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Will this work?
- Thread starter MMAguy
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MMAguy said:500 reps. Will this be effective for the size or strength or both?
I would go with or neither.
Your muscles will not improve very much at all unless you lift a weight that is challenging. I would say that if you can lift a weight 20 times it is a waste of time so 500.....?!
If you want to improve size it is commonly considered that you have to lift a weight that you can only lift btwn 8-12 times.
If you want to improve size it is commonly considered that you have to lift a weight that you can only lift btwn 8-12 times.
2000 reps?
you are doing nothing for your muscles!
do your legs get bigger from walking 2000 steps? No.
2000 reps is completely ignoring the overload principle which is what makes the muscles adapt by getting stronger.
You need to lift heavy weights; loads that your muscles are not accustomed to, so that they can adapt to overcome the load by getting stronger.
you are doing nothing for your muscles!
do your legs get bigger from walking 2000 steps? No.
2000 reps is completely ignoring the overload principle which is what makes the muscles adapt by getting stronger.
You need to lift heavy weights; loads that your muscles are not accustomed to, so that they can adapt to overcome the load by getting stronger.
Yeah, that's useless...that even goes beyond high rep schemes for endurance training. You're just shredding muscle tissue at this point.
Stick to reps in the 6-10 range, and vary it. Do 6 reps for a few weeks, 8 reps for a few weeks (same weight if possible) and then 10 reps. Then drop back to 6 reps, and up the poundage, because you should be stronger AND bigger by this point.
Stick to reps in the 6-10 range, and vary it. Do 6 reps for a few weeks, 8 reps for a few weeks (same weight if possible) and then 10 reps. Then drop back to 6 reps, and up the poundage, because you should be stronger AND bigger by this point.