Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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salazar55555
salazar55555
Posts: 78
Joined: 2003/06/22
United States
2004/08/29, 04:54 PM
What should i do? more rep and less weight or less reps and more weight. whats the diffrence of both, what does each have to offer?

i need to lose a little weight about 5 pounds and gain muscle:angry:
deadheadted
deadheadted
Posts: 123
Joined: 2004/05/31
United States
2004/08/29, 05:01 PM
High reps with lighter weight will get you nowhere. To add muscle, you need to give them a reason to grow - that being some significant stress upon them. It varies from exercise to exercise and person to person, but for most people and exercises, a 10/8/6, or a 8/8/8, or some similiar rep # for sets works best. But keep in mind, you should be straining by the last few reps, especially on the final set, but still maintaining proper form.