You might set a daily goal to perform one
more rep in each set you do for that day's chest workout.
Progressively
more reps in each set, before adding more weight when reps reach the top of the range.
Lifting to failure means that you can't perform even one
more rep in your set because your muscles literally give out and that's it.
Not exact matches
I tend to do conventional
sets and
reps, usually
in a pyramid fashion (going from less weight /
more reps to higher weight / fewer
reps.) But your body adapts to anything, and making progress gets tougher.
These are compound exercises which can be performed with relatively heavy weights, but can be
more efficient when done
in the moderate
rep range of 5 - 10
reps per
set.
Chin ups are difficult to perform, so if you are not strong enough to do the number of
sets and
reps required to stimulate real growth with this exercise, try the assisted chin up machine first
in order to get used to the movement and develop
more strength.
Finally, density represents volume over time, meaning that if it now takes you 15 minutes to do 4
sets of 10
reps with 250 pounds, but you can pull of the same volume
in 10 minutes after two weeks of training, your density has improved and you'll be able to reap
more gains from the same workout.
However, if your exercise routine consists of large numbers of
reps per exercise, which means
more than 15 per
set, or if your routine is very high
in sets, which means
more than 20
sets per muscle group, then a diet with no carbohydrates can be harmful.
But sometimes even that isn't enough so
in pursuance of weight gaining a bodybuilder should do forced reps.. A
rep is considered forced when a bodybuilder reaches muscle failure during a
set and has a training partner who assists
in completing past the normal point of failure and therefore fatigues
more muscle fibers which eventually
in greater muscle density.
To learn to do a lot of pull ups you need to do a lot of pull ups and that means avoiding failure and focusing on quality
reps. I still use this approach and can complete anything up to 100
reps in a training session — far
more than I could do if I performed regular
sets.
This means that,
in order to feel the full benefits of negative
reps you'll have to load the bar 15 - 20 %
more than when you do a normal
set.
Once you get comfortable with this routine, you can up the challenge and stimulate even
more growth by also doing 40
reps (
in as few
sets as possible) of suspension trainer flyes, which take advantage of full body tension and activate your pecs from an angle that's hardly ever used during a standard chest routine.
Exercisers who did cluster
sets — 10
sets of shorter
reps ranging from only two to five — were able to jump higher and reach greater takeoff velocity during their workout, which could result
in more explosive power.
2) Rule number two is that you write about every
rep,
set and exercise you did.When you log your workouts you will know exactly what you need to do
in your next workout to beat yourself whether
in the form of
more reps, bigger load or bigger time under tension.
More sets, more reps and 6 days in the gym will quickly lead to overtraining and loss of muscle mass and stren
More sets,
more reps and 6 days in the gym will quickly lead to overtraining and loss of muscle mass and stren
more reps and 6 days
in the gym will quickly lead to overtraining and loss of muscle mass and strength.
Calves are very genetic, so there's really no point
in killing them too much and expect them to go from nothing to amazing, 2 - 3
sets of 8
reps on Day A is
more than enough for growth.
In order to keep stimulating growth, you have to gradually and consistently increase the tension placed on the muscles, which basically means that you need to alternate between adding
more weight to the bar and increasing the number of
sets and
reps you perform.
Fortunately, Graves and Baechle created this practical formula that anyone can use to determine when it's the right time to increase the amount of resistance: when you can successfully complete two or
more reps in the last
set in two consecutive workouts with a given weight, it's time to increase the load.
Best
rep scheme variations are pyramiding up to a top
set of 8 or performing
more than five
sets in the 15 -
rep range.
Therefore,
in order to achieve maximum gains, you need to utilize different
rep ranges that will activate both types of muscle fibers: use heavy - load, low -
rep training as your primary style but also throw
in a couple of
sets with lighter loads for
more reps.
On each
set, you'll be doing 10 of these super
reps, which amounts to an overall of 30
reps. Perform 3 giant
sets in total, each of them consisting of 1 x 5 - 8 dips immediately followed by 10 super
reps, taking no
more than 2 minutes of rest between each giant
set.
«Less is
more»
in bodybuilding means that you don't have train until you're near - unconscious to make great gains, performing 20 different exercises for one body part won't give you better results than opting for a wise selection of 5 and focusing on doing them with the proper form, weight and
rep range, training twice every day won't make you grow faster but it will
set you back instead and....
One way to inch up is
setting a 12 - week goal
in four - week blocks:
in the first month,
set a
rep range of eight to 12 (choosing a weight with which you can haul at least eight
reps but no
more than 12 per
set).
While volume (
more sets and
reps) is capped, meaning that you're limited as to how much you can do
in one training session, strength is infinite.
Yes, that means you have a lot of flexibility
in the weights you select, and the
set /
rep brackets you use, all the way from singles with super heavy weights to 10
reps with
more moderate weight.
I started CC and was able to do to
sets of 16 - 17
reps with little
more rest time
in normal push - ups and did even 20
in my last one but when I switched to your and started them 8 felt like I'm not working out.
Doing only 1 - 2
reps with an extremely heavy weight forces your nervous system to recruit the maximal amount of muscle fibers
in your chest.When you do the
set with lighter weight, the nervous system still recruits the same amount of muscle fibers as for the heavy weight.This will make the weight much easier so you can get several
more reps.
You can also try shortening the warm - up
sets to maximum 3
reps, because low
reps are
in this case
more effective than using high
reps.. The real purpose of the warm - up is supposed to be acclimating the body to progressively higher loads while practicing proper form and technique at the same time.
People think that you need to do around 1000 sit - ups a day to build your abs, when
in actual fact, 3 exercises consisting of around 3
sets of 20 — 30
reps is
more than sufficient enough.
Creatine also allows you to do
more sets and
reps in one training session and this additional work translates into increased lean muscle mass over time.
Make the exercise
more difficult by changing up your foot positioning, and always strive to add
more sets and reps. I also like to just shoot for a total
rep goal — 100, 150, even 200
in a single session.
In the event a lifter wants to add
more leg mass and strength, they should focus on adding one additional day of squatting (front or back) and / or select 1 - 2 movements to do per week (2 - 3
sets of 12 - 15
reps with moderate weight).
I just keep doing 4 or 5
reps and that's it, I can't do
more in a
set.
If you train Power Cleans
more than once a week and train on different days, you probably modulate the training intensity,
set and
rep scheme and even the strength exercise within the week and you don't do the same thing
in 2 strength training sessions or
in 3 strength training sessions.
You'll be able to lift a lot
more weight on a
set of five
reps than a
set of 10, and that will engage your muscles
in a whole new way.
Then we slowly add
in more reps until we are hitting the upper end of the bracket for all
sets.
Overall, seems that caffeine doesn't do much for your strength training
in the 1 — 5
rep range but it can improve your muscular endurance
in sets that are above around 6
reps.. It doesn't always increase how much weight you can lift
in these
rep ranges, but you generally can do
more reps with the same weight or
more total
sets if you take caffeine.
The goal is to have two to five
reps «
in the tank,» meaning you could perform two to five
more reps if you had to, after each
set.
Usually guys I instruct gain
more mass
in their first months than people pumping dumbbells for 15
reps per
set.
You'll perform fewer
reps in a row, and you'll perform
more sets.
If you're not using
more weight / doing
more reps / using harder exercises / doing less rest between
sets / doing
more sets etc. then you will not see any difference
in your strength and how you look.
I find this is the day when I use lower weight, lower rest between
sets, but
more volume
in the amount of
reps I do and «pump» I get.
If you use creatine
in this way your muscles will have
more energy, and you'll be able to squeeze
more reps out of your
sets.
At this time you can add
more sets as well (4 - 5 per exercise doing between 10 - 15
reps and resting 40 sec to 1 min
in between
sets).
It's relatively straightforward to create linear progressions by adjusting the volume per
set, the total number of
sets, and the rest ratio so that an athlete is progressively doing
more reps in a shorter amount of time.
Ok not locking out i feel is best for results BUT my lower back muscles were trashed, ihad to stretch immediately waited a couple minutes i did 74 rest paused only 10 sec pause, then 185 22
reps nonstop then a drop
set 135 20
reps i had to stop my back was cramping i waited 5 minutes and did 135 a few
more sets of 20 I'm hoping my back will adapt i don't like cutting the
set short and stopping at the top is how i used to train and got me nowhere maybe stronger but
in terms of pump not loving out on squats is tremendous.
I have continued to do
sets of 4 - 6 or 8 - 10
reps, although
in recent months I have been doing
more higher - percentage, lower -
rep work.
so instead of drugs or drinking i returned to the weights and juice i guess thats a drug lol
in this last 2 yrs I've tried everything, to train like i was at the intensity at 28 uh not happening, Im at the point now where i got to be happy with me at 195 0r 200 cuz if i get any stronger I'm gonna get
more achy and hurt, so my long ass point here is regardless of this routine that was posted the high
reps will keep you lifting longer, as your pump issue i find natural or not its the time between
sets that dictates the pump, Corey you and many other naturals have done it all and still don't look huge its genes id still be 170 or less i bet if it wasn't for juice but let me say i wish i didn't do it seriously i had a crappy sexdrive till androgel came out and now I'm only on 300 test a week, I'm done with deca and eq I've been reading or maybe looking for negative stuff and I've found it, Another thing is with this routine to go to failure and getting to heavy weights on so many
sets i think will take a cns toll i feel like crap for the last 4 days i overdid it.
In 30 years I have encountered very few (one or two) strength programs that advocate
reps above 20 and most advocate no
more than 15
reps. (I am not including warm up
sets — I am only referring to «work
sets», those
sets done to elicit a training response, not the
sets done to «warm» the muscles by doing a high
rep set and a low intensity of effort.)
i hcve 2 leg days one is squats
sets of 20 down to 12 my goal is 6 to 8
sets till failure then leg press 20 to 40
rep sets 6
sets then ham curls 10 to 15
reps 6
sets my next leg day is leg press or the icariann plate loaded leg press i do 50 to 60
rep sets with different foot positions every 15
reps, then 1 leg presses rest pause
sets of ten only 10 seconds rest at this point i quit counting just go go, this leg press session is a half - hour not much rest and no knee pain I'm not going heavy it compliments my heavy squat day my other parts are done
in similar fashion, i don't consider this a heavy light split, its
more of a kind of heavy 1 day then moderate high
rep next session for those that need a label i really feel this is awesome I've lowered my testosterone dose to 300 mg every 10 days remember im44 not 24 lol i can claim trt my point is i believe I've conditioned myself much
more with michaels theories but to take my body to the next level i need to add
more volume and excersise variance, i plan on competing within a year, thanks corey for your support i don know if we should post out training since its not according to michaels routine i would continue to hear about your ideas, progress, your like me always searching as you get older safety and longevity are paramount, at the same time we want to kickass and make gains its addictive if you want i can leave my number corey take care and i wish everyone good luck and good health!!!!!!