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Elite_Fry
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when training for more muscle/size... do you go 6-8 reps or 8-12??
thanks
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Elite_Fry
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someone told me 6-8 is only good for gaining strength, but u wont gain much size...
not true?
not true?
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Elite_Fry
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Elite_Fry
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i would have guessed it be easier to type the 4 or 5 characters to answer the question...
can anyone please give me a serious response
can anyone please give me a serious response
Peyote Killa
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I have researched this same question and found that your muscle response is very different when you cut chort at 6-8 reps.
From what I have read and studied, depending on how long it takes you to do one single rep, if you don't do more than 8 your muscles have not been stimulated long enough to release the agent or hormone it takes for gaining size. This is the principle on what olympic wreslters train on, so they can maintain there weight but still continue to gain strength.
Where as when you exeed your reps to 10 or 12 you begin to release more hormone and then your muscles are more prone to grow in size and strength.
Of Course this is only what I have learned in school, and read in various books, but that does not make it 100% true, you still need to experiment with your workouts and try different things, but this should start you off fairly well.
From what I have read and studied, depending on how long it takes you to do one single rep, if you don't do more than 8 your muscles have not been stimulated long enough to release the agent or hormone it takes for gaining size. This is the principle on what olympic wreslters train on, so they can maintain there weight but still continue to gain strength.
Where as when you exeed your reps to 10 or 12 you begin to release more hormone and then your muscles are more prone to grow in size and strength.
Of Course this is only what I have learned in school, and read in various books, but that does not make it 100% true, you still need to experiment with your workouts and try different things, but this should start you off fairly well.
Pk what most of the books don't go into is muscle contraction under the pressure of a given rep. Most assume someone does a rep in 2 - 3 seconds.
What I do is two sets of 15 - 20 reps for a warm up on a given body part, then everything after that is in the 6- 8 rep range with about a three seconds up phase and a nice five to seven second resistance phase.
Compare
Seconds Per Rep * Reps = Time under stress
3 - 4 * 12 = 36 - 48 seconds under stress
6 -8 * 8 = 48 - 64 seconds under stress.
After all it's the time spent under stress that causes the muscle to respond futher.
Just my thinking.
What I do is two sets of 15 - 20 reps for a warm up on a given body part, then everything after that is in the 6- 8 rep range with about a three seconds up phase and a nice five to seven second resistance phase.
Compare
Seconds Per Rep * Reps = Time under stress
3 - 4 * 12 = 36 - 48 seconds under stress
6 -8 * 8 = 48 - 64 seconds under stress.
After all it's the time spent under stress that causes the muscle to respond futher.
Just my thinking.
Peyote Killa
New member
WODIN said:
You are exactly right, and if you read my post again you will notice in my second sentence I stated that it all depends on how long it takes the individual to do one single rep. We are on the same page bro, that gives me more confidence. So thanks for the backing of my statement.
Solid shibby!!!
