Strength exercises are resistance based exercises specifically for muscular strength development and for enhancing endurance of body muscles. People who engage in strength exercises have a goal of strengthening and conditioning the musculoskeletal system, improving muscle tone and endurance.
Strength training is also called resistance training. It includes strenuous exercises such as weightlifting. There are lot of machines and weight equipments designed specifically for each muscle development. When you engage in strength exercise you must develop strength in the following muscles:
- Oblique (both internal and external)
- Abdominus (both rectus and transverse)
- Intercostals
- Forearms muscles
- Biceps branchii
- Deltoid (anterior, medial, and posterior)
- Rhomboids
- Serratus anterior
- Quadriceps muscles
- Hamstrings muscles
- Gluteal muscles
- Hip muscles
- Calf muscles
What are the benefits of strength training?
The benefits of strength training are almost endless to those who wish to increase muscle size and tone. Here are few other benefits of strength training:
- Increased muscle strength
- Increases in tendon, bone, and ligament strength
- Inspired physical performance
- Reduced risk of injury
- Increased self-esteem, confidence and self-worth
The benefits of strength exercise have a great influence on our physical performance, physical appearance and metabolic efficiency.
Getting started…
Starting a strength exercise program can be a very daunting experience. Strength exercises require a lot of responsibility and self-discipline. It is often followed by pain and cramps. Strength exercises are usually done at the gym, but a first visit to a local gym can be very frustrating or rather intimidating. There is a lot of equipment (free weights and machines) that you will take time getting used to.
Just like other aerobic exercises, there are several things you must do before you engage in strength exercises.
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