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Strength Training and its Various Types

Strength training is a term that covers all forms of exercise aimed at developing strength. The use of it is resistance to muscular contraction to build the strength, anaerobic, endurance and size of skeletal muscles. We all know that strength training is good for us. Plenty of misconception in the human being that strength training can only perform with the association of athletes but all that has changed from few decades. With the help of strength training, we can increase the strength of our muscles, maintain the integrity of our bones, and improve our balance, coordination, and mobility. In addition, Strength training also can help to reduce the signs and symptoms of many chronic diseases, including arthritis. Strength training can improve the toughness and strength of the ligament as well as the tendon.

Types of Strength Training:

It's very obvious to learn different types of strength training.

Basic Strength Training :

It works the muscles just like any other strength training program. Commonly Basic strength training is referred to 3 sets of 12 reps. the general sequence of your basic strength training session is given below.

Warm-up for 5-10 minutes

•  Do one warm-up set (using light weights) for each muscle

•  Begin your first set of 12 reps for the first muscle group- allow 30 seconds of rest

•  Continue with second set- allow 30 seconds of rest

•  Complete your third set

•  When finished all three sets for a particular muscle, move on to the next muscle group

•  Continue this pattern until all muscles are worked for the day.

Many of the experts and doctors suggests "basic strength training" is a great way to simplify your strength..

Functional strength training simply means training our bodies to better perform the types of movements we use for everyday living . In many respects, functional strength training should be thought of in terms of a movement continuum. We can describe functional training in four different exercises.

Lifting: Laundry basket, Grocery Bags, child/grandchildren

•  Reaching: Refrigerator or clothes dryer, Dishes on shelves, Grabbing objects on floor

•  Power: Standing up from chair, going up stairs, walking up incline

•  Balancing: Walking (Single leg activities), Moving while holding awkward objects

•  Combinations of the above

In this training one of the most important training is " free weight" strength training. This training is performed either with a barbell or with 1 or 2 dumbbells. A variety of weight plates are used with barbells and dumbbells. Weight denominations of 45, 25, 10, 5, and 2.5 pounds are most common.

Strength training has recently been deemed important enough to be recommended by the expert. It is true that, so long as the trainings are done correctly and safely, our fitness will be better and better.