Resistance Training vs Weight Training

These styles both vary In the way they attack the body and better prepare it for exercising.

Lets begin with resistance training. This form of training revolves more around the person using their own weight as the resistance whether it be pushing or pulling motions (which most exercises consist of). Any exercise that uses your own weight and no added weight falls under resistance training so bands don't only constitute this method of working out (push-ups , chin-ups, dips, etc) An example of a form of band training is CrossFit which doesn't use weights to train the body rather specialized bands that use your own weight to create the difficulty on exercises. These bands are different from the standard rubber bands that one can buy at any sporting goods store though. As much help as it can be for someone; if you are a person looking to build muscle and gain a lot of strength then resistance training can only get you so far since it doesn't use any form of heavy weightlifting.


                                   

Now lets move on to weight training which to me is my preferred form of working out method. For a person who is looking to pack on strength and large amounts of muscle then this should be the type of training they seek to do. You can keep increasing the weight on exercises until you reach a point you are comfortable with. Such as bench press, I use this exercise as my primary example because out of all the exercises this to me is the one you track your progressions the most and easiest. If you look to bench 3 plates (315) then resistance training wont be able to get you there. The resistance given is too little to help you reach that goal and most would say it's near next to impossible to achieve without throwing weights in the equation. 

So I'm sure you see my reasoning at this point but just because I think it doesn't make it so. These entries are meant for you to challenge yourself and achieve your goals in whatever way, shape or form you think is best for you. Shoot me some of your impressive achievements and tell me what got you to that point and how long it took. What method would u rather use out of the two?

Here's a link to a video comparing the two:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URha9oT6HBQ

References:


Plosser, L. (2012, June 26). A WH Fitness Faceoff. Retrieved June 20, 2013, from Women's Health Mag: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/cardio-vs-strength-training-workouts


Richardson, J. (2011, June 1). Join The Resistance! Benefits of Weight Training. Retrieved June 20, 2013, from OrganicSoul: http://www.organicsoul.com/join-the-resistance-benefits-of-weight-training/