...IF that spossible!!
Ok, so Friday I'm at the gym, adding more weights to back workout and a trainer come sover to me and says I should use less weights and do 20-30 weights to cut body fat. Is there any fact to this one million rep with light weights theory? Personally, I only started seeing results, when I started increasing weights.
I know I still have some body fat to lose and about 15 lbs or so, but is it true that so many reps "cut" fat?
I usually start with 15 reps and drop to 10-12 as I increase the weights for each exercise.
from understanding you should be doing heavy weights for about 8-10 reps in order to challenge your muscles. this way you produce small tears and your muscles can repair over the 24-48 hour period of recovery. just don't forget to eat something when you are done lifting!
I think that there is a variable that gets overlooked alot when addressing light(er) weight and higher reps, and that is the type of lift you are doing and how long have you been weight training. If you are just starting out and have less than 3 months experience lifting (of course it depends on the ability of the lifter), the 15-20 rep range for auxiliary, isolation and pre-hab work is good. IMO that training shoulders particularly in this fashion helps to prevent injuries later on and helps to get the small rotator cuff muscles accustomed to load bearing. For most people, isolation glute exercises are good in the higher reps range, since many people have no idea how to recruit this muscle group.
It's really dependent on the program you are following and the experience and strength you possess. I wouldn't recommend just jacking up the bar without a clear end goal in mind for that particular lift.
The reps themselves are not going to cut the fat, rather the time you rest between sets.
monnie32 wrote:from understanding you should be doing heavy weights for about 8-10 reps in order to challenge your muscles. this way you produce small tears and your muscles can repair over the 24-48 hour period of recovery. just don't forget to eat something when you are done lifting!
Well 10-15 reps have been working for me. Should I really whats not broke?
Thanks D..I kinda knwo what I'm doing...been weight training on and off for years...i just get a little thrown off when trainers say certain things. I mean, if I was listening to them with this high rep low weights thing, I wouldnt have made much progress, if any. I pace loads, so I'm not just adding weights for the sake of adding them...i make sure body kind of adjusts to the various weights before moving on to heavier loads.
There is a ton of information out there, and it's hard to try and filter out the good and bad. Just make sure you are progressing either by adding weight, reps/sets or decreasing the time spent on those reps/sets. Just be careful with your shoulders, I'm re-habbing a rotator cuff injury for the last 2 months and it's not fun.
The best thing you can do is listen to your body, because there is not one method out there that is universal.
DianaB wrote:There is a ton of information out there, and it's hard to try and filter out the good and bad. Just make sure you are progressing either by adding weight, reps/sets or decreasing the time spent on those reps/sets. Just be careful with your shoulders, I'm re-habbing a rotator cuff injury for the last 2 months and it's not fun.
The best thing you can do is listen to your body, because there is not one method out there that is universal.
