How low to go?

HarveysBud

Talking reps and maximum weight. I've been lifting&dieting for about 6 months now. I've managed to lose 45lbs and defined a bit of muscle. But I want to now focus on building more muscle and not worry to much about losing weight.

I've been told to decrease my reps and increase my weight - but to what extent? Are we talking 3 reps at a weight I can mange? Or 1 rep at a max weight?

Thanks in advance for the help.

jjpptt2

Building muscle... I believe the generally accepted range is 6-8 reps. It's not as black and white as some people would have you believe, so realistically anything between 5-10 reps is going to be muscle-focused. Below that/lower end of that range will be more strength focused, higher will be more about muscular endurance.

You will need a diet that supports muscle growth as well.

HarveysBud

jjpptt2 wrote: »

Building muscle... I believe the generally accepted range is 6-8 reps. It's not as black and white as some people would have you believe, so realistically anything between 5-10 reps is going to be muscle-focused. Below that/lower end of that range will be more strength focused, higher will be more about muscular endurance.

You will need a diet that supports muscle growth as well.

This is very informative. Thanks @jjpptt2