Lifting Light Weights Is Just as Good at Building Muscle as Heavy Weights [Exercise]

Lifting Light Weights Is Just as Good at Building Muscle as Heavy Weights [Exercise]:

If you're new to exercising the thought of sitting underneath a 200 pound barbell is probably pretty terrifying. However, if you can't lift heavy weights or they just scare you a little bit, research published in the Journal of Applied Physiology suggests that lighter weights can have the same muscle building effect provided you do more reps. More »