Hello,
I have been training for two weeks with resistance bands at home and its been great. But I find myself doing about 20 reps each exercise. Is this okay for building muscle? Ive heard that its best to aim for 10-15 reps for muscle hypertrophy, but it seems to me like its just a number. Muscles arent gonna punish you for increasing that number? I mean, I feel my muscles fatigued at about 20 reps, so I get im tearing muscle tissue. Isnt that what ultimately causes muscle growth?
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Thread: Does rep amount really matter?
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03-19-2021, 10:58 AM #1
Does rep amount really matter?
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03-19-2021, 12:07 PM #2
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No, it's much more important to reach a high level of exertion. If you stop when you could easily do 10 more reps, probably not much will happen. Just keep going until you reach a significant level of fatigue
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03-21-2021, 06:11 PM #3
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03-22-2021, 08:34 AM #4
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03-22-2021, 08:37 AM #5
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They are oversimplifications. The author is probably assuming that you will select a weight which brings you close to the point of failure after that many reps.
When you can adjust the weight to what you want, you probably will be doing mostly 1-5 reps in a powerlifting program and 5-20 reps in a bodybuilding program...
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03-22-2021, 08:40 AM #6
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03-22-2021, 08:43 AM #7
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04-20-2021, 10:45 PM #8
As far as you turn your muscle fibers down. It doesnยดt really matter!
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04-20-2021, 11:04 PM #9
Wait are you just doing 20 reps? Or three sets of 20 reps? Either way I highly doubt youโre over doing it with bands
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