On the other hand, a traditional bodybuilding program focuses lifting
moderately heavy loads with an 8 - 12 repetition range and 60 - 90 seconds of rest.
However, conventional strength training with even
moderately heavy loads tends to a shift in the force - velocity curve towards a more force - focused profile, which means that the gradient of the force - velocity relationship becomes steeper.
For heavy to
moderately heavy loads (sets of 5, and sets of 6 - 8), use a weight that allows you to hit the target rep range for each set, and come within 1 rep of failure (or actually hit failure) on the final 1 or 2 sets of the exercise.
Not exact matches
You will be more focused on lifting
heavier load settings quite often with some attention to
moderately loaded isolation lifts.
For
moderately heavy to lighter
loads (sets of 8 - 12, and sets of 12 - 15), use a weight that allows you to reach the target rep range for each set, and come within 2 - 3 reps of failure on the last 1 or 2 sets of the exercise.
Therefore, the data appears to indicate the latissimus dorsi displays at least
moderately a greater proportion of type II muscle fibers and therefore may respond better to training with
heavy loads and faster speeds.
In Chrystie 21, for example, a
moderately heavy palette knife of white adds just an impasto without the trowel
load that made ski slopes in a Hofmann, and a delicate line under a patch of yellow at the upper left hand corner has a wonderful calligraphic snap to it.