One set - shitload of reps

[Kiarne]

I've got only home equipment, so I do squats with heavy dumbells in my hands (30-35 kgs in total), and just try to keep the form right and do more reps. I thought of trying to do just one set of those to the max reps. Do you think it would work out well? Or I should rather do several sets with fewer reps?

 

[Lev Butlerov]

Ideally, it is better to do fewer reps for more sets, because in the end you will get to do more volume. However, your approach would be quite a good one for the development of endurance, so you can do this from time to time for a little variety.

 

[SteveMobsterG]

It's a muscle fibre thing. The more reps you do the more you'll be working on endurance and the less you'll be working on making muscle.

 

[stevesmi]

no because you cannot get in a workout from 1 set, what kind of workout is that?

 

[muskate]

You should do multiple sets with a 'shitload of reps' as you put it

1 set is not a workout. At the same time, doing a bunch of easy sets is a waste of time.

Do 3-5 working sets per exercise. Challenge yourself with the weight you use. If the workout is easy, you aren't going to be causing a stimulus to the body to change.

You need to give the body a reason to build muscle.

 

[Kiarne]

Ok, let us put it this way - if I will do 3-5 sets per exercise with a lot of reps? I mean, the weight might not be challenging, but lifting it till failure would make it challenging - don't you think so?

 

[SteveMobsterG]

Or buy some more weights. I explained why you don't wanna work endurance fibre types with the reps you seem keen on if the aim is building muscle. That is the aim right?

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

I will occasionally add in a 100 rep set but not as my regular workout. It is only to shock the muscle.