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well..more power to you my friend...but high reps haven't built her legs 
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but one more thing... 3x8-10 is considered low reps
littlepuma
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well..more power to you my friend...but high reps haven't built her legs
This is true. Haha! Got leg day tomorrow.
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psizzle_8
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K this Evan dude is seriously misunderstanding this.
A person with little to no muscle mass can't come into the gym lifting 8lb weights doing 50 total reps and expect to gain size. Even a huge bodybuilder will just continue to sculpt what he has, might get new little muscles popping up here or there...but unless he's on steroids which maximize nitrogen retention, protein synthesis, etc and counteract catabolism, they won't get big either. As a former huge ass fucking girl bodybuilder I can say this to be true.
On a pretty heavy cycle I BUILT UP to doing about 85% of my maxes up to about 12 reps for a few weeks, then increased my weight and reps simultaneously...but I was on roids therefore no catabolism was in effect.
Now, if they do fewer reps with heavier weight, they'll increas strength which leads to the ability to lift heavier weight which leads to more muscle being built.
This is like chapter fucking one of 'lifting weights 101' - nothing more needs to be said
Good luck to you littlepuma keep us updated on how it works for you. Hell, if you have time to kill and not a specific time when your muscles need to be bigger, spend 2 weeks in the gym doing light weights with higher reps and let us know how huge you get.
A person with little to no muscle mass can't come into the gym lifting 8lb weights doing 50 total reps and expect to gain size. Even a huge bodybuilder will just continue to sculpt what he has, might get new little muscles popping up here or there...but unless he's on steroids which maximize nitrogen retention, protein synthesis, etc and counteract catabolism, they won't get big either. As a former huge ass fucking girl bodybuilder I can say this to be true.
On a pretty heavy cycle I BUILT UP to doing about 85% of my maxes up to about 12 reps for a few weeks, then increased my weight and reps simultaneously...but I was on roids therefore no catabolism was in effect.
Now, if they do fewer reps with heavier weight, they'll increas strength which leads to the ability to lift heavier weight which leads to more muscle being built.
This is like chapter fucking one of 'lifting weights 101' - nothing more needs to be said
Good luck to you littlepuma
keep us updated on how it works for you. Hell, if you have time to kill and not a specific time when your muscles need to be bigger, spend 2 weeks in the gym doing light weights with higher reps and let us know how huge you get.
rustilldown
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I think it's a double edged sword.
Yeah my legs grow hard and strong doing the 5x5 and definitely I have monster legs now from it compared to years ago.
But when I step up to the leg press , put 4 plates a side on and rep out 39 reps, fuck do my legs blow up
Ride it like you stole it!!
Yeah my legs grow hard and strong doing the 5x5 and definitely I have monster legs now from it compared to years ago.
But when I step up to the leg press , put 4 plates a side on and rep out 39 reps, fuck do my legs blow up
Ride it like you stole it!!
rustilldown
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And I am not saying one way is best for all. Tom platz was known for his ridiculous amounts of reps and then riding the bike for 20 miles at the end of his workout. And his legs are a golden standard of perfection. Heavy is great but for me I think my legs like the higher volume , the first time I ever hit315x 12 was after 3 sets of 30 reps on the leg press, the previous attempts at that weight was for 5 reps. So getting a wicked pump before squatting definitely helped me squat a huge PR. Why not incorporate both
Ride it like you stole it!!
Ride it like you stole it!!
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psizzle_8
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Yes. I can do a 5x5 with bicep curls...but they don't get near as pumped as they do if I were to do 200 reps with 50lb dumbbells. That's the TRUE art of hypertrophy, lifting to failure, etc...not to mention kinda common sense.
Lifting a big ass piece of lumber once won't make your arms as pumped as they would be if you continued to lift it.
Lifting a big ass piece of lumber once won't make your arms as pumped as they would be if you continued to lift it.
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Evan Tipps
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K this Evan dude is seriously misunderstanding this.
A person with little to no muscle mass can't come into the gym lifting 8lb weights doing 50 total reps and expect to gain size. Even a huge bodybuilder will just continue to sculpt what he has, might get new little muscles popping up here or there...but unless he's on steroids which maximize nitrogen retention, protein synthesis, etc and counteract catabolism, they won't get big either. As a former huge ass fucking girl bodybuilder I can say this to be true.
On a pretty heavy cycle I BUILT UP to doing about 85% of my maxes up to about 12 reps for a few weeks, then increased my weight and reps simultaneously...but I was on roids therefore no catabolism was in effect.
Now, if they do fewer reps with heavier weight, they'll increas strength which leads to the ability to lift heavier weight which leads to more muscle being built.
This is like chapter fucking one of 'lifting weights 101' - nothing more needs to be said
Good luck to you littlepuma
Where are you getting "LIGHT" weights from? I believe in lifting heavy as you can but in the 8-15 rep range. If I can squat 365 15 times, and can only squat 405 3 times. My legs grow WAY better doing 15 reps. Muscles grow from contraction and hypertrophy. If you're squatting max effort at 5 reps. Chances are you are not contracting hard. I've read on many pro bodybuilders who do not believe in lifting in your "low" rep range.
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psizzle_8
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If littlepuma is benching 150 at 15 reps then I take my argument back.
But this is a female forum and the majority of women here practice low weight high reps for toning.
THATS where I got it.
But this is a female forum and the majority of women here practice low weight high reps for toning.
THATS where I got it.
littlepuma
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K this Evan dude is seriously misunderstanding this.
A person with little to no muscle mass can't come into the gym lifting 8lb weights doing 50 total reps and expect to gain size. Even a huge bodybuilder will just continue to sculpt what he has, might get new little muscles popping up here or there...but unless he's on steroids which maximize nitrogen retention, protein synthesis, etc and counteract catabolism, they won't get big either. As a former huge ass fucking girl bodybuilder I can say this to be true.
On a pretty heavy cycle I BUILT UP to doing about 85% of my maxes up to about 12 reps for a few weeks, then increased my weight and reps simultaneously...but I was on roids therefore no catabolism was in effect.
Now, if they do fewer reps with heavier weight, they'll increas strength which leads to the ability to lift heavier weight which leads to more muscle being built.
This is like chapter fucking one of 'lifting weights 101' - nothing more needs to be said
Good luck to you littlepuma
Haha. Maybe they will understand now! Lol. I've been doing high reps and still upping my weight but not to what I would consider heavy weight and my legs....are still small! Haha. I remember when I did squats heavy but more like maxing and they were tighter then. I will be sure to keep y'all updated!
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