how many reps should i be doing??

sensAsian · Post by **sensAsian** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:29 pm

i'm a skinny guy with little to no muscle and i want to gain some muscle.

how many reps and sets should i be doing??

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:37 pm

what have you done before?
how much do you eat?

without knowing anything do 10 sets of 3 with a wt yiou can lift 5 times

calories need to be 15 calories x your bodyweight in pounds at least

J_Flow · Post by **J_Flow** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:46 pm

First off you need to eat big to get big. And no junk food or alcohol is allowed.

Also, are you weak, or do you have decent strenght? I'd recommend you start low with at least 50lbs. dumbbells, with a lot of reps, till you get used to the whole working out thing. After that, choose a weight that lets you do more than 6 reps but less than 12, and workout at least 3 days a week.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:39 pm

why not get used to a 6, 8 or 12 rep wt? why high reps? that will only get used to using high reps....

J_Flow · Post by **J_Flow** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:04 pm

I take it he's new to this. So it helps him get used to it, and get him ready for heavier weights.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:51 pm

well "heavy" for him will still be light and you need to good at doing 2 reps before you can be good at and so on