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Are There Any Benefits to HIGH REPS
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ultragainz
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for girls low reps on there legs can be better....like 4-8 reps heavy..
Yeh, the pikey is right....it's beneficial to change workouts regularly. I alternate lowrep/heavy, high rep./volume training, olympic and powerlifting type workouts every couple months, I get bored and the muscle gets stagnant otherwise. Even weird stuff like pushing/pulling the car around the parking lot, sprints dragging weight plates, chopping wood, etc. can be helpful.
Scotsman is right on the money.
I cringe when I hear the word "toned". It seems it is often an excuse not to work out with any real intensity. Obviously, this is not an issue for you. I hear a lot of women saying that they don't want to "get big". They don't know (and/or don't want to know) that no matter how heavy they lift, they can't "get big" unless they "eat big", and I'm not talking about Haagen Daaz (sp?). [End of rant]
Personally, I love strong and muscular women.
I think your concerns about altering your training habits too much are well founded. I do not believe that increasing your reps above 12-15 will do anything more to lower your bodyfat and it probably will not be optimal for preserving the muscle and impressive strength you already have.
To lower bodyfat, cardio and diet are key. And keeping that muscle mass helps too. Each additional pound of lean mass burns 30 more calories per day at rest.
I cringe when I hear the word "toned". It seems it is often an excuse not to work out with any real intensity. Obviously, this is not an issue for you. I hear a lot of women saying that they don't want to "get big". They don't know (and/or don't want to know) that no matter how heavy they lift, they can't "get big" unless they "eat big", and I'm not talking about Haagen Daaz (sp?). [End of rant]
Personally, I love strong and muscular women.
I think your concerns about altering your training habits too much are well founded. I do not believe that increasing your reps above 12-15 will do anything more to lower your bodyfat and it probably will not be optimal for preserving the muscle and impressive strength you already have.
To lower bodyfat, cardio and diet are key. And keeping that muscle mass helps too. Each additional pound of lean mass burns 30 more calories per day at rest.
High reps will not tone you up as fast as dieting and cardio. All I get out of high reps is perhaps a little more endurance.and that is it, I only do high reps when I am recovering from an injury like now, because it keeps me tired and I can't push the heavy weight or when I am getting ready to come off of the cycle that way I really can't gauge how much strength I lost.
Syllagirl said:
Well that is the most important reason for the switch. The variation will cause a physiological responce from the nervous system/musle fibers and overall energy storage. This will result in more muscle size, which will raise your metabolism accordingly. Remember that it's the total punds of muscle which will affect a big part of your basal metabolic rate, not your strenght. So feel free to change the routine up, as bodybuilding has actually little to do with strenght.
PS.
1 lb of muscle = 50cals burned per day at rest.
So add all the muscle you can. Gain 10lbs and you will burn 500 cals per day resting. Needless to say you will lean up quick.
