Originally Posted by shockers

what do they mean by high intensity weight lifting: is it low reps with heavy weights or high reps light weights. thank you

Originally Posted by drew.haynes

I STRONGLY recommend coming to complete failure within 4-6 reps, with the exception of calves, where I would do 5-7 or 6-8 as to not sacrifice range of motion. Don't warm up too much... just enough that you are ready to start lifting heaving and pushing your muscles to lfit heavier.

If lifting light was ideal for gaining muscle mass, why wouldn't runners have massive legs? I mean, I know plenty of runners that eat alot, but especially long distance runners, not that big in the legs. Running is basicly a ton of relatively light weight contractions in your legs, predominantly hamstrings, glutes, and gastrocnemius.

Lift heavy, you'll be glad you did. I don't plateau.

Originally Posted by Uzi9

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Originally Posted by primus_122

I take a weight that i know i can get more than 7 reps with and less than 20 and rep it till you are going to die. HIT can be very painfully mentally and phycialy

Originally Posted by primus_122

whatever works for you bud

Originally Posted by CancerNV

Some people have been telling me not to drop any weight when Im tired because my muscles "remember" the weight of the last rep I did.

Is this true?

Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin

If you drop the weight for an exercise as a whole because you don't have enough energy, you really shouldn't even be doing the exercise; more rest would be the best thing for you.