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« on: February 05, 2012, 12:54:47 PM » |
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Hey, Im 15 , im 6ft2 and i weight 205 lbs ( 93 kg ) So my question is if i should do higher or lower reps? Because low reps are for muscle mass and high reps are for strength. Im naturaly strong and oversized also a bit overweight but im working on it  So should i do higher or lower reps? My goal is to like make my muscles quite visible and im not sure which one of these will be better for it? Thanks |
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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2012, 12:58:56 PM » |
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High weights with low reps = strength
Lower weights with higher reps = hypertrophy
If you want your muscles to be visible, you can achieve it either by lowering your bodyfat to reveal your current muscles or to grow your muscles to show them despite the fat.
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Progress diary: http://tinyurl.com/cf8hl2vGoals: - Squats 1,25x BW [X]
- Bench press 1x BW [X]
- Press 0,7x BW [X]
- Deadlift 1,5x BW [X]
- Barbell row 1x BW [X]
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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2012, 01:02:21 PM » |
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High weights with low reps = strength
Lower weights with higher reps = hypertrophy
If you want your muscles to be visible, you can achieve it either by lowering your bodyfat to reveal your current muscles or to grow your muscles to show them despite the fat.
ah i thought it was the other way round  but i yes that my question, to grow my muscles should i do higher or lower reps because someone told me that mass building makes you look like more fatty and srength workouts makes your muscles look more visible. Im not sure if its true tho :/ |
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« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2012, 01:10:50 PM » |
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High weights with low reps = strength
Lower weights with higher reps = hypertrophy
If you want your muscles to be visible, you can achieve it either by lowering your bodyfat to reveal your current muscles or to grow your muscles to show them despite the fat.
ah i thought it was the other way round but i yes that my question, to grow my muscles should i do higher or lower reps because someone told me that mass building makes you look like more fatty and srength workouts makes your muscles look more visible. Im not sure if its true tho :/ Hello, Fat makes you look fat not muscle, you should actually vary your workouts high reps and low reps there are two different type of reactions and both are good to do, Peace luie javascript:void(0) |
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« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2012, 02:07:02 PM » |
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you can lift all the weights you want, if you dont lower your body fat percentage then you are not going to be able to see real definition
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Oskar
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« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2012, 02:26:10 PM » |
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ok thanks everyone, and yes im working really hard on my body fat  And one more thing. if i used to do higher weight lower reps with 8 kg and 10 reps, then if i want to do lower weight higher reps how many reps and kg should i have? Do you get what i mean ? :> |
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« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2012, 02:39:11 PM » |
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8kg? You can't really go any lower than that.
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« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2012, 03:00:30 PM » |
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im only just starting, i dont know what weight i should use. give some advice:P
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« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2012, 03:04:12 PM » |
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6-12 reps will make you bigger
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Oskar
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« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2012, 03:10:37 PM » |
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But Furius just said that lower weight higher reps are for hypertrophy ? :/
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« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2012, 03:20:08 PM » |
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higher weight = increased strength and naturally you cant do many reps with a very heavy weight. so you gain more strength .cuz you shock your central nervous system. 6-12 reps you activate the corresponding muscle fibers more so they get bigger.
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« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2012, 11:01:20 PM » |
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But Furius just said that lower weight higher reps are for hypertrophy ? :/
High weights with low reps = strength Lower weights with higher reps = hypertrophy ^ this is what I said. It means the following: 8-12 reps with 8kg will build you more muscle than 4-8 reps with 12kg whereas the latter will make you stronger faster. |
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« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2012, 09:36:18 AM » |
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1-5 reps 85-100% Neural Strength & power little hypertrophy
6-8 reps 75-85% Neural & metabolic Strength & Hypertrophy
9-12 reps 70-75% Metabolic & Neural Hypertrophy & some strength
13-20+ reps 60-70% Metabolic local endurance some hypertrophy, little strength
Thus, 9-12 reps are best for size. And hypertrophy means size.
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« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2012, 09:38:13 AM » |
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1-5 reps 85-100% Neural Strength & power little hypertrophy
6-8 reps 75-85% Neural & metabolic Strength & Hypertrophy
9-12 reps 70-75% Metabolic & Neural Hypertrophy & some strength
13-20+ reps 60-70% Metabolic local endurance some hypertrophy, little strength
Thus, 9-12 reps are best for size. And hypertrophy means size.
hypertrophy by definition means excessive development of an organ or part, which in our context refers to the muscles. :3 |
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