When most people weight train, they usually do it because they want to get bigger muscles.
Now, there is nothing wrong with this, but what if you want to get stronger? There is not near as much information out there regarding getting stronger as there is getting bigger.
In this article we are going to teach you how to lift weights to get your stronger and not just focus on getting bigger.
1-Decide which exercises to focus on Do you know exactly which exercises you want to get stronger in? For a lot of people it is the bench press.
For other people they want to get their squat stronger so they can be a better athlete.
Whatever the case may be, you need to decide what exercises you want to get stronger in.
We recommend you choose three.
2-Train those exercises often If you want to get better at a particular skill, such as dribbling a basketball, what do you do? You pick up a basketball and dribble it a lot, usually every day.
The same is true with weight training.
If you want to get stronger, you need to perform those lifts a lot.
We do not recommend every day because that will cause you to over train.
But doing it three days a week is perfect.
3-Make sure you are lifting heavy If you are not lifting heavy, you will not be getting stronger.
Lifting heavy is one of the keys to getting as strong as possible.
Do you really think you can get stronger if you are not pushing your muscles to the max of their ability? Focus on three to five reps per set.