Top 5 Reasons You NEED to LIFT HEAVY!! (Important)

Learn how much weight you should lift, when and why in one step by step system

Knowing how heavy you should lift to see the best muscle building results is a question that needs answering. In this video, I show you the top five reasons why you need to lift heavy weights in order to build muscle fast.

To start, I think it's important to define what heavy truly is. I believe that heavy weights are those that cause you to fail in the 3 to 8 rep range. I say that knowing that most people don't ever truly fail with weights since they quit the minute they feel discomfort or burning in their muscles during the lift. A well executed heavy set would likely cause you to fail in the 5 to 10 rep range.

That said, the best way to build muscle is to workout with heavy weights within these rep ranges, but not all the time. When you train heavy, you have to be sure that you allow enough time for recovery between workouts. There is no best weight to lift if you constantly find yourself under recovered every time you hit the gym. The weight you lift becomes irrelevant. So you'll want to be sure that you recuperate between heavy workouts.

During your heavy workouts however you want to concentrate on overload. There is an old saying that says, if it doesn't challenge you it won't change you. In order to build muscle fast you have to be willing to challenge your muscles. Heavy weight lifting is one of the absolute best ways to do this.

Beyond that, lifting heavier weights allows you to expose muscle imbalances between your right and left sides and more importantly, lets you correct them. Just like a car that is out of alignment, you truly don't see the problem until you start to drive fast. Same thing applies in your gym workouts. Until you start lifting heavier you won't see the imbalances. As long as you are lifting under control, you will see the compensations and have an opportunity to fix them.

Lastly, doing workouts with heavy weights allows you to break through training plateaus by using what we call touch-up sets. These brief bouts of heftier loads allows you to bring up your lower end lifting weights. Once you feel how much more effort is needed to lift 20 or 30 more pounds, when you drop back down the original weights feel much much lighter.

[codyjacob]

Truest and funniest comment: "You're not going to look like a bad ass, you're gonna look like a dumb ass."

[themancav]

Guys! I highly recommend his "gun to the head" training strategy he covers here. Ever since my spotter started holding a .45 to my dome every set, my body has completely changed. This REALLY gets results! I know it sounds crazy but trust what he is saying. You will get the body of your dreams with this technique.

[KaliBlaz]

if you are going to lift heavy, MAKE SURE you have someone to spot you, the purpose of the gym is to build muscles not to put end to your life.

[jishubharadwaj]

For Those Who Still Didn't Understand What Jeff Said : lifting heavy doesn't mean that you have bench 405 in the bench. What he meant was that choose a weight which makes you hit failure between 1 to 8 reps.

[EricMcBride]

This channel is pure GOLD. I am subscribed to quite a few fitness channels that have just as much of a comedic factor as they give actual useful fitness advice. THIS channel has given me so many gold tips with science backing them while at the same time being entertaining and informative that I can't even count them anymore. PLEASE DONT STOP MAKING VIDEOS.

[tinmvn]

Ahh, "Instead of looking like a badass, you're gonna look like a dumbass." Lol

[ryleyweinbender]

You are a motivator, I’m over 40 and struggle to stay focused . Your videos are a game changer . Please keep on motivating thanks

[uli]

Jeff you are a great source of motivation, keep up the good work man, .

[concertostrife]

This video gave me so much inspiration to push myself with squats.  I've always been TERRIBLE with squats.  I was stuck at 150 for a while...(don't laugh). lol..  I train at home, and was always afraid of hurting myself.  I'm 5'7", about 165 lbs. 

So, I was stuck doing 150 for around 10-15 reps.  After watching this, and adjusting my form a bit, I'm now at 240 for 4-6 reps, and with good form.

Thank you so much!

[miguelgutierrez]

I've watched several of your videos. Thank you for going out the way to educate and share knowledge. Taking the time out of your schedule so guys like me can maximize workouts. Thanx... Great job. 👊🏼

[SpiderLace]

Thank you for all your videos! You have so much helpful info! Also reinforces the stuff I've already learned too.

[bodyguard]

I combine both light and heavy weights. I have noticed that I recover faster on my light and high rep days. Stay healthy everyone.

[italianrepsta]

words of wisdom: Never train heavy when you have injuries.

[leighmackay]

Appreciate your time, energy, and willingness to share your well-earned expertise through all your well-presented videos. I see the positive results of taking up your advice in the mirror and so do others. Cheers!

[andrewadams]

Great info videos. I have learnt a lot especially about fixing some problems with my squat. keep the videos coming, love them.

[jake]

Guys - if you’re lifting heavy and maxing out at around 6 reps per set, you need to rest between 3-5 mins between sets.
Very important

[infamousnova]

Can you do a video on muscle contraction! How to contract on all compound movements, how to determine the width of your grip for bench press for people with diff heights or arm lengths.

[dahdevil]

This is the first video I have chance upon from this channel and I just love how it explains the science behind everything! Keep it up!

[MazzInCali]

This is the single best video for me. I would go to my failure when in reality I wasn’t pushing myself. Thanks Jeff. You just saved me from getting frustrated to the point I was thinking about giving up due to little gains. Thanks Jeff.

[cheffington]

I love the feeling of putting up a lot of weight and squeezing out 3 or 4 reps