bulking/mass weight lifting sets/reps question

[drew413]

What is better when bulking/mass. I'm doing a test e cycle.

Would you do 5sets x 10reps of what your working that day not max.
Would you want to push it and do 3sets x 5reps or 5sets x 5reps of what ever your working at just about max?

lower sets reps cause your pushing it as you already know.

good bad comments anything. Thanks

 

[moya]

just push youself...
imo progression is what you're looking for... you see so many people do the same weight/sets/reps year after year...
as long as you are improving in one or more of those aspects, you are progressing...

 

[the.gladiator1987]

yea agree with moya. I get big and i stick to 5x5 for my compound lifts, sometimes going for a heavy triple or single . When i do isolation (rarely) I dont go over 8 reps.

But imo 5 reps is the best place to get size and be able to progress every week

btw this is a very beginner question to be asking for starting a cycle lol

 

[drew413]

yea agree with moya. I get big and i stick to 5x5 for my compound lifts, sometimes going for a heavy triple or single . When i do isolation (rarely) I dont go over 8 reps.

But imo 5 reps is the best place to get size and be able to progress every week

btw this is a very beginner question to be asking for starting a cycle lol

lol i know it is. i push my self every time try and go big. i was just wondering about like what glad said 5x5 for lifts mostly. i just didnt really max out on my last sets all the time. but now i will

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Yea i laways max on my last sets when on cycle, I actually find it better to do a 5x5 style because then you get to train the main lifts 2x a week (squats 3x, bench 2x, military and dead1x) but you can add in assistance to hit the bodyparts more often and on cycle this is superior IMO

 

[b fold the truth]

just push youself...
imo progression is what you're looking for... you see so many people do the same weight/sets/reps year after year...
as long as you are improving in one or more of those aspects, you are progressing...

Listen to the man...

It really doesn't matter a hill of beans. Just train like an animal, eat like a horse, and sleep like a baby.

 

[drew413]

Listen to the man...

It really doesn't matter a hill of beans. Just train like an animal, eat like a horse, and sleep like a baby.

lol will do

 

[guerbear]

just push youself...
imo progression is what you're looking for... you see so many people do the same weight/sets/reps year after year...
as long as you are improving in one or more of those aspects, you are progressing...

This^

Progression is key to strength gains. Add at least a few pounds every other week or so.