Would you increase your reps to cut?

[crash3837]

Thanks guys, I was just wondering because in my mind I thought doing anything over 9 or 10 ( exception with abs) would be pointless, kind of over doing it.

 

[Distortion]

ya, i havn't been lifting for a long time but i find that the best rep range for large muscle groups is 8. Sometimes i'll throw in a set of 10-12.

about a month ago i tried going really heavy, high volume, minimal reps 3-5. It didn't do shit for me and i fell behind. I'm back into my normal rep range and it fells good

 

[edgecrusher]

There has been some new evidence as of late, that suggest that when an individual's lactate threshhold is crossed, they see an increase in fat burning. Now, there are many ways to cross the lactate threshold. One of which is elevating the rep count i.e. 10 -20 up to 100. Another technique is by lowering rest intervals (from 120 sec. to 30 sec.) Yet another technique, is time under tension, or extending the length of the actual set. Personally I have seen good results by mixing the three. I do a heavy compound movement to begin, then after a short rest I will move to another exercise and rep it out a bit. (12 reps is a lot for me.) Utilizing these techniques, have helped me lean out quite well while maintaing a good amount of muscle.

 

[Tuna Guy]

Heavy weights and low reps, let the diet do the rest, however the week before a comp, when you should be carbing up it would be better to concentrate on higher time under tension sets to help with the uptake of nutrients within the sarcoplasm.