10 Reasons Why You NEED to LIFT HEAVY to Build Muscle | How much weight should i lift to gain muscle

Find out why you NEED to lift heavy to build muscle as a natural lifter. If you're thinking "how much weight should i lift to gain muscle" or "should i lift heavy or light" then watch this video.

Timestamps:
1. Get Stronger – 7:15
2. Up your weight load – 7:18
3. Hit failure – 7:20
4. Stick to compound lifts – 7:29
5. Use only dumbbells, barbells, kettlebells and cable cross – 7:32
6. Eat more food – 7:36
7. Increase training frequency – 7:38
8. Eat a high protein diet and high slow digesting carb diet – 7:45
9. Recover – 7:49
10. Be consistent – 7:52

1. Get Stronger
2. Up your weight load as often as you can
3. Hit failure ( I know there's a lot of people saying that failure is not the best way to go but to me failure and fatigue are synonymous. And if you hit failure I'm pretty sure you're fatigued).
4. Stick to Compound Lifts
5. Use only Barbells, Dumbbells, Kettlebells, and the Cable Cross
6. Eat More Food
7. Increase Training Frequency (so hit each body part twice a week instead of once)
8. Eat a high protein and high slow digesting carb diet
9. Recover (that's when your muscles grow)
10.Which Should really be number 1 Be Consistent

Guy's I'm about to give away some really great stuff. In case you guys don't know me I'm Max and I think I've done pretty good for myself as a natural lifter training in the meathead capital of the world right here in New Jersey. And....You know what.... I'm really tired of not being straight up about what made me gain more muscle mass in the gym then anything else I can possibly attribute those results to. And the reason why I haven't been 100% straight up on this topic is because the studies agree with my theory of what it takes to build muscle as a natural lifter however the studies also say that there's more than one way to effectively build muscle... which....i dont agree with. And I really like to go by the books and you know.... tell you guys about the information I get out of studies. But it's funny because my experience completely doesn't match up with these studies. Let me get to the bottom line I'm going to tell you something right now that you may not believe but I know its a hundred percent true. And that truth is....as a natural youll only EFFECTIVELY build bigger muscles with heavy weight training. Even if it means breaking form and doing some sloppy reps at the end of your set..... and I know right now all the form obsessed people are like "whoa you just went too far bud." But you know what I'm tired of pretending that having perfect form is going to be the most effective way to build muscle. Because it's not.... at least not for Naturals. Of course form is super important, but it's not something you should be obsessed over. And I've been surrounded by the perfect form group and the light weight high rep group telling me my whole life that I've been lifting wrong as I slowly got stronger and more muscular than them. Once I started seeing some serious results the same group of people jumped to the conclusion that the only reason why I was able to make better gains than them was because I had Superior genetics. Not the heavy weight lifting, the genetics gifts were of course the cause of the gains. Does this look like a Greek god with Superior genetics........... I didn't think so. But the way that I went from that to where I am now was not by maintaining perfect form with light weights. It was by doing a lot of cheat reps and using weight that made my form sloppy at times and hitting failure a lot. Now the general consensus about building muscle according to many people in the fitness industry is that building muscle is all about volume. And weight load or "intensity" is believed to be just one of the ways that you can increase volume. Other than intensity there's still reps, sets, total exercises done, and training frequency. Volume is also known as "work" so the accepted theory right now is that over all the more work your muscles get the more your muscles are going to grow. And even though I agree with that theory, work is definitely required to have your muscles grow, I don't believe that sets reps exercises and training frequency deserve as much credit as intensity or weight load when the goal is to build muscle naturally. Steroid using lifters can gain a lot of muscle from doing plenty of "work" with lighter weight, and higher reps and it works for them. But it's so stupid that all you natural lifters, you guys that wanna be natty brah...well you guys end up looking for the most jacked guy's YouTube Channel... you know all the guys on YouTube that you know are on steroids and you go there to learn how to get bigger..

[bonibroco]

I'm a newbie at 57. Avoiding injury is a priority and should be for everyone. Form is key in avoiding injury.

[kalidor]

Best way is to go heavy untill failure and then grab lightweight and keep going untill failure again (dropsets). Dont go so heavy that you cant do proper reps with "time under tension".

[jerredcurtin]

Big facts!! I didn’t start to grow until I started using a spotter and going for reps of 5 and then sets of 4, 3, 2, and 1 with my bench and saw huge improvements

[r.e.]

This video is RIGHT! Going HEAVY, is the key, such as MAX OT TRAINING, with 4-6 reps.

[omardz]

Thid video is gold .. he deserves way much more subscribers

[MisterTonyG]

This advice for naturals is 100% on if you care about size and strength. Began lifting since my late teens and I'm in my 30s now and still lifting.

[bhabadipTWO-ONE]

Lifting heavy weight for 6-10 rep I have seen some awsome gains. I am becoming strong and muscular.

[orcasmicyt]

literally when u go beyond your limit, u feel what gym actually is- that soreness, that numbness for very few minutes, that tightness that heavyweight give😍

[Jeremylouallen]

Eat more food....the one rule most guys i know neglect to do and they wonder why they're not getting any bigger or gaining more muscle

[russsmith]

I feel validated. This is how I train. I do all 10 things. I'm not the only one who feels this way.

[joshwebb]

Good advice. I rotate heavy and light. One week of of 8-3 reps, next week 12-15 reps. And just alternate. Been doing this for about a year and liking my results.

[kellygraves]

Things I learned from this.. 1) best advice in a long time 2) I can lift way more than I thought I could for reps. 3) this made me sore. 4) it shocked the muscle 5) risk of injury goes up. Be careful. 6) this forces you to go beast mode mentally before sets. 7) if you can bring out the hulk beast you can do 9 reps.

[FTC]

This gentleman is actually right and just to the point for all segments: naturals, juicers, beginners and experienced ones! Great video!

[patrickwendling]

I have been training over 40 years and you are 100% correct.. it took me 30 years to figure it out.. thank you

[sonnystation]

100% agree i'm a natty too and i've seen dramatic changes to my body with 4-8 reps...😊💪

[DBVDerailed]

You are by far my favorite person to listen to for fitness advice on YouTube, Max. Keep doing your thing!

[checkitTV]

No joke, I have been very successful in getting fit because of your no BS videos. You are very informative. Thank you for continuing to be share factual information.

[johndesey]

Oh my God thank you. After decades of lifting I totally agree. I found out basically through trial and error that I had to lift heavy as a natural. And I’m totally OK with a little body English or cheating towards the end of a sad. Thank you thank you thank you you are 100% correct.

[endomorphfitness]

When It comes to explaining things in very understandable manner for everyone - This Channel really stands out from any Youtube fitness Channels out there!!!

[gianthills]

not in my experience. you have to force the muscle to change, to adapt. this can be done with heavier weight or more reps. going too light or too heavy likely wont result it much growth. too heavy means less time under tension, too light means too little tension. i'd say the key is to mix it up . always keep the muscles guessing.