High, Medium and Low Rep Training

[GoneAway]

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.

[Bluto]

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.

[quembrulet]

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.

[dizzleman06]

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..

[GoneAway]

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?

[dizzleman06]

I believe high reps can be good for leg training...

[Jr. Yates]

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.

[GoneAway]

Good idea. I guess it's a given that some exercises can't be done with too low reps in good form.