does lifting heavy gain more muscle
However, according to a study by Nicholas A. Burd of the Exercise Metabolic Research Group at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, and published in the science journal, Plos One, lifting heavy weights may not be the most effective way to build muscle.
Donât listen to it. Lifting weights burns fat and builds muscle, so the net result may be a misleading increase in weight on the scale. Instead measure weight loss -- fat loss specifically -- with more reliable tools such as bioelectrical impedance and a measuring tape.