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What is the difference between lifting and lifting heavy?

anna1m
anna1m Posts: 29 Member
edited February 7 in Fitness and Exercise
Does this mean lifting a weight just a few times at a very heavy weight vs a bunch of times at a lower weight?

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  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
    Pretty much. Heavy is relative to your strength. I see the best results in body comp and strength when I lift 5x5 (5 sets of 5 reps, heavy enough that I really struggle on the last rep) for the big lifts. For some accessory lifts, I still do 10-12.

    I had pretty decent results when I was lifting everything in the 10-12 rep range too, though. Any resistance work is better than none.
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