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Weight Lifting workouts can be a great way to build muscle and lose weight. There are three basic exercises that need to be mastered in any weight lifting workout. They are the deadlift, the squat and the bench press. By mastering these basic weight lifting exercises, you can sculpt muscles and lose weight in a short period of time.
The deadlift involves the whole body when lifting. The weight doesn’t have to be extra heavy, in fact starting with a light easy to control weigh allows you to learn and develop proper lifting form. But as the weight increases, it builds the upper and lower back, the glutes and legs, and arms. Secondary weight lifting workouts that focus on those areas, like the biceps and triceps become unnecessary and can end up overworking the muscle which will negate gains.
The Squat is an incredible leg building workout. If you have ever wanted an athlete’s butt, then the squat is the one weight lifting workout you need to master. With the squat, you bring in all of the lower body’s muscles into play, acting as stabilizers and lifters. A squat also builds the glutes and quadriceps, two large muscles that become calorie burning furnaces throughout the day.
The Bench Press is usually the exercise that most people do first, and do worst. A properly executed bench press doesn’t require a huge amount of weight, but uses the pectoral muscles to lift the weight. The bench press also incorporates other body parts as stabilizers and lifters. A weight lifting workout that uses the bench press, the squat and deadlift is the best way to build muscle mass and sculpt those muscles into the shape you desire. Weight lifting workouts build bigger muscles too, which in turnburn more calories and turn the body into a fat burning machine all day long.
