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Getbig Bodybuilding Boards => Training Q&A => Topic started by: GoneAway on January 15, 2007, 01:19:12 AM
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I'm back at the gym and in need of a solid program. I'm thinking about a rotation between high, medium, and low reps.
If anyone does this, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it and how you plan your program.
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I don't have a program but there's a number of ways you could do that. My experience is mostly in mid to high rep range, if you by low rep mean 1-3 or so.
You could for exemple work with mid reps 6-8 and then finish your sets with 1-2 sets of high reps 12+
Or you could make some sort of split, let's say legs twice a week, one of them being high reps.
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i do it based on how i feel that day. some day i get an itch to go 3-5 reps for multiple sets, sometimes 6-8 or 8-15 to failure. progression happens due to looking back in my training log. i like doing it this way cause it keeps me excited, its up to you and your body to do what you want.
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skip high reps all together... 8 working sets per muscle group with all-out intensity and weight. low volume and high intensity is the way to go! except legs... you can gain a lot of mass training legs with high reps, in fact i recommend it for people with injuries..
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Thanks guys. I think switching the reps around could be a great thing.
skip high reps all together... 8 working sets per muscle group with all-out intensity and weight. low volume and high intensity is the way to go!
Why no high reps?
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I believe high reps can be good for leg training...
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go by feel, some excersises use high reps others you can go lower IMO. I wouldn't do cable rows for reps of 4, but i would on deadlifts.
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Good idea. I guess it's a given that some exercises can't be done with too low reps in good form.