High Reps??

[Johnbreadman]

Ive been reading the post here today as I was looking for a program to get a more leaner look as I have become happy with my size.So I was thinking of doing high reps and taking shorter rest periods as oppose to what I do now which is heave lifting 5 sets with 1min-1.5 min rest.
But as I have been reading around high reps seem to have a bad reputation What's the best way to go get more leaner and definition?

[airnzah]

Originally Posted by Johnbreadman

Ive been reading the post here today as I was looking for a program to get a more leaner look as I have become happy with my size.So I was thinking of doing high reps and taking shorter rest periods as oppose to what I do now which is heave lifting 5 sets with 1min-1.5 min rest.
But as I have been reading around high reps seem to have a bad reputation What's the best way to go get more leaner and definition?

focus on nutrition/diet. train heavy, to gain/maintain as much muscle as possible

[WhySoSerious?]

you can keep low reps and lots of cardio

[psychowolverine]

leaner and more definition will be through hypertrophy and diet/cardio

if you dont want to gain anymore size, then dont make any changes to your routine and do maintenance lifting.

[JOHN GARGANI]

Originally Posted by Johnbreadman

Ive been reading the post here today as I was looking for a program to get a more leaner look as I have become happy with my size.So I was thinking of doing high reps and taking shorter rest periods as oppose to what I do now which is heave lifting 5 sets with 1min-1.5 min rest.
But as I have been reading around high reps seem to have a bad reputation What's the best way to go get more leaner and definition?

John: this post shows a glaring lack of some BB basics in training and nutrition....

despite what advice you get here, I would strongly recommend that you do some homework and read up on a lot of these things.

seeing how far you off with your opening post, I am sure there are other problems as well....

[SluttySamantha]

Originally Posted by Johnbreadman

Ive been reading the post here today as I was looking for a program to get a more leaner look as I have become happy with my size.So I was thinking of doing high reps and taking shorter rest periods as oppose to what I do now which is heave lifting 5 sets with 1min-1.5 min rest.
But as I have been reading around high reps seem to have a bad reputation What's the best way to go get more leaner and definition?

Leaner ripped look = Lower rep (Heavy weight) + Clean Diet (lower overall calorie consumption with emphasis on higher protein %) + Cardio.

Higher reps with lower weight will only decrease your mass. You may gain more muscular endurance with it but it will do little to shed body fat % which should be the goal here.

[Johnbreadman]

Originally Posted by JOHN GARGANI

John: this post shows a glaring lack of some BB basics in training and nutrition....

despite what advice you get here, I would strongly recommend that you do some homework and read up on a lot of these things.

seeing how far you off with your opening post, I am sure there are other problems as well....

Which things in particular?
Can you elaborate, If im making some huge mistake Id like to know

[Tyciol]

Originally Posted by SluttySamantha

Higher reps with lower weight will only decrease your mass. You may gain more muscular endurance with it but it will do little to shed body fat % which should be the goal here.

That's not really true... overdoing it can cause muscle catabolism to decrease mass, but that's more of a dieting issue. For the sarcoplasmic/water hypertrophy, higher reps actually get advocated anyway. Any exercise will help in shedding bodyfat.

The kind of 'high rep low resistance' stuff that turns people into sticks is usually stuff like marathons. I understand how people are trying to create a principle to follow, but doing 20-40 reps with a weight is really still a lot closer to doing 1-5 than it is to running one of these marathons. It is still wholly muscle, with constant tension, as opposed to tension/relaxation that allows the aerobic system to take over, and relying much on form to conserve energy and rely on tendon bounciness for energy and stuff.

[JOHN GARGANI]

JOHN: I am not sure what "heave" lifting is, but it sounds like sloppy form.

also: high reps are not evil and they DON'T have to be automatically associated with light weights.

you can do higher reps with solid weights, but you have to pay attention to form closely, and you have to push yourself a little more, as it would surprise how much more you can often do than the limiting number of reps agreed upon before you start the workout.


shorter rest periods is always good, as it is a form of resistance progression using time as the variant.

but ultimately, leaner look comes from less fat under the skin, which comes from diet.

once you arrive at a good workout form, temp, etc, you should stick with it regardless of whether you are gaining or losing weight: the rest is modulated with diet.

[regcraw3804]

Lift heavy! Stop looking for the easy way and leave the machines alone.

[A & B]

Originally Posted by Johnbreadman

Ive been reading the post here today as I was looking for a program to get a more leaner look as I have become happy with my size.So I was thinking of doing high reps and taking shorter rest periods as oppose to what I do now which is heave lifting 5 sets with 1min-1.5 min rest.
But as I have been reading around high reps seem to have a bad reputation What's the best way to go get more leaner and definition?

Getting more cut is all about diet and cardio.

Basically, decrease your caloric intake (primarily by cutting out fats and then carbs) and do more cardio.

Altering your rep/set scheme or shortening rest intervals doesn't do much. You shouldn't need to change your weight program much, if at all.

Diet and cardio chief.

[Johnbreadman]

Originally Posted by JOHN GARGANI

JOHN: I am not sure what "heave" lifting is, but it sounds like sloppy form.

Heave was a typo its meant to be heavy

[JOHN GARGANI]

boy did I fall for that typo! LOL.....

okay, heavy it is....but I will add again, don't always associate heavy with very low reps....