Tuesday Tip: The best weights workout 🏋🏼‍♂️

You’ll see lots of people on social media touting their workout as THE best weight training workout. So what really is the best weight training program?

Well, it doesn’t exist. Whilst a lot of people may claim to have the best workout regime for you, if you want to grow muscle tissue or get stronger, there is no clear evidence that any particular workout regime is better than any other and certainly there isn’t one that stands out as the ‘best’.

A recent study presented a review of the largest analysis of resistance training variables. It looked at whether low reps high weight, or higher reps and lower weights etc are better for building muscle strength. It concluded that whilst heavier loads are important for strength, and multiple sets are important for muscle growth, the actual differences between a lot of variables were very small.

Essentially if you’re lifting a reasonably heavy (challenging) weight, for multiple
sets, 2-3 times a week you don’t really need to obsess about the details. It doesn’t matter whether you have push and pull days, or whether you work on the whole body each time, or whether you do 8-12 reps or 15-20 etc. There’s really no need to complicate it. Yes , obviously if you’re a body builder or focused on a very specific weight lifting goal then of course you can fine tune and tweak your program and get into the finer details. But most people don’t lift weights at all and everybody should because it’s important for so many health and well being reasons. And many people shy away from weights because it can seem complicated, scary or overwhelming.

So let’s keep it simple – as long as you’re lifting weights regularly and you find what you’re doing challenging – you’ll be doing just fine! Whether you choose to do it in a gym environment or a class environment (e.g. Bodypump) you’ll reap the benefits.

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