Hi
Let me first start by saying I am 51..been working out naturally for quite some time.
Lately I'm seeing information about lifting lighter weights and still gaining mass.
For example, for chest, I recently watched a video,,I wont mention his name... where he suggests doing 4 sets. First set for 20 reps...Followed by 2 working sets of 10...followed by the last set of 15..... doing isolation movements first.. to pre -exhaust the muscle.
Followed by dumbell presses, where you come out very wide at the bottom of the movement. I've heard this is bad for the shoulders, and he even mentions that because you are using lighter weights it shouldn't cause shoulder problems.
He was saying you dont need to lift heavy to gain muscle...you just need to work the muscle hard..
He seems very knowledgeable and is in great shape. I dont know if he is natural or not. But I figured I would give it a try and my joints might thank me for it.
Needless to say 2 weeks or so into it I abandoned it because I was losing mass. I went back to lifting heavy and slowly but surely am gaining again.
Now yesterday Im thumbing through a fitness magazine and low and behold, it states the very same thing. "You can gain muscle without heavy weights" You just have to fatigue the muscle.
I just wanted to hear opinions on this....as anyone found this to be true?
Thanks for your opinions
John
Let me first start by saying I am 51..been working out naturally for quite some time.
Lately I'm seeing information about lifting lighter weights and still gaining mass.
For example, for chest, I recently watched a video,,I wont mention his name... where he suggests doing 4 sets. First set for 20 reps...Followed by 2 working sets of 10...followed by the last set of 15..... doing isolation movements first.. to pre -exhaust the muscle.
Followed by dumbell presses, where you come out very wide at the bottom of the movement. I've heard this is bad for the shoulders, and he even mentions that because you are using lighter weights it shouldn't cause shoulder problems.
He was saying you dont need to lift heavy to gain muscle...you just need to work the muscle hard..
He seems very knowledgeable and is in great shape. I dont know if he is natural or not. But I figured I would give it a try and my joints might thank me for it.
Needless to say 2 weeks or so into it I abandoned it because I was losing mass. I went back to lifting heavy and slowly but surely am gaining again.
Now yesterday Im thumbing through a fitness magazine and low and behold, it states the very same thing. "You can gain muscle without heavy weights" You just have to fatigue the muscle.
I just wanted to hear opinions on this....as anyone found this to be true?
Thanks for your opinions
John