What is your training style?

[FreakMonster]

Do you train really heavy to failure every workout?

Or do you mix it up one week heavy one/one week light?

Or do you train fairly light but with many reps?

 

[lawnsaver]

I train smart now. I used to go heavy and I would always injure my shoulders. I now do weights that I can do 8-15 reps. Since then, I have not had any injuries and my gains are much better. I dont do and free weights for chest anymore. I use a lot of Hammer Strength. I can do dumbbell shoulder presses anymore.
I used to do 100lbs DBs for reps, but I have pain at that angle with 15's now. I am very careful with my shoulders, going very light and controled.

 

[maxellyz]

Mostly, really heavy to failure.

But I try to mix it with lighter weights a couple of days a month.

To much heavy training will eventualy lead to serious injuries, seen it happen to many times

-MAX

 

[goliath.jr]

Yeah - I used to stay in the 4-6 rep range. I've started doing more 8-10 rep sets and I feel much better. I don't have as much fun though - but at least my joints don't ache anymore.

 

[rjl296]

Westside - not quite to failuire and heavy

 

[slobberknocker]

Needsize's program. 5x5, then 2x8. Mix of lower and higher reps. It seems to be working. I've put on about a dozen lbs. since starting it 3-4 weeks ago (I'm on juice too).

 

[f4209211]

I do 6-10 reps on my main heavy sets and then immideatly drop say 50 pds, and then do another 6-8 reps. That i have found is the best way to maximize growth. Specially when training big muscle. They'll work all the way and by the time i'm done.

I'll make sure, i can't even press the bar by itself

 

[Zoomster]

I do sets of 20,12,8 and 6 for all excercises. This way I get all of the different rep ranges, good pump and strength training. I do focus on increasing the sets of 8 and 6 regularly.

 

[bunkka]

I try to mix things up every few months.

Right now I'm into heavier sets, lower reps on my major muscle groups - back, chest, quads...

I'll stretch and do a warm up set... then I run about 8 reps, adding weight for each set. Generally runs about 8, 6, 5. I prefer to do the higher weights/lower reps during bulking.

I'm thinking about March I'll start up with going high rep once again. When I do this, I usually pyrimid them. I always try to add weight from set to set (except I'll run 4 sets when I'm going high rep and I'll drop weight on the last set and try to get 10-12 reps). You can get some killer Bi pumps, especially this way.

 

[Zyglamail]

For most compound movements I do a 2x5 for strength followed by 3/5x5 for mass. Then with the isolation exercises I do typical 8-10 reps. Each workout consists of both.