How many reps for MASS?!!!!!!!

[SamWall]

Yeah sorry i used the wrong terminology :doh:

I mean standing and resting for a few seconds, does this still count as time under or should i be doing continuous moving sets?

[MuscleHead]

Can someone tell me, when doing these reps for squats and staying under tension. Does this mean not locking out at the top? When I squat I stay under 16 reps, if I get there I put the weight up. But I often lockout after 8-10 rest for 5-10secs than push out a few more. Is this counted as time under tension? Should I lighten the weight and keep it continuos?

Yeah I'm a big cheater. I stop all the time while lifting to catch my breath and then push out a few more reps. But hey, I saw the big boys doing that in "Pumping Iron"

[mr natural]

there's still load on the quads at the top(as long as lags are not locked)just not as much.

unless you are superfit you will find heavy squads will get you puffing for air,so i often catch my breathe at the top too

[MuscleHead]

there's still load on the quads at the top(as long as lags are not locked)just not as much.

unless you are superfit you will find heavy squads will get you puffing for air,so i often catch my breathe at the top too

Wayhayyy!!! I'm not the only one who does it then. :pfft:

Deadlifts make me heave for air the most. That's an all over killer exercise.

[SoaringSwine]

there's still load on the quads at the top(as long as lags are not locked)just not as much.

unless you are superfit you will find heavy squads will get you puffing for air,so i often catch my breathe at the top too

Wayhayyy!!! I'm not the only one who does it then. :pfft:

Deadlifts make me heave for air the most. That's an all over killer exercise.

Yep squatting ain't easy on my lungs either! Don't get it with deadlifts though. But I never do anything over 3 reps with them anyways.

[mr natural]

not even enough reps too break a sweat s/s :wink:

[L3pwn]

i think 6-10 is the best to gain mass since then the muscle fibres which grow the most get stressed. if u do less, u mainly train ur strength. if u do more u mainly train ur perserverance.

[Hennie]

Anyone here ever used Dog Crap methods?

[biomax]

Anyone here ever used Dog Crap methods?

Tried it about 2 years ago for 6-8 weeks. It's quite brutal and hard on the nervous system as you have to try and increase your weights the whole time. I would say if you are on a all out bulk it's very effective.

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[Marcus]

I followed it for a year or so. My journal is in the workout log forum somewhere. I made some good gains, but as biomax says it is very demanding.

[Gym rat]

I use six to eight reps for mass. What are dog crap methods? I have not heard those types of methods up until now.

[Hennie]

I use six to eight reps for mass. What are dog crap methods? I have not heard those types of methods up until now.

I made a new topic not to hijack this thread, it is quite a lengthy read

[Optimass]

... makes you ask the question then - if everyone is doing different rep ranges then who is right?

Matrix - you are obviously well read.... (enjoy your posts)

IMO - your body is going to need different types of stimulus to continually develop and grow. So if you are finding low rep ranges the most comfortable you should stick to them - but break your mold every now and then and bust out a high rep program.

I have done 100 rep sets of leg press on these days in order to shock the muscle fibre back into development. My standard growth routines include rep ranges from 8reps x 3 sets with one failure set at 2 - 6. (Max load ... and aiming to fail on 2 reps).

(Current weight 120kg ... up 2 in the last 3 weeks)