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elphie754
elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Sorry if this sounds dumb. I have seen a lot of people talking about "lifting heavy" to maintain muscle mass. Do they mean actually machines or Dumbbells?

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  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
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    Free weights like barbells and dumbbells are typically whats meant.
  • madrose0715
    madrose0715 Posts: 463 Member
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    lifting heavy is relative to your current strength levels. The idea is progressive load strength training. So it may start as machines and progress to dumbells then to barbells, increasing the load as you progress...
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
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    Thank you both. Glad I asked because I was assuming everyone meant machines lol.
  • rgplayer
    rgplayer Posts: 13 Member
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    I think basically if your in a deficit you should try to maintain the strength you have in all your lifts your doing or possibly even getting stronger in them so your body thinks it has a reason to hold onto the muscle you have built. I could be completely wrong though.

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