Question

To increase muscular strength, use heavy weights (70-80% of maximum) and fewer repetitions

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False

Answer 1

Training with heavier loads increases an individual's "myogenic tone." Heavy lifting forces the body to adapt to the increased demands and build more contractile proteins within the muscle. This process increases muscle density, enhances body image and provides sustainable muscle tone.

Training with heavier loads also increases an individual's "neurogenic tone." A critical response the body makes to increased loads is to enhance the amount of muscle fibers the nervous system will recruit at a given time. As a result, there is an increased sensitivity of the muscle spindle receptors and the alpha and gamma motor neurons. This adaptation increases the efficiency of movement for both complicated and simple tasks. It also gives the muscle a more ripped appearance.

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Answer 2

Bodybuilders who train to increase their physical strength use heavy weights, which break down the tissues in the muscles