Weight Training for Maximum Muscle Size
Weight training is, bar none (pun intended), the best form of progressive resistance training ever devised! The beauty of it, over any other method (body-weight training, isometrics, plyometrics, etc.), is that IT WORKS, but more importantly, it's easy to add incremental weight to a barbell to add just a little bit more weight to overload your muscles a tad in order to stimulate new muscle growth.
There are three basic ways to increase your exercise intensity:
- Lift heavier weights,
- Do more reps, or
- Rest less between sets.
You cannot do the first method (at least easily) with other methods and that's where exercising with weights shines.
Remember that progressive resistance training is what stimulates muscle growth through the natural phenomenon of adaptation. It is the adaptation of a muscle fiber that makes it bigger and stronger.
You can also train your muscles to failure (another high-intensity method of resistance training) easier using weights because you can strip off weight in a set as your muscles tire. It's also easier to cheat to get up heavier weight.
