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High-Intensity Training System


High-intensity training involves maximizing the workout by demanding the muscles work very hard over a short period with little time for recovery. This system maximizes the time spent in the gym by limiting the amount of time spent between sets of exercise. The high-intensity training system, which is designed for maximal strength and endurance gains in accordance with the specific adaptation to imposed, demands principle. This principle is defined as the ability of the body to adapt to the stresses placed upon it. Physical exertion through weight training causes the body to adapt to the stress by making the muscles stronger and larger.

Muscle atrophy (muscle shrinkage) and osteoporosis (bone loss) are the result of muscle and bone not being subjected to adequate stress. In the absence of stress, the body breaks down these tissues instead of building them. Weight training stimulates the body to do the opposite, and instead of breaking down the body tissues; the body will build the tissues stronger to allow a more efficient response to those stresses placed upon it. Therefore, an important aspect of high-intensity training is to properly overload the muscles, thereby stimulating the body to increase the size of the muscle making it stronger, larger and more efficient. High-intensity training principles dictate that a person moves through the workout in a progressive and intense manner.


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