Hey guys, do you think that 9 sets for bis and 9 for tris is too much? should i stick to 6?
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12-19-2002, 08:28 AM #1
9 sets for bis and tris too much?
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12-19-2002, 08:41 AM #2Registered User
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Re: 9 sets for bis and tris too much?
The most important thing is:Originally posted by Chunjiii
Hey guys, do you think that 9 sets for bis and 9 for tris is too much? should i stick to 6?
Does it work?
Are you making progress with your current scheme? If you are, keep doing it. If you are not, change it.aut viam inveniam aut faciam
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12-19-2002, 09:23 AM #3Registered User
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I think 6-9 is a good range. If you're working hard enough, I don't think you could handle more than nine.
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12-19-2002, 09:31 AM #4
definitly no more than 9 dude
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12-19-2002, 06:02 PM #5Registered User
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How many reps per set ? I think 6, 6, 4, are good but 12,10, etc is too much.
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12-19-2002, 06:27 PM #6Registered User
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Depends. I respond best to thge 12-8 rep range when it comes to arms. You might be different.Originally posted by nac77
How many reps per set ? I think 6, 6, 4, are good but 12,10, etc is too much."Don't give up, your too strong"-Earl Simmons
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12-19-2002, 10:40 PM #7Registered User
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it ins't as simple as all that
you have to look at Volume INtensity, Frequency AND Recovery all in relation to each other to know if x workout plan is too much or too little
unfortunately as humans we don't have score cards we can look at like a D&D charicter does so we have to lift a certain way and if it works we know it works
if it dosn't we know it dosn't
all we got is trial and error to workout theory
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12-20-2002, 02:32 PM #8Fallen to Ruin
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IMO 9 is not too much, but rather exactly the right amount. I do 9 sets for bis and tris too. But then again, different things work for different people. For example, someone told me to do 9 instead of 12 sets for chest, and my gains suffered when I tried it. So what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another. Go with whatever works for you, and if this works by all means stick with it.
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12-20-2002, 03:03 PM #9All-Pro QB
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i do 9 sets for bis and tris as well. usually 6 to 8 reps per set w/ heavy wts.
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12-20-2002, 04:58 PM #10Registered User
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I would probably keep it in the 6 set range. 8 at most. I mean if you think about it, you would normally do about 3-6 sets of arm exercises. But thats if you are training it on back or chest where it is worked by the larger muscle. When arms has its own day, it is also worked by back (biceps) and chest (triceps) so you don't really need to many sets.
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12-21-2002, 07:16 AM #11Registered User
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i do between 8-10 a piece...
here is my workout:
Barbell Curls: 4x5-8
Narrow-Grip Bench: 4x5-8
EZ-Bar Preacher Curls: 4x6-10
Dips: 4x6-10
1-Arm Spider Curls: 3x8-12
Overhead Dumbell Extension: 3x8-12
This is NOT going to overtrain you... arms are a pretty small bodypart, and the human body designed to take some abuse and overcompensate... Unless you guys have absolutely NO recovery ability, you can do this without overtraining.
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