The best way to add initial strength and size is to lift heavy

weights with compound movements.  It builds the foundation

by strengthening your bones, joints and ligaments so that

you can support the muscle your are building.

 

You may or may not know that Arnold and Franco Columbu

both competed in strength sports before getting into bodybuilding.

 

Here's a pic of Arnold in 1966 at 19 years old deadlifting

616 lbs!

 

 

 

Lifting heavy is a great way to train when you start, but it's not
the only way.

 

Once you have the size and strength you need there's nothing

wrong with varying your training and working out more like

Arnold and the others did later on in their bodybuilding careers

similar to what you'd see in the old school movie Pumping Iron.

 

Pumping the muscles with lighter weights, taking shorter rest

periods and keeping tension on the muscle longer.

 

Old School Workout Like in Pumping Iron <---- Click Here

 

Lets be honest, heavy lifting for years and years straight can lead

to some achy joints and pain especially as you get older and 

need more time to recover.

 

Keep training hard,

 

Mike Westerdal

CriticalBench.com

 

If you've already put the time with the heavy weights and want

to check out a program that is similar to the workouts from 

Pumping Iron that use lighter weights check out Steve Holman's

Old School New Body program.  

 

 

Steve Holman is the Editor in Chief of Iron Man Magazine and

he's over 40.  He looks a decade younger though!