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2002/10/04, 06:42 AM
I am training for almost 3 years 3 days a week.
In this period I became a lot stronger and bigger.
I like getting stronger but I dont like getting to big.
In order to reduce size I changed my routine.
I'm doing low weights and a lot of reps (16..20) now.
The strange thing is that my muscles are bigger
now than they have ever been before.
My muscles hurt a lot more as wel.
Is this temporery or am i doing something wrong?
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2002/10/04, 10:26 AM
With the lighter weights and higher rep change.. this actually shocked the muscles into something new. They adapted by growing stronger and bigger. The key to reduce size.. you must add cardio and modify your diet. You can't really reduce the SIZE of your muscles, rather remove the fat and define them.
Good Luck
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2002/10/05, 02:46 AM
"You can't really reduce the SIZE of your muscles"
That's not really true, you can reduce the size but keep the strength but that's another weigth training method.
Yep he's alright hijme, my advice to you is to continue for a while working with high reps and you'll see that your muscles will adapt (AND you'll probably loose some fat as well so you'll automatically LOOK leaner! ;o)
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- Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
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2002/10/08, 10:11 AM
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Quoting from Philia2:
"You can't really reduce the SIZE of your muscles"
That's not really true, you can reduce the size but keep the strength but that's another weigth training method.
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Can you tell me something more about the other weight training method to reduce the size of your muscles and keep the strength?
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2002/10/09, 03:11 AM
Well as an exemple take a big guy with lots of nice strong leg muscles. Now make this guy continue weight training (but more reps and less heavy, every muscle at least twice a week) and make him train for a marathon....
What will happen? He still needs his strength but instead of being able to one max squat with 500 lbs, he'll now be able to do 20 reps of 250 lbs. His muscle fibres have changed...... (from fast to slow ones) AND his muscles have "dried" out and become smaller.
You got it? You need to do a lot more repetions and no more than 30 secs between each set and you'll become "athletic" more than "muscular".
You want that?
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- Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
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2002/10/10, 04:40 AM
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Quoting from Philia2:
Well as an exemple take a big guy with lots of nice strong leg muscles. Now make this guy continue weight training (but more reps and less heavy, every muscle at least twice a week) and make him train for a marathon....
What will happen? He still needs his strength but instead of being able to one max squat with 500 lbs, he'll now be able to do 20 reps of 250 lbs. His muscle fibres have changed...... (from fast to slow ones) AND his muscles have "dried" out and become smaller.
You got it? You need to do a lot more repetions and no more than 30 secs between each set and you'll become "athletic" more than "muscular".
You want that?
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Thanks I will try it for a while. I know I will never become a marathon runner. I'm just not build for it and it's not my goal. but al ittle more athletic will be nice. That was my goal in the first place when I started working out. I yust got carried away lifting havier weights every time I went to the gym. it's adicitive and you forget why you went there in the first place.
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