How much weight isn't the answer...

dsadd22

Yet again I'm in the gym.. People trying to gain muscle and get big and they are all doing it wrong!!!!! Do not I repeat do not do weight you can barely do starting out. Your goal should be able to do 5 sets of 5 reps and you shouldn't fail on any but it will be very hard at the end... When your doing a workout for example... Biceps, do not I repeat do not move any other part on your body besides the bicep.... Don't cheat yourself drop the weight until you can do it just isolating the bicep itself... Trust me you'll get big gainz!!!! Hit me up for more advice

jessef593

You mean 3 sets of 6-14 reps, slow controlled motions, with maximum contraction at the top of every rep, with a nutritionally dense diet? Also, biceps curls aren't the answer. Heavy rows, pull-ups and growing your triceps are.

dsadd22

For making ( faster ) gainz, 5 sets of 5 reps is a good srategy.. I'm not saying bicep curls are the answer lol.. I'm going off what I saw in the gym a few days ago. No matter what muscle you hit or what workout it is. People tend to cheat and use other muscles to help get the weight. It's better to do slower controlled lifts and making sure you squeeze and only hit that one muscle your hitting EX: biceps.... Don't sling the bar up.. Drop weight and do slow controlled reps

Cchioles

The Real Answer To Gainz Is Consistency And Feeding Your Muscles Correctly, There Is No Special Or Magical Rep Range. Here's To Gainz

usmcmp

dsadd22 wrote: »

For making ( faster ) gainz, 5 sets of 5 reps is a good srategy.. I'm not saying bicep curls are the answer lol.. I'm going off what I saw in the gym a few days ago. No matter what muscle you hit or what workout it is. People tend to cheat and use other muscles to help get the weight. It's better to do slower controlled lifts and making sure you squeeze and only hit that one muscle your hitting EX: biceps.... Don't sling the bar up.. Drop weight and do slow controlled reps

5 sets of 5 reps is solid for strength gains, but not an ideal set up for size.

fiddletime

Thanks @dsadds. Good reminder. I own the dumb bells and will sometimes break form trying to get the weight since I bought the friggin' things! No rush and no competition.

Carlos_421

dsadd22 wrote: »

For making ( faster ) gainz, 5 sets of 5 reps is a good srategy.. I'm not saying bicep curls are the answer lol.. I'm going off what I saw in the gym a few days ago. No matter what muscle you hit or what workout it is. People tend to cheat and use other muscles to help get the weight. It's better to do slower controlled lifts and making sure you squeeze and only hit that one muscle your hitting EX: biceps.... Don't sling the bar up.. Drop weight and do slow controlled reps

5x5 is geared more for strength gains than size.
3x10 would be better for size than 5x5

DavPul

5 sets of 5 reps of everything all the time, eh?



Well okay then.

sijomial

"Gainz" - that's a big red flag.

JoRocka

cool story bro

SonyaCele

maybe they aren't trying to make gains? not everyone in the gym is there to gain.

Hornsby

5x5 is not a good "gainz" rep range at all.

kami3006

You make the most gainz by paying attention to your own workout.

jessef593

Yes! Thank you everyone. 5x5 are geared towards strength with some hypertrophy, at anytime lifting for 5 reps failing on the fifth, chances are more than one muscle group was brought in to assist in the lift.

arditarose

Wat? 5x5 has it's place but...5x5 DB bicep curls? Nah.