Sentences with phrase «reps per set when»

This means you should shoot for at least 8 to 12 reps per set when you're doing four sets and to stay away from doing more than four sets of any exercise.

To make it more brutal, set a timer for 5 minutes and perform as many cluster sets as possible, dropping the number of reps per set when necessary.

Not exact matches

So when you're used to doing 6 - 10 reps to failure per set, choosing a weight that lets you do 15 to 20 reps per set before you fail yields a different kind of muscle pain.

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.

There is research being done at California State University in Fullerton that says that when you eat a low amount of carbs, it has absolutely no effect on your exercise effectiveness up to 15 reps per set, specifically for squats, leg presses and leg extensions.

When performing the exercises with straps, reps per set were increased by an average of one to two compared to not using straps.

When we say high reps we think about doing 15 - 20 reps per set.

Try dividing your protocol into periods when you train with heavier weights, and periods for higher reps.. During the heavier period stick to doing 10 reps per set, and allow yourself a longer rest between sets.

When you do isolation movements like biceps curls or triceps pushdowns, it is best if you don't go below 12 reps per set.

When weight training, you should know that slow twitch muscle fibers react to high rep training in ranges of 12 — 20 repetitions per set.

When used with lower reps (anywhere from 1 to 5 reps per set and for 3 to 5 total «working» sets), it was a favourite of strength athletes like Doug Hepburn, Tommy Kono and even Ted Arcidi.

When you progress to heavy loading, as ever the reps per set will be dictated by what ability you are trying to develop.

I have two questions: 1 - You stated that the optimal volume when lifting in the range of 80 to 85 % of 1RM is around 60 to 80 reps per week per muscle group, but in your 5 days split each muscle group gets only 9 sets of 4 - 6 reps weekly (except chest and this will be in my second question) so in total its gonna be 54 reps per week which is not enough volume.

you said you were having recovery problems when you started this routine; that's a good indication that your total rep volume is too high, or that you're doing too many sets per bodypart per workout.

I made my best gains ever when I started training each muscle just once per week, for 2 - 6 sets total per muscle, with a mix of reps (8 - 10, 25 - 30, 45 - 50).

When you see guys pounding out 10 - 15 reps per set you know that they are not building dense muscles.