[Felix The Assassin]

What is your goal? Death by asphyixation? You need air! Know matter what exercise program you choose, air must be a part of it.

After a good work-out your muscles may 'feel' bigger, but they actually gain mass while under rest after the session.

Two good replies above!
However, ~Link~ points away from heavy weight, and opts for lighter weight and more reps. The decision is with your goals. If you want to tone and have a nice well balanced body, then light to moderate weights are the scenario you will choose. However, if you want bulk, and mass you will HAVE to use heavy weights. You will never bench press 420lbs (190k) by working with 100lbs (45k), no matter how many reps!

Unless you are currently training, you will have soreness in the begining, this is due to the level of current muscle inactivity. You should feel this, and it should subside shortly. If it persists, or happens everytime, seek training guidance, or medical screening.

Muscle shocking, you should not be doing this until you have a lot of training experience, and your muscle groups are prepared for it. Then it should be done it complete moderation, and supervised with an assistant trainer. Most pro builders stop shocking 6 weeks before an event, and only shock one muscle group a week, completeing a total cycle every fourth week.

[ 12-31-2005, 11:26 AM: Message edited by: Felix The Assassin ]