rep ranges summary table

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  • JJasMyself
    JJasMyself Posts: 79 Member
    :smile:

    repetitioncontinuum.jpg

    stupid forum.
    http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv99/Hocky_Balboa/repetitioncontinuum.jpg

    Ok, I admit I don't quite understand this whole table, but I am amused by "Silliness" as the number of reps! LOL
  • Rompa_87
    Rompa_87 Posts: 291 Member
    Where did you get that table from?

    As an edurance athlete (Ironman triathlete) I have been reading the literature lately on how to build power and strength for not only sports like powerlifting but also for endurance competitions.

    The consensus is moving away from the high-rep low weight training and moving towards either moderate weight, explosive training or low-rep heavy weight training. The reasoning for this is to teach the muscles to contract more strongly than they would need to during endurance sports to increase running economy etc. This is of course in conjunction with a training plan that includes at least one long (usually 15+km) a week.

    Just putting this out there for people to remember that the above table is merely a guideline
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    Was passed onto me from a friend.

    Need to open in browser to see the rest of the table. Doesn't make much sense otherwise.

    And yes, it is a guide :smile:
  • FitCoachJen
    FitCoachJen Posts: 139 Member
    Death of what, I wonder. Death of lactic generation would be an energy production disaster.

    I love strength training if only because the rep count is so low. Count to 5 and done. Now that I'm training for a half I aim for 15 reps which seems like an eternity of counting, though it passes more quickly if you hear the Count doing your rep count.

    count-von-count.jpg
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