Higher sets and reps?

[BabyJ187]

Hey guys,

I've been following Starting Strength and Bill Starr's program for the past 6 months and I've had great success.

I'm just wondering, is there any goal where doing more sets and more reps (I.E. 3 sets of 12, 4 sets of 8) would be beneficial?

How about exercises other than bench, squat, deadlifts and presses? What about lunges, bent over rows, incline bench press, and various dumbbell exercises?

Thanks for the help.

 

[PowerHungry]

 

[RedNeckJiuJitsu]

While the chart shows the outcomes of different rep ranges, it doesn't answer his question.

Lots of guys will do higher reps on assistance exercises, or cycle higher reps in on the main lifts for brief periods or for something different. As a beginner, it's not as important.

 

[McClure]

Check the logs. Quite a few guys favor slightly higher reps for assistance work...BBB sets of 10 etc.

I don't think I've ever heard of someone doing heavy singles with lunges or hammer curls.

 

[ShadowNINku]

I was doing 3x8 when I first started and I got bigger stronger for a while and then it slowed down so I started 3x5.

I want to do 3x3 or 3x8 soon to get some "muscle confuzionz".
dunno 3x3 doesn't seem like much reps
How about 4-5 sets of 3?

 

[RedNeckJiuJitsu]

I played around for awhile with 5x5 one week, 3x8-12 the next, and 8-12x3-1 the next week, and then back to 5x5... Seemed to work alright, but I think I'd just go with 5/3/1 if I were you, as I went with that when I started back to lifting and I like it.

 

[ShadowNINku]

8-12x3-1
woah, what's that supposed to do?

 

[chia]

Generally speaking, higher reps will help build muscle which will give you potential to get stronger. Lower reps are what will actually develop that strength. I like to use a combination of both. Most people find that different exercises will respond better to different rep ranges,, and it's also largely personal.

For example, I like a combo of high and low reps on squats and bench but I usually stick to singles doubles and triples on deadlift. I like lower reps on rows and higher reps on chins. Lower reps on front squats and higher reps on unilateral stuff. But ultimately I cycle through different rep ranges for just about every exercise.

 

[WhiteLightning**]

6 weeks of 20-rep squats, followed by a deload, followed by 4 weeks of 3x3 is a winner.

 

[RedNeckJiuJitsu]

8-12x3-1
woah, what's that supposed to do?

lol. 8 to 12 sets of 1 to 3 reps. Usually it ended up being like 4x3, 3x2, 2x1 or something like that, increasing weight every or every other set.