perfect amount of reps
Whats the story with reps? I've always used between 8-12 reps with any excercise or body part i train,im sure its not right,can any1 give me some insight on how many reps for each body part i should use
|
|
Results 1 to 7 of 7
Thread: perfect amount of reps
-
06-24-2012, 01:36 PM #1Registered User
- Join Date: Jun 2012
- Location: South Africa
- Posts: 6
- Rep Power: 0
perfect amount of reps
-
06-24-2012, 01:37 PM #2Registered User
- Join Date: Nov 2011
- Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Age: 55
- Posts: 2,132
- Rep Power: 2584
about tree fiddy
-
06-24-2012, 02:12 PM #3Registered User
- Join Date: Jun 2012
- Location: South Africa
- Posts: 6
- Rep Power: 0
Thanks man any other rappers want to give me an answer?Originally Posted by BloodySalad
-
06-24-2012, 02:24 PM #4Registered User
- Join Date: Jul 2010
- Age: 44
- Posts: 1,127
- Rep Power: 1547
Varying opinions on this and much of it is individual. Contrary to conventional wisdom I gained more mass using the 3-5 rep range.
I typically use 3-5 for my main lift then 8-12 for assistance crap... than again I find "body part" splits kind of worthless too.
-
-
06-24-2012, 02:29 PM #5Banned
- Join Date: May 2008
- Location: California, United States
- Age: 59
- Posts: 3,896
- Rep Power: 0
1. "Perfect amount of reps" -- the concept of "perfect" doesn't really exist in bodybuilding. But you can try 7. 350 is pretty good, too. 8-12 is widely used. 20@10RM is quite useful. 3's and 5's, also very helpful. 17 usually has "bad juju" associated with it, though. But if you wanna get really obsessive with it, 6's and 18's have extraordinary effect.Originally Posted by J3STER
2. Common questions call for common answers -- Stickys, oddly enough, have really useful information. The common perception is that stickies are just there to keep threads from bumping into the top of one's browser: "Answer to Common Questions" http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=118885421
3. Don't sweat the small stuff: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=122509811
-
06-24-2012, 02:42 PM #6Registered User
- Join Date: Aug 2011
- Location: Colorado, United States
- Age: 52
- Posts: 3,474
- Rep Power: 941
How sure?Originally Posted by J3STER
-
06-24-2012, 02:56 PM #7Registered User
- Join Date: Jul 2011
- Posts: 7,720
- Rep Power: 91615
Do a little searching on google and you can get an idea of where to start but the best place to find your answer will be in your log book. I have found getting stronger in whatever rep range i am working tends to cause growth.
http://articles.elitefts.com/trainin...ective-edited/
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/mus...al-growth.htmlLast edited by 7Seconds; 06-24-2012 at 03:15 PM.
"it's likely one of us will have to spend some days alone"
Similar Threads
-
Whats the best amount of reps?
By elementguy13 in forum Workout ProgramsReplies: 4Last Post: 02-22-2010, 07:37 PM -
Perfect # of Reps For Hypertrophy?
By Webb2008 in forum ExercisesReplies: 46Last Post: 09-18-2009, 06:17 PM -
Perfect # of reps??
By marshjo in forum Workout ProgramsReplies: 2Last Post: 05-14-2009, 09:27 AM -
Low amounts of reps per set for size gains = bs?
By BlockMan in forum Workout ProgramsReplies: 9Last Post: 04-18-2005, 11:47 PM
Bookmarks