Difference between resistance and weight training?

curly1980
curly1980 Posts: 117 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Been searching mfp and can't find an answer. I do resistance workouts plus strength training at home (small dumbells and using own body weight).

What is the difference between what I do and weight training? Will I see lesser results by not lifting "proper" weights?

Apologies if my question appears stupid. In new to all if this. Just did cardio before.

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  • sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
    I think you're kind of splitting hairs there. Do YOU see/feel results with your body weight/dumbbell exercises? For many people, that's perfectly awesome. You will find however, that the muscle brigade here will swoop in and tell you you must lift heavy or you're wasting your time. Lifting heavy is probably best, but some people just don't get there. If you're happy with what you're doing and seeing results, keep it up. If you want more, add heavier weights.
  • BigGuy47
    BigGuy47 Posts: 1,768 Member
    Both are considered resistance training. The rub with body weight training is that after training and progressing you eventually need more weight to provide enough resistance. At that point people move on to lifting heavy or finding creative ways to make body-weight exercises more challenging.

    Since you're just starting out you should be fine with body weight training. You can decide later when/if to move on to lifting heavy depending on your goals.
  • curly1980
    curly1980 Posts: 117 Member
    Thank you for the input, I am seeing results in inches so far so will just increase when I feel ready! X
  • gracielynn1011
    gracielynn1011 Posts: 726 Member
    Been searching mfp and can't find an answer. I do resistance workouts plus strength training at home (small dumbells and using own body weight).

    What is the difference between what I do and weight training? Will I see lesser results by not lifting "proper" weights?

    Apologies if my question appears stupid. In new to all if this. Just did cardio before.

    This is awesome to start with. You will get to a point where you stop seeing results, when you get there, increase the size of the dumbbells you are using, add a resistance band, do something to make the workout harder.

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