Title: Lifting weights, Strength Training. How Many Times Should You Train Each Week.
Headings: STRENGTH TRAINING FREQUENCY
STRENGTH TRAINING FREQUENCY
For beginning exercisers, there is research to support recommending strength training three times, two times, or even once per week.
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Summary
The studies’ research findings are summarized as follows:
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Content: In addition to improving muscle strength and physical performance, the young athletes learned how to properly perform strength exercises during their weekly workouts. After 10 Saturdays of supervised strength training, the girls were fully functional in the exercise facility and capable of training independently. There have been no injuries in any of the training-frequency studies, indicating that one or two strength workouts a week offers a safe and efficient approach to muscle conditioning. Therefore, personal trainers who give clients the option of one- or two-day-per-week strength-training programs can provide practical and productive alternatives to the traditional Monday/Wednesday/Friday exercise schedule. Summary
Based on the findings from these four studies, strength training only one or two days a week is a safe and effective means for attaining significant improvements in muscle strength and body composition. Because strength gains in beginning participants have a large motor learning component, increases in muscle strength may be more dependent on training frequency than are improvements in body composition. There is evidence that