sets and reps for cutting

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I've been bulking usually doing 4 sets of 12,10,8,6. If I want to start doing endurance/cutting should I stay at 4 sets of 15 reps?
 
lighter weights , more reps sounds about right.
 
Well I know the general info such as lighter weight higher reps, but how many is too many reps? My friend told me to go to 25 which seemed very high. I always thought 15 was the magic number for cutting.
 
No need to go above 15 reps per set.

Fatloss I of "New Rules of Lifting" has 3 sets of 15 reps of one exercise supersetted against 3x15 of an exercise that is completely different.

Example, 3x15 squats supersetted with 3x15 cable seated rows.

Believe me, it's plenty tough enough.
 
Cutting=very little to do with setxreps and everything with diet.
Endurance=very much in the way you set up your training protocols.
 
+1 to Evo's reply.
reps have exactly d**k to do with cutting. its all in the diet, and continuing to do physical activity.

in fact, you'll be better served by lifting heavy with reps in the 5-6 range when you're cutting.
keep protein intake at least 1g per lb of lean mass, and lift heavy. you won't gain muscle mass, but you'll keep what you have, and even get a little stronger, while you shed the fat.

8-12 reps is for building lean mass, which is damn hard to do when you're on a cutting diet, so it shouldn't be your focus.
reps past 12-15...that's just endurance training. doens't build strenght, doesn't build mass. doesn't burn a lot of calories either.

its fine if you're training for a marathon/triathalon though ;)
 
CocoPuff said:
oh hmm, I always thot 15 to 20 reps is the recipe for tone.
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You lower bodyfat and build muscle to get "toned".

High rep training can certainty be an effective tool to get lean but you have to get some muscle before hand using heavy loads.
 
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