�dumbbells, Johnnie Jackson did a 821 pound deadlift and Derek Poundstone benches 500 pounds for repetitions! The best of the best at building muscle and looking good al have one thing in common: They are all VERY strong.Nowadays, most people go to the gym and lift the very same weights they previously did. Then they start to ask themselves: why aren't I bigger than before? The answer is simple. Without a reason to change, your body would love to remain in a comfortable weight and not add muscle. So how do you give the body a reason to change and grow bigger?If your deadlift were to go up from 400 pounds to 420 pounds in 2 years, do you think you will see any significant changes in your body? The answer is surprisingly no. That's because the strength gain was only 20 pounds and your body will not grow much from your already impressive 400 pound lift. You see, it is the strength gain that is important when training. A person who gets his bench press from 50 pounds to 150 pounds will gain much more muscle mass than someone who got his bench press up from 200 pounds to 220 pounds. ProgressionWithout progression, a program is utterly useless. A program may use sophisticated techniques like rest-pause, supersets, cluster reps and wave loading but if the weight used remains the same throughout the entire program, you will not grow bigger than you were before. As such, progression of repetitions or weight must go up over the course of the program. A simple way to chart progression is to start a training log. In this log, you will take down the date, exercise, weight used and repetitions done. By keeping a training log, you will know which weight to use or which repetitions to aim for to beat your previous personal record.Strength gainsMuscle Building Tips: Strength Gains
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