High Reps vs Low Reps

[TheBOO]

Whats the Difference....
If I lift heavier and do Low Reps to Lifting Lighter doing High Reps?

 

[Klotz]

Doing low reps with heavier weight is better if you want to increase your strength and the maximum amount of weight you can lift. High reps with lower weight is better for muscular endurance. Around here we aim for strength, so we favour low reps.

 

[TheBOO]

what if you lift heavy, but do high reps?

 

[Klotz]

You can't. If you can "lift heavy" at high reps, then you can lift much heavier at low reps.

 

[maori rule all]

low reps with high weight develops strength which what personaly and alot of people want for performance to dominate people in their sport and high reps low weight is for endurance which wont help you lift a car of an old lady when the situation arises so lift heavy ( i don't know it was the first thing in my head trying to promote weight strength training to the extreme to save people lol)

 

[dexter c]

Meh. The previous 'low vs high reps' thread was much better. It had snatch quotes and shit.

 

[STWACOACH**]

Didn't we just do this?

 

[bacon]

Need to have a shite!

 

[deadlyshaolin]

In situations like this, I ask myself, WWWD?

i.e., What would Worf do?

Any takers?

 

[Centaur]

"Well, the weathers been kind to us, but the horses ya know...?"


I'm at the point in my phase where I'm doing both.

Day 1-high rep, tri-sets
Day 2- Plyo
Day 3-Max. Strength, low reps.

Keep in mind, this is just one phase (about 4 weeks).

 

[Henry Swanson]

High reps make you toned.

 

[deadlyshaolin]

In situations like this, I ask myself, WWWD?

i.e., What would Worf do?

Any takers?

Since no one's volunteering, imma go ahead and tell you suckas what my kigga Worf would have done did:

 

[MMA Wembly]

what if you lift heavy, but do high reps?

Did you think about this question before you asked it?

 

[SmashiusClay]

Low reps by armbar.

what if you lift heavy, but do high reps?

Hang on that's brilliant.

*does 50 reps with 1000lbs on bench*

 

[Klotz]

No man you should go for 5 reps at 3000. You'll recruite more neurons that way.

 

[BJJ in Chicago]

'jaliekdaegs?'


and..


'itsformema'

 

[SmashiusClay]

No man you should go for 5 reps at 3000. You'll recruite more neurons that way.

No, you've got to do HIGH reps with heavuy weights, there's no way I can do that amny reps with 3000, might be able to do 325 reps though.

 

[carp3d33z]

"high reps" and "low reps" usually refers to intra-set reps, in other words, the amount of continuous reps you can do. this becomes relative: if you have weight on the bar, and can do 15 reps, its not heavy, by definition.

if you mean high reps as in high volume, many sets with high weight, i think there are intelligent discussions to be had there. but all humans exhibit a strength curve such that heavy weight and high reps is impossible by definition. if you are doing high reps, it isnt heavy. if it is heavy, you wont be able to do high reps.

 

[Lusst]

Can anyone spot me on these Truck Squats? I'm going for a set of 20.

 

[deadpool]

High reps make you toned.

That picture looks like Brando!