Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
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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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12/10/8 reps? Better than 12/12/12?

batesy
batesy
Posts: 14
Joined: 2006/04/15
Canada
2006/07/05, 12:40 PM
Hey guys,

I'm just wondering if doing 12/10/8 reps of increasingly heavier weight is better than doing 12/12/12 reps of the same weight? I am currently doing 12/12/12 reps of a weight that feels challenging, but after talking to some friends am thinking that maybe I should switch to 12/10/8 to start challenging myself a little more?

Any help would be great!

Thanks
mikencharleston
mikencharleston
Posts: 1,585
Joined: 2002/01/09
United States
2006/07/05, 01:02 PM
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bb1fit
bb1fit
Posts: 11,105
Joined: 2001/06/30
United States
2006/07/05, 11:02 PM
Under most any circumstances, it is better to always increase the weight and therefore challenge the muscle with a proper overload if possible.

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