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 DO YOU GUYS FEEL 1-5 REPS ONLY BUILD STRENGTH WITH LITTLE MUSCLE GROWTH?
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| Author | Topic: DO YOU GUYS FEEL 1-5 REPS ONLY BUILD STRENGTH WITH LITTLE MUSCLE GROWTH? | ||
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Cool Novice 
Posts: 42 |
I ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT 1-5 REPS OVERALL STRENGTHENED TENDON AND LIGAMENT AS WELL AS GETTING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM INTO HANGLING A HEAVIER LOAD. I MET AN INDIVIDUAL THAT GROWS GREAT FROM 3-5 REPS ON EVERYTHING. GRANTED THAT EVERYONE IS AFFECTED DIFFERENTLY AND BORN WITH DIFFERENT MUSCLE FIBER RATIOS BUT THAT I THOUGHT THAT SUCH HEAVY WEIGHTS AND EXTRA LONG REST BETWEEN SETS WAS FANTASTIC FOR BULL STRENGTH ALONE. I DO THESE SETS ONCE A MONTH ON BENCH SQUAT AND DEAD. GIVE ME YOUR OPINIONS ON POWERTRAINING VS BODYBUILDING IE:6-12REPS ON AVG.     | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 811 |
I trained for nearly three years going really heavy constantly. I would have workout days where I never exceeded six reps. I did many singles, doubles, and triples. I followed the advice of most people around me and trained extremely heavy, ate nearly all day long, and never did aerobics. Result? I got fat as shit, felt like shit, but I was strong. I finally woke up and started training differenly. I increased my rep range from 6-15, usually doing between 8-12, concentrated on the feel of the weight and using correct form. I stopped eating all damn day long, and incorporated aerobics into my training. The result? I have never felt or looked better. The minute I started concentrating on the weight, instead of trying to throw around poundage, I started to really grow. Those are my experiences. -TG | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 573 |
I have always grown more, increased my strength, and had less injuries from going heavy. B True | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 218 |
What Ghost said. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 16 |
for myself,i have been training heavy for about 1 year now...never felt or looked better.i stay withing 4-6 reps and feel the weight at all times to make sure that i can adapt properly.this technique + sound nutrition equals everything you want as a bodybuilder.strength/size/ripped.but like you said,everyone is made different.i truly beleive in overload though,therefore anything above 6 reps,in my opinion,can't overload the muscle being worked. ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 282 |
Please check out my webpage. In the principles section I deal with this topic specifically. Low repetition strength can be more attributed to an increase of efficency in nerve discharge than muscle growth. --==MeanOne==-- ------------------ Owner of "The Anabolic Clinic" UPDATED: 01/02/01 | ||
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Guru 
Posts: 2322 |
I have powerlifted all my life and I rarely train at that low of reps. I have a set schd over a 16 week period where I start out doing no less than 15 reps and there weeks out from the meet I am down to triples, and the week before the meet I take my openers only. I think it is crazy for anybody to train less than 3 reps on there heavy set anytime. Although I do like to the 5x5 on squats if I get to a sticking point on growth. | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 739 |
I did that when I sprinted. Olympic lifts are also a good way to add strength without size. Westside Barbell methods also work pretty well at increasing strength through neuromuscular/tendon pathways and not hypertrophy. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 119 |
I used to go heavy, what a waste. Bought this book that talked about doing really big reps with lighter weights. Woow... First time I tried it I was able to isolate better, I got more pump and burned my muscle out so bad I was sore for a very long time... I really really feel after 15 years of natural training that 25x3x2/wk with a 100x1x1/wk is the BEST way to go. PERIOD! ------------------ |
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posted January 10, 2001 11:40 AM