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2004/03/26, 06:24 AM
The other day i was doing bicep curls i a guy came up to me and said that my muscle would shink if i did a increased the weight of my dumbell.
I normally start with a warm up with 8 or 10kgs then move up to 14kgs then 16kgs. Im comfortable at 16kgs, so i decided to increase the weight to 18kgs just to test myself and maybe move up to that weight. So once i finish 1 set 8 reps of 18kgs, this gym came up and told me if i increase the weight on the dumbell that it would shink my muscle. Im looking to increase my muscle mass and I was told that i should do weights that i could do a minimum of 8 reps which whould increase my mass??
So im confused now:surprised:
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2004/03/26, 07:32 AM
Right on nevo3. the guy was totaly wrong. raising weight on a exercise is a time tested and proven way to increase mass and strenght.
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2004/03/26, 07:45 AM
What kind of idiots work at that gym?
Incraesing your weight is the way to get bigger!(Diet plays an important role also)
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2004/03/26, 07:51 AM
Maybe you should have asked him what he recommends to increase muscle mass, may have made for some humurous\interesting reading.
Easiest way to tell if that is true, check what a big rig in your gym does.
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2004/03/26, 08:58 AM
you also could have asked what research he has to back this up, i see many people bring their friends in their to work out, and give them all this advice on " how " to work out, and most of the time they don't know what they are talking about. But I don't say somthing unless i'm asked about somthing.
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2004/04/03, 04:53 PM
sounds like the poor guy is confused between gaining mass and getting lean muscle..........what did this guy look like is what i wonder...since he gains mass by lifting lighter weights than everyone else:dumbbell:
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