Thread: Insane 1000 Rep Arm Workout

You are absolutely INSANE!!!!!!!!!!

Man that sounds like a first class ticket to overtraining....but...if it works for you I say go for it

Just done every once in a while one 25 minute workout isn't overtraining. Higher rep workouts work different fibers and the vascular and nervous system. It helps them keep up on heavier days.

It works different fibers? Which fibers would those be? And how does doing that much differently affect the nervous system than any other routine?

Fast and Slow Twitch Muscle Fibers - How they affect your performance

Following the principle of overload is the cornerstone of training. With consistent endurance training muscle fibers can develop more mitochondria and surrounding capillaries. In this way training improves your muscle's ability to cope with and adapt to the stress of exercise.

You expect to gain size from that type of routine?

You said it works different fiber types. How does it work different fiber types than more "standard" ways to train the arms? The answer is it doesn't. I understand the three fiber types and the roles they play.

Here's a simple fact: When you start a lift, your TypeII fibers kick in. Those fibers will only work for a few seconds before they're done at which point you do the remainder of your set relying pretty much exclusively on your TypeI fibers.

So why would 100 reps work different fibers than 10 reps? The answer is, again, it doesn't.

Also, the text you took from that site about overtraining does not apply at all to anything you're trying to say. In fact, in the context you took it out of, it doesn't even make sense.

100 is just a number a goal to shoot for, it could be 50 or 20 whatever. 100 is a challenge.

and it says overloading.

Originally posted by Robert DiMaggio
You expect to gain size from that type of routine?

It's not really a routine, it's just one workout. I try to mix it up as much as possible.

I know that I would get over trained at least, but like I said man, you know your body better than I do. If doing 100 reps would put more mass on my arms than doing 15-20 reps, then heck man, i would do that workout all of the time.

you wouldnt get overtrained at that low of weight...
it would be a cardio workout for your arms

this reminds me of the time my friend did
213 reps in a row, nonstop
with 55 lbs on bench press

Insane is probably a nice description, I wouldn't do that often or your elbows are going to hate you.

It's not meant to do often, just a shock, every once in a while.