Heavy weight lifting

Through a series of easy to remember cues, Chris Duffin has developed a way for you to be sure your body is properly positioned so you can lift more weight without injuring yourself.

In three words, this plan is simple, strong, and effective. You crush the big lifts each session, then bro out for 15 minutes before heading back to real life. What could be better?

It is commonly believed that heavy weights are best when it comes to muscle growth. What happens when lighter weights are lifted to failure with high reps?

If you simply lift light weights and high reps, you won't create strong contractions in the muscle. Strong contractions are what create firm and tight muscles.

Judd Lienhard on Instagram: "We can neglect things when we are younger and still move and feel great. Not so much as we age. Pushing weight, staying up late, feeling great, ain't gonna happen anymore, trust. Lift heavy, but use less volume. Spend more time doing things to help you move well or you.....won't. #40sfitness #fitinyour40s #stayyoung #stayfit #nevergrowold #useitorloseit"

There's a time and a place to ditch perfect form in the gym. Learning how and when to do that can help you build more muscle and break through plateaus.

Take your workouts to the next level with isometrics. The classic training principle just might help you set new maxes in the bench press, deadlift, squat, and shoulder press.

Conventional wisdom has us convinced that high reps and light weights builds muscle endurance and makes little contribution to gains in muscle mass. Is this a valid perspective? Well, let's take a look at what research has to say regarding lifting with heavy weights versus light weights to build muscle.

Are High Reps or Heavy Weights Best for Building Muscle? Before we get into anything let’s be clear what we mean by building muscle, we are talking about increasing the muscle size (hypertrophy) not increasing strength.