Weight Lifting Programs- Want to get BIG?

Weight Lifting Programs- Want to get BIG? (Probably not THAT BIG!!!)

Weight lifting programs are a key to getting big or ripped. But many guys lift weights and then immediately go over and run on the treadmill for 30 minutes. This is counterproductive.

How many times have to seen a marathoner or runner in general with big ripped muscles? Probably not too often. The reason is, that running and other endurance type exercises cause your muscles to shrink. This makes the muscle fibers more metabolically efficient, which in turn allows the runner to go long and hard without getting exhausted to quickly.

But if you’re trying to build muscle mass then running for long periods of time is only negating a lot of the work you just did with the weights. If your like me the goal is to build muscle mass but stay lean at the same time, if not actually lose some fat.

Here’s the way to do it. Separate your cardio days from your weight training days as much as possible. And instead of running or biking for long periods of time at a steady speed, do interval training for a shorter duration of time.

For instance, if you train with weights every other day, then do cardio on the days in between. Interval training is absolutely fantastic. When it comes to burning fat its far more effective than just going for a long run.

What is interval training? Interval training basically works like this. Suppose you choose to run as your cardio workout. Doing it in intervals means you’d jog at a moderate pace for say a minute, then you’d sprint as fast as you could for about 30 seconds. After the sprint you’d again jog at a slower pace for a minute then sprint again and so on.

The short burst of speed and effort at regular intervals releases a chemical in your body that helps you burn fat.

So, separate your weight lifting programs from your cardio as much as possible. Do interval training for 20 minutes rather than running or biking at a constant speed for a longer period of time.