Why isn't a rep range of 1-3 used more often?

[RippityMcRipple]

ok you guys are right

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[Tommy W.]

1-3 increases strength. More strength equals ability to lift more at a higher rep range.
Do both.
Most people stay away from 1-3 because it's HARDER

[Tyciol]

Couldn't how hard it is be a factor of the energy demands? The higher rep sets can be pretty hard too.

Heck, those ultramarathon guys, even though that turns you into a stick and eats your muscle up running for 20+ hours or whatever, that's also probably mentally very hard.

The lower rep high weight sets are hardest per unit time though.

[SteakIsAwesome]

I do 5-6 sets of 3 for my workouts. I've been able to keep my strength, and even increase it on a few of my lesser trained lifts, despite losing 40 lbs of the past several months. Just did 370x3 on my sixth set of deadlifts, gonna try 405x1 soon.

[Nosferatu187]

not really, you don't see huge olympic lifters.

This is not true, I've seen alot of lifters who pack alot of muscle.

[jd2967]

Question is title.

That is my rep range.

[AlanApe]

Bodybuilders tend to train to increase mass and sculpt the body. This usually requires more time under tension than strength training. therefore a 30 second TUT set for 10 reps is a tempo of 1/1/1. For the same thing on a 1-3 rep range it would need a 3/3/3 tempo. And at that % of your 1RM it would be near impossible. Some BBers gain TUT on some sets by quick movements (1/1/1 tempo or slightly quicker) at a medium weight for say 15 reps.

So its all about the goals.

But most powerlifters will train for more than 3 reps, as will Olympic lifters. Most BBers will train in the 3-5 range with the occasional 1-3 range as well.

I know I do.

[3nforc3r]

I use it a lot

[lee__d]

It is if your goals match up to it.

If physique sculpting is more your goal, then it probably won't be as useful.

x2.

[Engineer_Guy]

But most powerlifters will train for more than 3 reps, as will Olympic lifters. Most BBers will train in the 3-5 range with the occasional 1-3 range as well.

lol wut

[Retardo-pex]

most definitely, but muscular does not = huge

Its a weight class based sport so by your deifnitions every athlete in the higher weight classes can be defined as huge. "Muscular for their weight class" can be used to describe lighter weight lifters, usually the same goes for powerlifting but like bodybuilding, these only really apply to higher levels of competition.

[Retardo-pex]

bodybuilding huge?

I must have missed them, or they are very rare

That's a foolish comparison. Many athletes train in the 8+ range and none of them are "bodybuilding huge". No one but pro bodybuilders or those who eat/train "supplelment" like they would are oging to be bodybuilding huge regardless of rep range used. now if you are talking natural bodybuilding huge then yes there are plenty of athletes who focus on the lower rep range for most of thier work who meet this criteria.

[ZoranM]

Dudes. It's a Tyciol old thread.