Light weight a lot of repetitions

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  • French_Peasant
    French_Peasant Posts: 1,639 Member
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    No pink weights for me, thanks. Working on dat booty.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,483 Member
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    If you are elderly, and sedentary,low weight, higher rep, slow movement is benificial. Otherwise it is dependant on ones goals.

    In the summer I do a lot of garden construction- use a hammer a lot, I have found doing off day low weight high rep, usually when walking, benificial for endurance.

    Cheers, h.
  • gc9551
    gc9551 Posts: 7 Member
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    When I say light I mean confortable for each needs
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
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    I am actually doing really high reps low weights at the moment, working glutes 5-6x per week. Trying something a little different the last two months of my bulk. It's not my favourite (I prefer a variety of rep ranges) but I have a feeling significant booty gains will be had ;) .
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,483 Member
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    Oh light weight comfortable for my needs that is a different game altogether.

    As above, I find I benifit from really light for endurance it suits my needs.
    For lifting I am at about a 75%1RM as per my programme it suits my need of retaining muscle and bone mass.

    I am not quite getting your question.

    It looks as though you have spent some time in the gym if the avatar is you. Are you looking on feed back on programming? If so be more precise.

    State your goals, programme, and thoughts on LWHR. Are you referring to compound main lifts or accessory work.

    Cheers, h.

  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,013 Member
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    Was this supposed to be advice or was it a question?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,389 MFP Moderator
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    What are you trying to achieve? I have a variety of reps ranges in my programming, but none of it will exceed 12reps outside of abs, which in some cases is ARAMP.
  • JohnnyPenso
    JohnnyPenso Posts: 412 Member
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    kimny72 wrote: »
    Was this supposed to be advice or was it a question?
    More like clickbait I suspect.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
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    what's the question bro
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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    :|

    What happens if I choose heavy weight and low reps???
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
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    Was that Saturday night?
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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    TR0berts wrote: »
    Was that Saturday night?

    :D
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
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    JohnnyPenso wrote: »
    kimny72 wrote: »
    Was this supposed to be advice or was it a question?
    More like clickbait I suspect.

    I'm not even sure what I'm meant to be baited into........
  • Gondowolf
    Gondowolf Posts: 26 Member
    edited March 2017
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    Well its something like this
    High volume ( heavy) + low frequency = more strenght but less of a change in muscle size ( example small powerlifters and olympic lifters who dont look very strong but they are )
    Low volume ( medium-light) + high frequency = more definition and size in muscle ( if your diet is also on point)

    j4d2ijuovbya.jpg- powerlifter above and low-volume fitness guy aka timbahwolf
    3dztgbaqbdrc.jpg


  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,389 MFP Moderator
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    Gondowolf wrote: »
    Well its something like this
    High volume ( heavy) + low frequency = more strenght but less of a change in muscle size ( example small powerlifters and olympic lifters who dont look very strong but they are )
    Low volume ( medium-light) + high frequency = more definition and size in muscle ( if your diet is also on point)

    j4d2ijuovbya.jpg- powerlifter above and low-volume fitness guy aka timbahwolf
    3dztgbaqbdrc.jpg


    The main difference between heavy weight and medium - light rep is more strength vs endurance. Hypertrophy can, and will occur is a variety of rep ranges. Total volume is generally a better indicator of hypertrophy. Muscle definition is driven by body composition and body fat %.
  • Gondowolf
    Gondowolf Posts: 26 Member
    edited March 2017
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    psuLemon wrote: »
    Gondowolf wrote: »
    Well its something like this
    High volume ( heavy) + low frequency = more strenght but less of a change in muscle size ( example small powerlifters and olympic lifters who dont look very strong but they are )
    Low volume ( medium-light) + high frequency = more definition and size in muscle ( if your diet is also on point)

    j4d2ijuovbya.jpg- powerlifter above and low-volume fitness guy aka timbahwolf
    3dztgbaqbdrc.jpg


    The main difference between heavy weight and medium - light rep is more strength vs endurance. Hypertrophy can, and will occur is a variety of rep ranges. Total volume is generally a better indicator of hypertrophy. Muscle definition is driven by body composition and body fat %.

    Many people link muscle soreness to amazing workouts, but it doesn't seem like muscle soreness is necessary to elicit growth. A study by the Northern Arizona University [1] investigated whether muscle soreness, as a result of muscle damage, is an indicator of muscle growth. They found that muscle damage (and therefore soreness) is not necessary to gain muscle. This explains why research [2] shows that individuals who experience little to no muscle soreness are still able to gain muscle effectively. .
    .
    This does not mean that muscle soreness should be prevented, it just shows that your workout routine does not have to make you feel sore all the time. Performing adequate workout volume so you can progress in training is far more important [3, 4, 5]. .
    .
    Study 1:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21270317
    Study 2:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7551767
    Study 3:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/128681
    Study 4:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16095427
    Study 5:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17326698
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,389 MFP Moderator
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    Gondowolf wrote: »
    psuLemon wrote: »
    Gondowolf wrote: »
    Well its something like this
    High volume ( heavy) + low frequency = more strenght but less of a change in muscle size ( example small powerlifters and olympic lifters who dont look very strong but they are )
    Low volume ( medium-light) + high frequency = more definition and size in muscle ( if your diet is also on point)

    j4d2ijuovbya.jpg- powerlifter above and low-volume fitness guy aka timbahwolf
    3dztgbaqbdrc.jpg


    The main difference between heavy weight and medium - light rep is more strength vs endurance. Hypertrophy can, and will occur is a variety of rep ranges. Total volume is generally a better indicator of hypertrophy. Muscle definition is driven by body composition and body fat %.

    Many people link muscle soreness to amazing workouts, but it doesn't seem like muscle soreness is necessary to elicit growth. A study by the Northern Arizona University [1] investigated whether muscle soreness, as a result of muscle damage, is an indicator of muscle growth. They found that muscle damage (and therefore soreness) is not necessary to gain muscle. This explains why research [2] shows that individuals who experience little to no muscle soreness are still able to gain muscle effectively. .
    .
    This does not mean that muscle soreness should be prevented, it just shows that your workout routine does not have to make you feel sore all the time. Performing adequate workout volume so you can progress in training is far more important [3, 4, 5]. .
    .
    Study 1:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21270317
    Study 2:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7551767
    Study 3:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/128681
    Study 4:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16095427
    Study 5:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17326698

    I don't even know what you are arguing. I didn't even mentioned DOMS or the words pump.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    edited March 2017
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    never mind
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
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    Gondowolf wrote: »
    psuLemon wrote: »
    Gondowolf wrote: »
    Well its something like this
    High volume ( heavy) + low frequency = more strenght but less of a change in muscle size ( example small powerlifters and olympic lifters who dont look very strong but they are )
    Low volume ( medium-light) + high frequency = more definition and size in muscle ( if your diet is also on point)

    j4d2ijuovbya.jpg- powerlifter above and low-volume fitness guy aka timbahwolf
    3dztgbaqbdrc.jpg


    The main difference between heavy weight and medium - light rep is more strength vs endurance. Hypertrophy can, and will occur is a variety of rep ranges. Total volume is generally a better indicator of hypertrophy. Muscle definition is driven by body composition and body fat %.

    Many people link muscle soreness to amazing workouts, but it doesn't seem like muscle soreness is necessary to elicit growth. A study by the Northern Arizona University [1] investigated whether muscle soreness, as a result of muscle damage, is an indicator of muscle growth. They found that muscle damage (and therefore soreness) is not necessary to gain muscle. This explains why research [2] shows that individuals who experience little to no muscle soreness are still able to gain muscle effectively. .
    .
    This does not mean that muscle soreness should be prevented, it just shows that your workout routine does not have to make you feel sore all the time. Performing adequate workout volume so you can progress in training is far more important [3, 4, 5]. .
    .
    Study 1:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21270317
    Study 2:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7551767
    Study 3:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/128681
    Study 4:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16095427
    Study 5:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17326698

    It's polite to reference the original author if you're going to copy and paste their words.

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