Intensity Vs heavyweights?

[tag166]

We all know if we increase our weights the body will respond to this and grow,but do you really need to be lifting heavy heavy weights in the gym to get this growth.I have been training heavy now for the last 8 years and have always ended up with injurys to my knees,elbows etc,so just recently i changed from doing 5 to 8 reps to 8 to 15 and have noticed more growth than ever before.I have always bulked up with low reps and come contest time i have changed to higher reps so i have not always kept to the same reps.
My point is your muscles do not know that they are lifting 500 pounds in the squat your brain knows that, so it makes sense to lift lighter thus protecting yourself from injury,also letting you perform the exercise correctly in away your can apply so much intensity that it would feel like 500 pounds anyway i just wondered are there any bodybuilders out there that share this idea that intensity is far greater than heavy lifting after all we are bodybuilders and not powerlifters are some of us lifting heavy because of our egos!

 

[blood_drinker]

It's not a question of the # of reps - more a question of overload. I go 4-6, and 6-8 Max OT style and trust me it works much better than 15 reps (for me). I was stuck with the 15 reps fallacy for along time, and it didnt do shit but fill my muscles with lactic acid.

 

[Welsh power house]

i have found that if you change your rep range after a while of doing the same thing over and over, you gain mass....its about shocking the body, 4-6, 6-18, 8-10, 10-12.....15 is too high for mass imho!

 

[the Prince]

You experienced growth due to the change in your work-out, muscles adapt.

I doubt if this will continue at that rep range.

 

[bigmag]

in my personal experience, growth comes from variety....the more diversity I put into my training the better gains I get. Another big factor in gains is form. One must definately not neglect form, I'd say it's more important to use low weight with good form the heavy weight with poor form.

 

[tag166]

Cheers guys,nice to hear you views you can never know to much at this game.Im going to change the reps around to shock the muscles,this all started when i read the dorian yates website and i was surprised at how light he lifted compared to other pros,but his form is perfect.Anyway thanks alot.