ok now I'm confused....
After reading this thread....
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hreadid=224929
People say that to build a bigger and better body you do more reps and less weight? I dont get it, I asked several times on this forum and others said to do less reps and more weight (5-7 reps of 4 sets). Cause right now I'm trying to build a more bigger body (I care more about body than strenght so that means mass) so what do I do? Can someone help me, I'm really confused now.
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02-12-2004, 01:30 AM #1Power cannot last forever
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ok now I'm confused....
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02-12-2004, 01:44 AM #2Registered User
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If you wanna put on mass then you go for less reps - between 6-8 IMO, and higher weight. To tone up etc, then you do lower weight and higher reps.
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02-12-2004, 01:47 AM #3Power cannot last forever
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Is 6 and 8 reps a big difference?Originally posted by masryinlondonuk
If you wanna put on mass then you go for less reps - between 6-8 IMO, and higher weight. To tone up etc, then you do lower weight and higher reps.
Does 6 reps build mass more effectively?
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02-12-2004, 02:00 AM #4Registered User
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What most people tend to do is to find a weight that they can lift 6 reps with. Once they are able to lift more than 8 reps of the weight then they put up the weight.
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02-12-2004, 02:05 AM #5Power cannot last forever
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Cheers. My mind is straight once more.Originally posted by masryinlondonuk
What most people tend to do is to find a weight that they can lift 6 reps with. Once they are able to lift more than 8 reps of the weight then they put up the weight.
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02-12-2004, 10:19 AM #6Mod ...Not yet
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For size I found 8-10 reps to be very effective (for legs 10-14).
Lower reps do put on size, too, but not as much as a little higher ones.
Try each. There won't be a phase where you gain nothing but some where you gain more and some hwere you gain not as much. Experiment.It's not as hard as you think it is.
Educate yourself, but stop thinking too much...
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02-12-2004, 06:51 PM #7Senior Member
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You should pick a weight you cant do for 9 reps so you strugle on your 7th and 8th rep. then do it again and again for 6-8 reps for 4 sets. when you get it for 8 reps at all four sets move up
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02-12-2004, 07:00 PM #8Banned
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the idea is that if you're going with 6 reps as opposed to 8 youre using more weight than with 8 reps because thats ALL you can do for 6Originally posted by zxcvnm
Is 6 and 8 reps a big difference?
Does 6 reps build mass more effectively?
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02-12-2004, 07:15 PM #9Da BOSS
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See what works best for you... but you can't TONE without DIET.
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02-12-2004, 07:30 PM #10I need a shower
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Re: ok now I'm confused....
YOu must have misread that thread...Originally posted by zxcvnm
After reading this thread....
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hreadid=224929
People say that to build a bigger and better body you do more reps and less weight? I dont get it, I asked several times on this forum and others said to do less reps and more weight (5-7 reps of 4 sets). Cause right now I'm trying to build a more bigger body (I care more about body than strenght so that means mass) so what do I do? Can someone help me, I'm really confused now.
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