...for weights training?Over the last couple of months I've been trying 30 reps (x3 sets) for all sorts of exercises. It's totally exhausting and time consuming, and wondered if upping the weights and reducing the reps will help me see more gains and take less time! I've read all sorts about high number of reps being bad for elbows/shoulders, but I've had no problems so far (rare for me!). I would have thought that using heavier weights would carry more risk of pulling something and being the proud owner of tweaky joints. Any advice?
stop getting pulled muscles in my weak back
Quote from: Jaspersharpe on October 15, 2009, 10:55:44 amstop getting pulled muscles in my weak back have you tried using theraband for this? Great for strenghening stabilisers. I am a real convert now, and try and use it daily.
Yep I read that WFH link a while ago and based by current routine on it with a few mods. If you keep switching muscle groups for each exercise I can get it done in just over 1hr, before going very dizzy and nearly passing out!Why is x30 far too many reps? Is it not cost effective (effort vs results) or more potential for injury, or both? If so, why? I'm still convinced that heavier weights = higher injury risk.Let's see!
I've increased the weight on most exercises by around 50% in this time
try to get my puny arm strength
Simple, I haven't!
what a lot of nonsense i've read, if you want to get stronger do less reps with more weight. there is nothing else to itdisclaimer: if you do less than one rep you won't get strongercaesar why are you convinced that heavier weights = higher injury risk. of course it does, that doesn't mean its not effective for getting stronger. using a campus board = higher injury risk. running faster = higher injury risk.
if you do less than one rep you won't get stronger
The result= big strong muscles that won't go away (no matter how much I diet/ run/ get pushed around in a wheelchair.
3rd set -8 reps