Heavy weight lower reps VS. Lower weight higher reps

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  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,978 Member
    edited May 2017
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    I use 2 basic set/rep patterns: 10x3 or 4x6. Lift at 80-90% doing 10x3 and 70-80% doing 4x6.

    I'm older and need longer rest periods than generally recommended; generally 3-5 mins between sets of heavy exertion. My objective is strength and longer rest periods are better to achieve this objective. For hypertrophy or endurance lower weights and shorter rest periods would be called for.

    I do not buy into the "lift to failure" approach because it leads to just that "failure" as well as possible injury. If I fail to complete my planned set/reps, the weights are either too heavy or the rests periods to short and I adjust accordingly.
  • Chadxx
    Chadxx Posts: 1,199 Member
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    It is time under tension.

    Personally, I like high weight and high rep most of the time. For example, 8 sets of 3 is the same number of reps as 3 sets of 8 but you will be performing those reps with more weight.

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