Not exact matches
Secondly, occasions may either contribute to the
intensity of feeling or lead to denigration of
intensity, hence toward monotony
by simple
repetition.
Dr Vollaard added: «For the first time, we have evidence to suggest an indicator of fitness levels is improved more
by doing fewer
repetitions of high -
intensity exercise.
Note: All work sets should be brought to absolute muscle failure (even
by using forced
repetitions at the end of the set) to reach the
intensity needed.
High
intensity interval training (HIIT), sometimes simply called interval training, is characterized
by the
repetition of short 2 - 3 minute bursts of activity followed
by rest.
To gain muscle weight and density, you increase the weight that you lift whereas to get nice abs, you take light or moderate weights and increase the
intensity by the way of increasing the number of
repetitions.
If you use 15 - 20 reps per set on hamstring exercises — a
repetition range often promoted
by the Nautilus disciples — your training
intensity would be approximately 50 - 55 % of your maximum.
By changing the
intensity (weight), the
repetitions per set, the number of sets, the speed of the exercise, and the rest period between sets you can influence the way your body changes and adapts.
By using different
repetition ranges,
intensities, rest periods, and tempos you can emphasize a certain muscular adaptation.
In a nutshell, the total
repetitions (
repetitions multiplied
by the number of sets) are connected to the training
intensity, or better the higher the training
intensity, the less total
repetitions you are able to do.
A Power Clean workout plan to increase strength is characterized
by high
intensities, above 85 % of the Power Clean 1RM and low
repetitions, between 1 and 3
repetitions.
A Power Clean workout plan to improve the Power Clean technique is characterized
by lower
intensities, around 50 — 70 % Power Clean 1 RM and low
repetitions, between 2 and 4
repetitions.
«Only in rare situations is a spotter really necessary to help you increase the
intensity on a set —
by helping you force out more
repetitions, or changing weights for you during a drop set.
Non-functional hypertrophy is determined
by lower training
intensities and higher
repetitions, and a total time under tension of 40 — 60 seconds.
In a randomized cross-over design, 8 physically active males completed three experimental trials comprising resistance exercise (8 × 5 reps leg extension, 80 % 1
repetition maximum) followed
by continuous (30 min, 63 % peak power output (PPO)-RRB- and high
intensity interval (10 × 30 s, 110 % PPO) cycling.
When in truth, they only become popular because they are pounded at us
by the media with such an
intensity and high level of
repetition that its mere force disguises lies and truths.