STRENGTH TRAINING/WEIGHTS

proverbs31chick

Ok I am hearing so much about strength training and weights. I do like weights and believe in them 100%, however, what exactly is strength training? I do the machines that target different parts of the body in the gym. And how many times a week should I be doing weights with my cardio?

lhague

strength training is resistance training, free weights, machines, aquatic. I'm sure there's other types.

Targeting specific muscle groups.

boxofnuts

Strength training should ideally be done 2-3 days a week assuming you do a full body workout. You could strength train every day - just don't use the same muscle group 2 days in a row. If you do arms today - skip tomorrow. This gives your muscles time to rest and repair and thus grow nice and strong!

proverbs31chick

THANKS GUYS!