Lift big to get big? What do YOU think??

[Outtlaw]

Ok, I already know the answer and what I think. I just want to poll the bros here just for the sake of discussion. I hear people say all the time, "you dont have to lift heavy to build muscle". And then there's the people that say "if you wanna get big, you gotta lift big". So what do you guys think? Who's right here? Let's put it to poll...

 

[axe3]

answer is obvious..as I am sure you know. Look at all of the skinny guys doing team bench, peck deck, etc. Then look at the big guys pulling HEAVY deads, squats, etc. Only way to get big is to lift big. It is hard but it works.

 

[1392477]

I would say a combination of both:

Heavy weight / Low rep for basic movements
Medium weights / higher rep for secondary movements to get 'pumped'

eat clean, eat often

get sufficient rest

 

[Outtlaw]

Shit, now I cant edit the poll. Oh well... I guess it'll have to stay as is.

 

[swordfish151]

I believe you have to lift BIG w/PROPER FORM....i can say for myself and personal experience that going heavy has put on muscle for me...that light weight shit doesnt cut it at all...to get big you must lift big..but with proper form ...just cause you have 500lbs on the squat rack and barley bending your knees doesnt mean your gaing mass...or cause your throwing up 185lbs on the bicep curl but you look like you have down syndrome while doing it doesnt mean you'll gain an inch....

 

[richspc]

Powerlifters are the biggest people on the planet. Arnold, Franco, all started as powerlifters, now Coleman lifts heavy with the high rep. shit, cause he is taking a suitcase full or roids.

 

[tommy39]

I believe you have to lift BIG w/PROPER FORM....i can say for myself and personal experience that going heavy has put on muscle for me...that light weight shit doesnt cut it at all...to get big you must lift big..but with proper form ...just cause you have 500lbs on the squat rack and barley bending your knees doesnt mean your gaing mass...or cause your throwing up 185lbs on the bicep curl but you look like you have down syndrome while doing it doesnt mean you'll gain an inch....

I agree. You need to be able to get a full range of motion and contraction on your base reps. At the end of a workout on a muscle part though i like to do some heavy partials to finish off the muscle, form not important on these. Fact is muscle needs to be stressed to grow and real light weight tones but does not build in my opinion.

 

[TRAPezoid]

Heavy, all the way. One things that sucks is that the mass muscle seems to disiapate faster. I fucked up my hand last year and I had to have surgery, I obviously wasn't able to workout. I couldn't workout for 2 months. That muscle left so quickly even though I kept taking protein, eating, etc.

Why is that?

 

[DannoMight]

I always go heavy on most freeweight movements with the rep range between 4-6 reps. Especially on squats, deads, and bench. then I go for 8-12 reps on most sculpting exercises like flyes, cables.

 

[jafo]

I firmly believe that every day in the gym is a heavy day ....

but I laugh at the guys that come in throw a ton of weight on the bar grunt and grown real loud ( to make sure everybody is watching them lift this impressive amount) and thats it 1 maybe 2 reps then they stand around the rest of the time talking… what a joke