defining muscles.
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You perform 10-12 reps per set and do 4-5 sets. Another method of going is do high weight and low reps. So something like 5 sets but only 6-8 reps. But use high weights to bulk your muscles. You have to have a good diet and lots of cardio to lose the fat and tighten everything up. Any other questions just message me.
This quite not good, because you will lose the focus on you muscle pulls or contraction. Instead you are putting your joint ligament ontoo much work. Our body is not just as simple as muscle and fat. That's why high Reps and becomes useless on muscle building due to our body's ability to cheat and adopt. Do low rep with heavy load and focus on the muscle you want to tone/build eq. on Bench concentrate that you Chest Muscles do the pull and conrtaction instead of your arm.laurenwilcox wrote:more reps and more sets!
Machines helps you to avoid accident and "specifically" isolates muscle. Barbell and dumbells will make you do the work 100% on it without aid unless you have spotter. And psychologically, you push your limits more on freeweight rather than machine.juan92 wrote:machines isolate muscles
barbell/dumbells, compund movements
Machines don't always help to avoid accidents. You can a still get hurt using machines.
I heard of a guy on a Shoulder press once, (didn't know him), who appeantly heard a noise, or though someone called his name, one of the two, got a bit distracted and looked over to his left mid-rep, and slightly pulled a muscle or two in his upper left side of his body, by all accounts.
A lesson in not getting distracted there.
I admit though when you cant get spotters or train alone, some machines are vital.
I don't care what anyone says really, I train always train alone, so if I have to Squat on a Smith, for own safetys sake I'll do it, because a Freebar Accident doesn't appeal to me.
I heard of a guy on a Shoulder press once, (didn't know him), who appeantly heard a noise, or though someone called his name, one of the two, got a bit distracted and looked over to his left mid-rep, and slightly pulled a muscle or two in his upper left side of his body, by all accounts.
A lesson in not getting distracted there.
I admit though when you cant get spotters or train alone, some machines are vital.
I don't care what anyone says really, I train always train alone, so if I have to Squat on a Smith, for own safetys sake I'll do it, because a Freebar Accident doesn't appeal to me.
i've trained alone for yrs and have only requred a spotter when going for a bench 1rm test...it's preety simple really, just donlt try a rep you don;t think you can get....you're still working hard and just because the peice of paper with your program written on it says you have to get 6 reps, if you only get 4 or 5 it's hardly then end of the world
totally false, don't talk rubbish please.Bingley69 wrote:You perform 10-12 reps per set and do 4-5 sets. Another method of going is do high weight and low reps. So something like 5 sets but only 6-8 reps. But use high weights to bulk your muscles. You have to have a good diet and lots of cardio to lose the fat and tighten everything up. Any other questions just message me.
First a muscle dosen't bulk, you gain muscle and fat. that means "bulky"
Definition is muscle - fat. it's not a trainable variable come'on if you eat 10kcal a day and train in the 10-12 rep zone you'll get bulky ...
And cardio isn't the real answer for fat lost ... Circuit training, barbell complexes, heavy movements etc. and diet are tough.
Cardio isnt a strict definition of running, it means circuits, super setting, swimming, boxing are all forms of cardio exercise. So yes cardio is the exact same thing I meant that you mean. Okay fine to pump the muscle, not to bulk it... Whatever. Obviously eat less calories than you burn, dont say talk rubbish that is implied. You need to burn more than you eat to lose weight..... To drop fat you need the proper amounts of fats, proteins and everything but still burn more than you eat... So please don't talk to me like you think your above me. Obviously dieting is a main concept of losing fat and revealing the muscles, as other people call it toning.Heelus wrote:totally false, don't talk rubbish please.Bingley69 wrote:You perform 10-12 reps per set and do 4-5 sets. Another method of going is do high weight and low reps. So something like 5 sets but only 6-8 reps. But use high weights to bulk your muscles. You have to have a good diet and lots of cardio to lose the fat and tighten everything up. Any other questions just message me.
First a muscle dosen't bulk, you gain muscle and fat. that means "bulky"
Definition is muscle - fat. it's not a trainable variable come'on if you eat 10kcal a day and train in the 10-12 rep zone you'll get bulky ...
And cardio isn't the real answer for fat lost ... Circuit training, barbell complexes, heavy movements etc. and diet are tough.
I know that high rep is not the way to go so what's considered high rep, 8+ reps?
I usually do 5 x 5, now is that considered still good?
I do heavy weights and 5 reps and the thing is that on like the 5th rep I struggle with it but still get it.
Or should I increase the weight even more and hit up like 3 reps?
That might actually be even better now that I think about it.
With like a 1 min rest time.
Also a quick question about knowing whether I'm working out hard enough.
When I do weights, I sweat like crazy probably because of low rest time Is that a good sign that I'm actually getting a good workout?
I see a lot of wimp friends do these high reps and low weights and never see them sweat, I keep telling them that ain't the way to do it but they keep telling me I'm a newb at lifting hehe.
I usually do 5 x 5, now is that considered still good?
I do heavy weights and 5 reps and the thing is that on like the 5th rep I struggle with it but still get it.
Or should I increase the weight even more and hit up like 3 reps?
That might actually be even better now that I think about it.
With like a 1 min rest time.
Also a quick question about knowing whether I'm working out hard enough.
When I do weights, I sweat like crazy probably because of low rest time Is that a good sign that I'm actually getting a good workout?
I see a lot of wimp friends do these high reps and low weights and never see them sweat, I keep telling them that ain't the way to do it but they keep telling me I'm a newb at lifting hehe.
Nothing like people who get sesaoned at bad ways, to think they're the experts.
High reps would be considered 12-15+
A good level to aim for is 6-10.
Can do 3 rep sets, but it's not for everyone, because if you have "one of those days", and get into difficulties, you could be in a bad place very fast. Especially if you train alone.
I train alone and I've never gone below 6 reps a set. Not on purpose anyway.
High reps would be considered 12-15+
A good level to aim for is 6-10.
Can do 3 rep sets, but it's not for everyone, because if you have "one of those days", and get into difficulties, you could be in a bad place very fast. Especially if you train alone.
I train alone and I've never gone below 6 reps a set. Not on purpose anyway.
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