Strength Training

I've just got back from my new shiny gym, and I hurt. More so than usual, but still in a good way. Tonight I started my first cycle of strength training. I've mentioned before that when I began I was lifting three sets of fifteen reps to get my body used to weight training. Then I reduced that down to three sets of ten to twelve reps with slightly heavier weights.

However, I've now got to the point where I felt I needed to shock my body with something a little different. I dismissed the more outlandish ideas of crocodile wrestling and extreme ironing, and instead opted to keep it in the gym. Therefore tonight I started my first cycle of strength training - lifting much heavier weights in five sets of five reps.
The science is simple - by reducing the number of repetitions per set you can lift more weight per repetition, thus pushing the body harder and getting bigger results. It's size that I'm after at the moment, I'd love to see some decent lean muscle bulk added to my frame. As I've mentioned before, the more muscle you have the more fat you burn!

It's not just bigger muscles that can be acheieved via this method though. The clue is in the name - you also, obviously, get stronger. Which is useful in all walks of life.

However, if you're not convinced that strength training is the way for you, then consider some of these other methods, as recommended by Strenght Coach "Chuck Berry" (or Will Ferrell to you and me!)