what is considered heavy lifting??
example if i lifting 50kg on chest but only manage 8reps when i was supposed to do 10reps is this heavy lifting.
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I managed to complete 10reps of 50kg, and i think i could have managed another 2reps?
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well, you can lift heavy in the 8 rep range...but when you lower your reps...and hit failure in a lower rep range, you are lifting closer to your 1RM than if you fail at 8 reps.
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The general rule for bodybuilding is 6-12 reps. For me its the lower end, and sometimes ill go down to 3 reps on the mass building movements. You just have to see what your body responds to.
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Heavy lifting is doing a set with a weight you cannot do for 6 reps, and is relative to the strength of the individual. For example Ronnie Coleman reps 200 lbs dumbbells on the chest press for 12 reps. For him that is light weight (which is why he screams "Yeah Buddy! Light Weight!"". However for you that would not even be one rep so would be considered extremely heavy.
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What I would suggest you do, is work in a rep rnage, not just a target rep.
For example, lift in the 8-10 rep range. Find a weight you can do 8 reps w/ for your sets. Work to increase that weight to 10 reps for all your sets. When you do, increase weight back to a point that allows you to get 8 reps for all your sets and repeat. There is more than one way to make progress, that is one of them.-
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