Thread: high and low weights on aas

It depends on your goals. If you are wanting to do more sculpting of the muscle lower weights higher reps is great. If you are going for serious strength increases Heavy weight low reps is ideal. I like to stay in the middle at 8-15 reps and somtimes to 20-100 rep sets (100 rep sets usually on legs and calves because they really hurt and shock them to grow for me). Then sometimes I do 1-6 reps if my joints feel good and I want to push the strength. I think it all depends on how you feel and what you want to do. It is best to be well rounded and use all techniques sometimes to switch it up and shock the muscle.

I think it's fine. In fact, every 4 weeks or so I drop weight and do high reps until failure in a HIIT type fashion. It stimulates all the fast-twitch muscle fibers and provides a good shock to the body. As long as you are doing enough reps to get yourself winded by striving for X number in a certain alloted time with only short rest in between sets.

i like to mix it up also. sometimes my joints hurt after goin heavy so i go lighter w/more reps for awhile. then when joints are feelin good i stack the iron back on

Originally Posted by TGB1987

100 rep sets usually on legs and calves because they really hurt and shock them to grow for me.

I agree...there is nothing like high rep leg presses after doing heavy squats. PUNISHMENT!

thanks guys sometime i do need that high reps but would that hurt my bulking cycle?

Originally Posted by Chino0823

thanks guys sometime i do need that high reps but would that hurt my bulking cycle?

Personally I dont think it would, as long as its every now and again. I think we all need light days here & there. What I do is mix it in with my normal routine. Say for chest, I'll do 3-4 diff lifts. If I feel I need a light day I'll do heavy bench (incline or flat) then everything else go lighter with higher reps. So something like heavy flat bench, db incline light/high reps, cable flys light/high reps. Then I'll do another bench movement, but since I lift alone I'll hit a hammer strength machine or something and really drop the weight but rep out as much as I can. Since I'm a smaller guy I always feel the need to go heavy, but my joints dont always agree, & this way I kinda get the best of both worlds.

Can't imagine it would hurt you to develop each type of muscle tissue.

As long as you have your goals in check, and most of your routine is based on said goals, all should be well. Probably better to work those types of muscle fibers too.

I would go heavy most of the time but lighter warm up sets with higher reps are fine. You sould fail somewhere between 6-12 reps in most cases. I would mix it up but try and get at least one heavy set in on every movement.

I like to throw in some "pump work" at the end of my workouts, makes sure you really burn out the muscles and gets alot of blood flowing to them which I think helps recovery. That's what I usually did before starting aas, and I've been sticking to it with no problems. And I agree legs definitely seem to respond to higher reps, moreso than upperbody at least for me.

too much depends on the ass .. you use during maximum androgen better inability to reach between 4 and 12 reps, training under the 'hour to type 1 fibers ..
pauses to rest 2-3 minutes, 0.10 to 12 range for large groups, 0.6 to 10 for small groups ..

during the absolute best training that stimulates anabolic fibers 1 and 2, then set with disabilities vary from 4-10 .. and inability series 12-20 .. this will have the full stimulus complete stretching exercises .. are the best, drop sets the most suitable, incomplete recovery between sets 1.30 min

too much depends on the ass .. you use during maximum androgen better inability to reach between 4 and 12 reps, training under the 'hour to type 1 fibers ..
pauses to rest 2-3 minutes, 0.10 to 12 range for large groups, 0.6 to 10 for small groups ..

during the absolute best training that stimulates anabolic fibers 1 and 2, then set with disabilities vary from 4-10 .. and inability series 12-20 .. this will have the full stimulus complete stretching exercises .. are the best, drop sets the most suitable, incomplete recovery between sets 1.30 min

I stick to heavy sets well on ASS excluding drop sets. Then light sets in PCT and follow it through to the priming phase leading to next cycle. I also switch exercises in pct/primming phase. The body is great at adaptation. With that said taking full advantage of your gear, and go heavy. Then surprise the muscles by changing it up when the time is right.

I think I will do lite towards the end of the day