TurboCharged Strength Training

People often question whether our mini-strength sessions can really build strength and lean body mass.  People think that you need weights or much more exercise in order to reach your fitness and body composition goals.

Strength training is necessary for muscle maintenance and optimal health.  There are many ways to accomplish this goal.  Some are easier than others and often personal preferences, physical condition and time constraints come into play.  The bottom line when it comes to maintaining or building muscles is: use it or lose it.  Just think about what happens when someone needs to wear a cast while a broken bone is healing.  When the cast is removed, the muscle atrophy is obvious.  Lack of use is the cause.  The muscle comes back when limb is allowed to work again.

Many people believe that heavy weights are needed to build muscle.  However, a new study shows this is not the case.

“The study, led by Stuart Phillips at McMaster University in Ontario, examined a group of 21-year-old men who were all weight-lifting novices.  Three times a week, the men did knee extensions on a weight machine; on one leg, they lifted 80 percent of the maximum weight they could lift to fatigue, for eight to 10 reps.  On the other leg, they lifted 30 percent max to fatigue, at around 25 reps. Comparing MRIs of the men’s quadriceps before and after 10 weeks of training, they found that there wasn’t much difference in muscle change between the heavy and light lifters.”
The TurboCharged mini-strength sessions are very effective for conditioning, maintaining and building muscle.  Natural muscle size potential is genetic.  Any method which stresses your muscles intensely, progressively and consistently will do the trick.  When performed as directed, the mini-sessions fit the bill perfectly: they can be done anywhere; don’t require a gym membership; they can be done by anyone; they are safe and can be easily made progressively harder and more intense.  In addition, they place minimal metabolic stress on your body even though the weekly volume can really add up when 3-5 sessions per day are done daily and consistently.

Your thoughts and comments are always welcome.
Source:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/06/light-weights-lifting-muscle-mass_n_1478551.html?view=print&comm_ref=false