High Performance Health

High Performance Health

The Stigma Around Training With Heavy Weights

Heavy weights themselves are not the enemy in strength training. Ego is.

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Fran Kilinski
May 09, 2023
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The idea that heavy lifting leads to a “bulky” frame needs to die forever.

Good Morning!

When it comes to strength training, I’m a huge proponent of the idea that everyone who picks up and puts down a weight should, at some point or another, aim to progress and not just maintain.

Whether you’re doing more repetitions of a given exercise or adding weight, y…

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