Sentences with phrase «less reps»

The best way to build muscles faster is by doing less reps with heavy weights.

You'll benefit more from doing less reps with a perfect form than many quick reps with a lousy posture that allows you to cheat.

However you will use heavier weights, but do less reps per set.

The rep ranges recommended are just a guideline, doing more of less reps as you get stronger is expected.

Just gave this a go... with less reps on a few things to fit my abilities (and added some calf raises on the stairs into it).

Other mass building routines use less reps, like the 5 × 5 workout.

Then, do less reps as your muscles fatigue.

It's better to do less reps perfectly than more reps poorly.

If you are doing a lot of heavy compound training for your chest and back then you will want to aim for a little less reps of your arms.

The movements listed below should be done in a circuit, doing 2 less reps on each subsequent circuit.

The exercise where you can do less reps is harder.

A good rep scheme to use with this could be 3 - 4 sets of 8 reps for each exercise, or more sets for less reps, such as 5 sets of 5 reps of each exercise.

It's really hard and much worse than lifting less reps more weight.)

Get amazing abs with less reps Forget everything you've seen in the infomercials — going like a mouse on a wheel won't get you a chick pack any faster.

Try less reps and more weight.

Everyone is different, with a different genetic muscle fiber mix, if you feel comfortable and capable than go ahead an attempt 100 reps per after starting off with less reps in your subsequent workouts.

I lift five or six days a week, but I generally focus on building strength and muscle, so I do less reps per set than Jimmie.

You can do heavier, strength style training for less reps or lighter weights for more reps.

• To increase strength, use less reps and heavier weight, don't just keep banging out sets of 10 until the cows come home.

Make sure you maintain form on the Windmill, even if that means doing less reps on each round.

3 sets of 4 - 6 (best to do less reps with heavier weight, but you it feels easy for you with the kettlebells you have do an extra rep per set.

Just do less reps with the correct form.

The more you lift the less reps your going to do: naturally.

If you want to gain more strength, your body needs to push heavier weight (which will naturally force you to do less reps).

Obviously the heavier the weight, the less reps you will be able to do.

This means that you will be doing less reps and sets than you would be with a lighter weight program.

Furthermore, the stronger you are, the less reps you should do.

Heavier weights with less reps will bulk you up.

Is it okay to do more sets and less reps?

Typically I recommend a heavier weight for strength oriented sets where you are doing less reps with more rest (like Front Squats, Strict Press, and Windmills), whereas I'd recommend a lighter weight for conditioning - focused, high intensity sets like Squat Presses, Figure 8's, and Clean & Presses or Jerks.

If you're looking to gain weight, then it's fine to do less reps and more sets.

When using this weight, you should aim for 6 to 10 reps (the higher the percentage the less reps per set).

About the only time that all fibers are active is during the heaviest of tasks, such as during very heavy weight lifting (i.e. about 6 or less reps).

This is the slower progression method, where some people will want to do less reps and progress to the next levels sooner — that's okay.

For instance, you can do more or less reps, increase or decrease your ankle weight, put more tension or less tension on your band by choking up on it or letting up on the grip.

You don't have to stick to the same routines either, sometimes adding in an endurance session (more reps, less weight) can be beneficial, or you may want to increase your strength (less reps, more weight) especially if you have a goal to be able to do x amount of pull ups or push ups... Always keep in mind that your body needs to be constantly challenged for changes to occur (if you do something long enough your muscles adapt, if you don't change your routines regularly enough you can plateau.

Performing any less reps than the minimum number will not result in enough stimulation to get stronger.

I guess I'm looking for that magic number before I progress to less reps for strength gain.

The idea behind this is that the hypertrophy will stimulate more muscle growth (and a bigger muscle has more potential for strength than a smaller one), a shift upwards in intensity as the volume begins to come down and then an even bigger shift as the focus comes around more to heavier weights and less reps to really prove what you can do.

Train with less reps (in the 6 to 10 range) with good form and almost the maximum amount of weight, and the fast - twitch (type 2) muscle fibers will get worked.

When starting a strength program, even if you're familiar with it, begin with less weight and less reps — be very conservative.

For the first 3 weeks, Hugh Jackman would do less reps, but more weight.

On these days consider using lighter weights / less reps and focusing on perfect technique.