Heavy duty

When we find ourselves in a situation where we have a pretty good chunk of weight to lose, often those first pounds come off fairly quickly and then we hit the long slog to get to the goal.  One thing that can keep the scale needle moving in the right direction is heavy lifting.

The big-muscle, multi-joint exercises (squats, deadlifts, lunges) burn more calories because we have to move more parts.  They also help boost our metabolisms so that we are burning more calories even after the workout is over.  Lifting heavy in these exercises allows us to get a lot of impact out of a few reps, which is just plain efficient.

When we find ourselves stuck, we can add a heavy day to our workout routine to unstick ourselves.

Please keep in mind that when we go heavy, we need to be even more conscious of safety.  We have to have a buddy for heavy lifting to spot us.  We need to make sure that our form is good so we can support the extra challenge.  We need to ensure that we take enough rest between sets and between heavy work days.

With those suggestions in mind, we can go for it and turn out stronger, leaner, and more awesome than ever.