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feel_the_love
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What do you think is better doing a lot of reps of light weights, or doing as many as you can with the heavier weights?

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  • feel_the_love
    feel_the_love Posts: 56
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    What do you think is better doing a lot of reps of light weights, or doing as many as you can with the heavier weights?
  • Tiddle
    Tiddle Posts: 762 Member
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    depends on what you want to get out of the workout....

    http://www.fitness.com/articles/279/how_much_weight_how_many_reps.php

    I tend to do a light/moderate amount of weight for 12-15 reps. enough that towards the end I can barely lift the weight.
  • Tiddle
    Tiddle Posts: 762 Member
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    double post.
  • oregonlady
    oregonlady Posts: 2,743 Member
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    i have a big prob w/ my droopy, flabby arms.:mad: worse than my 85 yr grandma's!:noway:
    yesterday, i asked a trainer at my spa if there is any hope in repairing them. he said, at my age, (45) and w/ the lbs i've lost so far, not a lot can be done. :cry: :cry:

    but he did reccomed increaseing the weights i use targeting my triceps instead of doing more reps.

    :grumble: i prefer to keep my weights low.:grumble:

    hope that helps a bit!

    :heart:
  • feel_the_love
    feel_the_love Posts: 56
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    Thank you.:bigsmile:
    Thats exactly how I feel i like to keep my weights in the low range, but i thought that maybe if i do heavier weights results would happen faster...:grumble:

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