Heavy weights are necessary to develop a lot of muscle mass, to increase strength and overcome further barriers in the development of every bodybuilder. Great, hardcore sessions, during which the trainee brings out his last strength, during which he does superhuman things, with endurance and possibilities, often surprising himself, they are the salt and pepper of the sport. Only if it is worth struggling with a heavy load in each case? Therefore, that too many people assume burdens, which they should not wear, it would be worth taking a closer look at the problem.
What do you need to put excess weight on the bar? First of all, some common sense, real assessment of your abilities, knowledge of the form and technique of exercises, an appropriate training plan, as well as the ability to determine it, what will be this "heavy burden".
Lots of beginners, but also intermediate when using heavy loads commits one, a cardinal error: lack of due attention to the technique of movement. Hence the large number of broken attachments of the chest muscles, biceps, two-headed thighs, the muscles of the shoulder girdle, itd., itd. Beginning bodybuilders envy their older colleagues this, that they are carrying richly loaded barbells and would like to start putting them on as soon as possible. Unfortunately, with their enthusiasm, they are often not well prepared for them, they cannot do the exercises properly. So what, that for the first, on the second and twentieth times, they will do well to squat? The young will compensate for the lack of technique for some time, fresh organism, but at some point he too will surrender – and in a seemingly harmless situation, a bodybuilder suffers a nasty trauma. Doping is also often involved here – in pursuit of the greater, faster gains can be forgotten, that the body has its limitations, that a growing and stronger muscle places too much pressure on slower developing tendons. Young trainees, bodybuilding enthusiasts let their fantasies go, which is not necessarily a positive thing. I wrote on purpose, that the problem also applies to intermediate players – unlike beginners, who fall prey to their ignorance, these people lose their self-confidence and routine.
Heavy loads and muscle mass