If I want to build muscle mass should I lift heavy weights every day.?

Answer 1

Heavy weights will do this, light weights and heavy repetition will build strength. Unless you just want that buff look for summer, why don't you compromise and start with the light weights; heavy reps; then do your thing with monster weights. Good luck and God bless

Answer 2

Sure, just not the same body part. Break your workouts into different body areas, Chest and triceps one day, Back and biceps the next, Shoulders and legs the next, that way you hit each body area hard at least once a week, sometimes twice. Take at aleast one day off a week...concentrate of lifting slow...a deliberate up and down motion, this helps to build mass. Do 4 to 5 sets, 4 to 6 reps a set....save one set at the end for lighter weight were you do 12 to 15 reps to flood the muscles with blood to encourage growth.

Answer 3

heavy weights increase strength, moderate weight will increase mass and strength. Lifting every day is not advisable - your body needs time to recover and grow. I suggest you do 2 days of lifting followed by 1 day of rest - this is how I got my best gains. Keep in mind that nutrition and rest are equally important as training. Without adequate nutrition your body will not grow and when you're looking to add muscle, you need to get more protein into your diet (approx 1g per lb of bodyweight) as it provides amino acids which are the building blocks of all tissues in your body.

Answer 4

Train with heavy weight but not every day. Even if you alternate body parts, you still need rest days for your liver glycogen to recover. Depleted liver glycogen is one of the triggers for the body to cannibalize muscle tissue to make glucose for glycogen. The body cannot build muscle mass under this condition and it will quickly lead to over training.

Otherwise, if you train hard, eat properly, and get plenty of rest, you will do great.

Answer 5

Definitely not!!!

The body builds muscle when it is resting not when it is training. You want to work very hard in order to break the muscle down, and then rest and make sure you get adequate nutrition in order for the muscles to get what they need to re-build (bigger and stronger) while they are resting.

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