to perform various exercises

  7. Regardless of the type of strength training you perform, the goal is to put your muscles under tension to allow neuromuscular adaptations and stimulate muscle growth. With regular practice, your muscles will become stronger.

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