The more muscle fibers you use result in definition,
high reps builds the slow - twitch fibers (small muscle fibers).
So even though it is accepted today that heavy weights / low reps builds strength and light weights /
high reps builds endurance the fact is that some research has challenged this belief, suggesting that high reps primarily build strength, not endurance and resulting in conflicting data on the topic.
For example, using low reps outlines more strength and power, while using
high reps builds more endurance and oftentimes leads you to improve your form.
I disagree with the notion low weights
high reps build puffy muscle especially when you're using HIIT.
The first thing I wanted to know was whether research supported the belief that heavy weights / low reps build strength and that light weights /
high reps build endurance.
If there are different physiological reasons for how low reps build strength and how
higher reps build strength, then it raises a fascinating question.
By what physiological mechanism could
high reps build strength?
DeLorme's research indicated that heavy weights do indeed build strength while
higher reps build endurance.
Conventional wisdom has incorrectly interpreted the research as «heavy weights and low reps build strength; light weight and
high reps build endurance».
Also, what if I work up to 50 reps of certain exercises will
high reps build?
Not exact matches
From a muscle -
building perspective, I need to train with
higher weights and less sets and
reps; based on how I'm made, that's the best way to optimize muscle growth and protein synthesis.
Shortly put, to
build some muscle you have to include at least one of them in your training regime, while in order to
build your body up to its potential, you should equally emphasize all three by gaining strength through progressive overload, rotating lifts and making sure to utilize low, medium and
high rep ranges.
This is not only an outright lie but quite on the contrary, utilizing a
high -
rep scheme is an excellent way to
build big arms.
Since the goal was to help Evans
build a big, strong, well - proportioned body that looks realistic and functional, Waterson gave the actor a training regime based on low -
rep,
high - weight sets of big compound lifts, including squats, deadlifts, incline bench presses and weighted dips.
Strength requires low
reps, whereas endurance needs
high reps to be
built.
Gradually increasing the number of
reps and amount of weight will allow you to
build bigger calves much faster than the traditional
high rep training.
There is this common belief that once someone is starting a fat - loss diet, they should drop any training program they've been doing up to then and switch to exercising with light weights using
high reps, instead of continuing with the weights they had used before, that
built their hard earned muscle mass which burns fat to sustain itself.
You need to be
building muscles with a sculpted and dense look and the optimal way to achieve that is by develop as many muscle fibers as possible, which you can do by using
high reps over a lot of sets.
As we mentioned before, it's best that you
build your workout around big and heavy movements in the range of 4 - 6
reps, and then add some supplemental exercise, performed with lighter weights and
higher reps.
Also,
building muscle requires
high intensity training, which can be achieved through working with heavy weights and pushing yourself a step beyond your limits or through completing
higher rep ranges with slightly lighter weights.
Rules To
build muscle, use a
high weight (6 - 10RM) with low
reps (3) for 5 sets.
If you're going to go
high reps to
build muscle, I wouldn't go much
higher than 12
reps per set, and I would make sure that the 12th
rep was as many as I could do.
When combining large muscle group movements for
high reps, with moderate weight, (say a 10 - 15
rep max weight), you
build up a tremendous amount of lactic acid, thus increasing growth hormone significantly.
Strength training with
high reps great for
building muscle mass, not for
building strength If you do weight training to
build muscle mass, you may as well use weights that you can do 30
reps with instead of weights that you can only manage 10
reps with.
He focuses on «power -
building» which is a mix of power - lifting for strength gains and
higher -
rep bodybuilding style workouts to gain muscle.
Perform them with heavier loads for medium - to -
high reps to
build gluteal strength and explosive hip power and power them up by using a resistance band to increase force absorption and maintain constant tension throughout the movement.
Actually, both
high and low
reps can help
build muscle and both of them can lead to zero gains — their place in the overall training program is what matters, not the number by itself.
«
Higher reps of more intricate exercises tests muscle endurance and
builds strength and flexibility without putting pressure on the joints,» Pace explains.
Slightly
higher repetitions (6 - 10
reps) is more conducive to
building more muscle mass and size.
YERyou have got to squat ifound
high reps 20
build muscle / low
reps with heavy weight i did not go deep.
Funnily enough, I most often notice my eye when doing
high rep, bodybuilder - style exercises, when the pressure has a chance to
build up.
The Jump Squat is not only a great plyometric exercise that
builds explosive power, but if done for a
high number of
reps is a great endurance builder as well.
Anyone who wants to develop muscular endurance and fitness would choose the basic exercises such as standard and incline press ups as it is only with these that you could
build up to the
high reps required.
You're telling people that the only way to
build muscle is Heavy - compound movements and not
high rep low weight?
The
higher number of
reps works best for muscle hypertrophy but is not as effective for
building maximal strength, although your strength will increase as well as your muscles grow.
If you're
building strength, you'll lift at a
higher percentage of your one -
rep max than if you're only working on muscle endurance.
Her main areas of interest are resistance training, focusing on
higher reps to
build lean muscle, alongside interval training, particularly in the spin studio!
Why would you use
high reps in a muscle -
building program?
For
building endurance, you use a weight between 50 and 60 % of your one -
rep max and do a
higher number of
reps. Using this weight, you should be able to complete between 15 and 20
reps before your muscles are thoroughly fatigued.
It is best to use both
high reps and low
reps in order to
build muscle optimally.
Plyometrics, or jump training, is a unique form of training because unlike traditional resistance training where
reps are slow and methodical, the muscle is loaded, usually with your own body weight, and then contracted rapidly, to not only
build muscle, but increase strength, elasticity and reaction time so you can jump
higher and run faster.
But that doesn't mean
higher reps don't also
build strength and size.
It was no been 6 weeks since i made the switch to
high reps, 25 - 35
reps, and doing 100
reps 2 times per week i train at my home now
build a home gym.
«We alternated between body weight and
high -
rep low weights so that we cinch in the intrinsic muscles, and low -
rep high - weights so that she
builds muscle, but then she also stays lean and long.»
As we have seen
higher reps do increase strength and size and if they
build strength due to a different mechanism than lower
reps there may be some advantage in combining lower
rep training with
higher rep training.
Many would predict that such a «
high»
rep range would
build endurance and, if it didn't cause an outright decline in strength and size, would surely not increase strength and / or size.
i don't want anyone getting any wrong ideas here;
high reps may
build mass better and faster than low
reps and be easier on the joints, but there's nothing magical about it.
Runners get plenty of endurance work during sport - specific preparation, but because runners desperately need strength, the majority of their core exercises should be done with heavier weight and lower
reps. Core exercises such as pikes and pendulums can focus on
building endurance through
higher reps and longer duration.
i found this thread basically cuz i was trying to find any research to support my theory that
high reps can
build mass and strength I've been doing
high reps for squats for months and i just have a gut feeling
high reps work for everything I'm no expert by far
Wow whoever Michel is he must have really helped u guys
build muscule.I tried really
high reps when i started lifting and it helped me gain some muscule (bc noob gains).