How much weight can you move?

You have probably heard the saying; Big things come in small packages, or Don’t judge a book by its cover. That could not apply to anything more than weight training. We all assume the biggest guy in the gym can lift the most weight. Or perhaps the guy who is in the best shape (ripped abs ect.) is surely stronger than the other guys. Not always so...and I am living proof of that. At 113 lbs I recently did my max of 65lb DBs in each hand for chest press. Yep that's right. I can push some weight around.

So the question I get a lot is "Do I have to lift heavy?" My answer to that is...only if you want to see some physical changes. What's the point in going in to lift weights if the weight you are doing does nothing to challenge the muscles to grow? "I just want to tone" I hear some of you saying. Well you get the tone look from decreasing your body fat not by lifting light. Now don't misconstrue what I am saying. Rotating in higher reps is a great way to challenge your muscle endurance from time to time. But higher reps means you go as heavy as you can to get 12-15 reps and getting number 15 took all you had. Doing a weight where you are pushing out 20 reps is not going to initiate any major physical changes in your physique.

When all else fails, as I like to say, LOAD IT UP!

To check out my weight lifting go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApPEqw_I6Cc

Below is a picture from 2 weeks out.