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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: montreal
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Please help!
Hi everyone, please reply your opinion on this question..
whats better? lifting heavy weights with low reps or lifting lighter weights with more reps?? please reply thanks |
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Around.....
Posts: 14,964
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This depends totally on what you want to achieve, how light you're actually going and how many reps you're going for. If you want to provide more guidelines and a goal, it'd be easier to respond.
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: montreal
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ok, im 15 and im wondering...
is it better to be lifting 20lbs with 3 sets of 10.. or is it better using 10lbs but doing 3 sets of 20? which is more effective? thanks |
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Canada
Posts: 4,970
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For your age, I would stay at around 10-15 reps on most lifts.
Once you get a few years under your belt, then start going for a mix of low reps 1-3 and higher. |
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: montreal
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i dont get it...
the LOWER the reps the stronger you get? ..see this is my confusion i get mixed stories from everyone.. |
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Heavy weight/low reps is typically used for strength, but it will also produce size.
but that does not mean using lighter weight/higher reps will not make you bigger and stronger as well. if you're looking for a black & white answer I do not think there is one. I have been lifting for many years and I use many methods, some work-outs I go heavy, others I go moderate and sometimes even light. |
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