Hey, guys sometimes when working out I cant tell if I should do More reps on lower weight or less reps more weight, So I asked a friend he said More weight but lower reps will give you more strength though more reps and lower weight will give you more muscle mass? Is this true or false?
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Thread: More Reps or More Weight?
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03-16-2011, 05:21 AM #1
More Reps or More Weight?
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03-16-2011, 05:41 AM #2
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03-16-2011, 06:00 AM #9
We are different people with different genetics and a different level of fitness. I'm sure if you take an untrained skinny guy he will gain strength with 50 reps.
Just try it and find out what works best for your body and your goals which of course change when you are progressing. IMHO you need to do everything: low, high and medium reps.
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03-16-2011, 06:01 AM #10
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03-16-2011, 06:18 AM #13
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03-16-2011, 06:33 AM #16
Oops googled the word I wrote and that was the first result of spelling haha.
This is just my opinion on the matter. I think you need variety for optimal gains and to break thru plateaus.
Just like I argue it's "better" to bulk hard and cut then try to gain slow with minimal fat. From everything I read and seen that was my conclusions.
btw you again forgot to actually write something interesting :P
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03-16-2011, 06:34 AM #17
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03-16-2011, 06:45 AM #18
I can't explain it to you out of my head in scientific terms with graphs and pretty pictures. It's what I have observed and read. Some reading based on other peoples observations training themselves or other people some reading based on science and actual experiments which I'm sure you read also.
But you imply you know more so please do explain why he does or doesn't need to (srs). Up until now reading your posts was a waste of time. At least I wrote something other then "no it's not" type of comments.
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03-16-2011, 06:49 AM #19
I'd enjoy reading those studies which conclude that an elite level powerlifting MUST train like a bodybuilder at some point.
What you have observed? So you regularly observe elite level powerlifters?
Strength is the product of neural adaptation and myofibrillar hypertrophy -> an increase in the area density of muscle fibers and a consequent increase in muscular force production.
The effect on the CNS from repeated heavy lifting results in neural adaptations which are the other piece to the puzzle.
I'm unsure what benefit training like a bodybuilder is meant to offer, and seeing as it's your claim, I was hoping you'd enlighten me.
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03-17-2011, 12:51 AM #20
One of the advices given when stalling on progress is changing up your set/rep scheme.
I think that whatever your goal is you can benefit from dipping into the training styles for other goals. Even when training just for strength I think you would benefit from sarcoplasmic hypertrophy. Maybe beacuse that has more increases in glycogen storage capacity if I remember reading correctly?
Hell I would even say a powerlifter would benefit from cardio.
Alot can be done and it will in no way increase strength directly but it will help with actual strength training.
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03-17-2011, 02:57 AM #21
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03-17-2011, 04:21 AM #24
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03-17-2011, 04:51 AM #25
There are three muscle fibres in your muscle, slow twitch (what marathon runners train)
Fast twitch (what sprinters train)
and then in the middle.
(this is as simple as I can make it)
If you do a hell of a lot of reps with a low weight your also helping your Musclar endurance and training your slow twitch (these are fuled by oxygen).
If you do low reps with an extremely heavey weight you are training your fast twitch muscle fibres (these dont require oxygen).
Its the fast twitch muscle fibres that need to be trained in order to get the most effective muscle gains.
(but not doing enough reps wont tear them enough to encourage muscle growth).
Thats what I made of the diagram and what I keep in my mind when I train.
Thats why some people are naturally bulky (as they have more fast twitch muscle fibres in their body compared to the percentage of slow twitch muscle fibres).
(these are reffered to as the three body types)
Although most of us are not to the extremes of these, mostly in the middle.
Some of us will never be champion marathon runners or champion bodybuilders despite the amount of training we do, its genetics.
I hope this helps.
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