Low reps VS Lots of Reps
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I would recommend High reps
Particularly for women
You know . . . .so they don't get all bulky.
This. This guy knows what's up.
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I don't know as much about weight lifting as others do. Just what works for me. I have done high rep low weight since I made up my mind to get healthier and fitter. What I have noticed is that I have no baggy skin anywhere. Including no bat wings. I do intend to lift much heavier weights when I reach my first goal only because I am genetically predisposed toward larger muscles due to my ethnicity.
Example; started with a calf measurement of 17.5" now 16" and I have lost 53-58lbs since Jan last year. I have lost 10" off my hips, 6" from my waist, 8" from my butt and yet only 1.75" from my bicep.
My suggestion is to find what fits your needs now. and go with that. You can always change it up later. Have fun.0 -
I would recommend High reps
Particularly for women
You know . . . .so they don't get all bulky.
LOL. epic fail.
don't listen to this guy. Bro science.
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I would recommend High reps
Particularly for women
You know . . . .so they don't get all bulky.
LOL. epic fail.
don't listen to this guy. Bro science.
It's regular science.
You're teeny weeny muscles can't handle the big stuff.0 -
I would recommend High reps
Particularly for women
You know . . . .so they don't get all bulky.
LOL. epic fail.
don't listen to this guy. Bro science.
It's regular science.
You're teeny weeny muscles can't handle the big stuff.
Okay, I backed you up before because I thought you were joking, but you're grammar obviously shows you don't know what your talking about
This is just mysogandry.0 -
I would recommend High reps
Particularly for women
You know . . . .so they don't get all bulky.
LOL. epic fail.
don't listen to this guy. Bro science.
It's regular science.
You're teeny weeny muscles can't handle the big stuff.
Okay, I backed you up before because I thought you were joking, but you're grammar obviously shows you don't know what your talking about
This is just mysogandry.
I don't know what the heck that word is little miss but I suggest you park it.
Women weren't meant to lift big heavy weights.
They were meant to watch us men do it.
DO you see cheerleaders doing a dance with 30 kilogram dumbells?
NO! They use pom poms.0 -
i did low weight high reps for years thinking "this will tone me up!" i was only getting stronger at a crawl and didn't see much muscle development. now that i'm lifting like a guy, i'm getting a lot more toned even though i'm eating at a deficit and i like being able to lift heavier and heavier weights.0
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Low reps, high weight, hitting exhaustion at the end of three sets will help to build muscle.
If you use low weights for many reps, you will increase endurance but not much else.
Source: New Rules of Lifting for Women
P.S. 99% of women don't get bulky.0 -
Low reps, high weight, hitting exhaustion at the end of three sets will help to build muscle.
If you use low weights for many reps, you will increase endurance but not much else.
Source: New Rules of Lifting for Women
P.S. 99% of women don't get bulky.
Complete broscience.0 -
i did low weight high reps for years thinking "this will tone me up!" i was only getting stronger at a crawl and didn't see much muscle development. now that i'm lifting like a guy, i'm getting a lot more toned even though i'm eating at a deficit and i like being able to lift heavier and heavier weights.
The problem with the way women tend to do high rep work is that they don't tend to work very hard when doing so, stopping when it starts to get a little hard. That does absolutely nothing.
High rep work when done right is pure torture, much harder than low rep work, pushing through the even increasing burn. A set of high rep squats should leave you physically unable to walk for a few minutes.
High rep work tends to get a bad rap because a lot of the people that do it don't try very hard, oftentimes because they don't even know what it means to try hard when lifting, and thus get no results.
Put in the effort and the results will come.
For many it is the path to easiest gains because of the overfocus on low rep work.0 -
Ahahahaha the only problem is I'm quite sure it's men like YOU "sir" that watch the REAL men lift the heavy weights. Stop being an idiot to people who know what they're talking about.I would recommend High reps
Particularly for women
You know . . . .so they don't get all bulky.
LOL. epic fail.
don't listen to this guy. Bro science.
It's regular science.
You're teeny weeny muscles can't handle the big stuff.
Okay, I backed you up before because I thought you were joking, but you're grammar obviously shows you don't know what your talking about
This is just mysogandry.
I don't know what the heck that word is little miss but I suggest you park it.
Women weren't meant to lift big heavy weights.
They were meant to watch us men do it.
DO you see cheerleaders doing a dance with 30 kilogram dumbells?
NO! They use pom poms.0 -
[/quote]Ahahahaha the only problem is I'm quite sure it's men like YOU "sir" that watch the REAL men lift the heavy weights. Stop being an idiot to people who know what they're talking about.
I don't know what the heck that word is little miss but I suggest you park it.
Women weren't meant to lift big heavy weights.
They were meant to watch us men do it.
DO you see cheerleaders doing a dance with 30 kilogram dumbells?
NO! They use pom poms.
I like your stance.0 -
Ahahahaha the only problem is I'm quite sure it's men like YOU "sir" that watch the REAL men lift the heavy weights. Stop being an idiot to people who know what they're talking about.
No need to get personal.
Are you saying that you're not a man unless you lift heavy?
Rather simple minded if you ask me.0 -
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This thread is amusing.0
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This thread is amusing.
I'm certainly amused.0 -
No need to get personal.Ahahahaha the only problem is I'm quite sure it's men like YOU "sir" that watch the REAL men lift the heavy weights. Stop being an idiot to people who know what they're talking about.
Are you saying that you're not a man unless you lift heavy?
Rather simple minded if you ask me.
Hmm my muscle usually gets bigger by watching Women lift heavy.0
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