Which is better...light weights alot of times. Or heavy weights a few times?!
Question: It depends on your fitness goals. If you want to increase your muscle mass (get bigger), I recommend heavier weights and less repetitions. For this, you should be doing 7-11 repetitions each set, Lets say you are doing sets of 10, you should start to experience fatigue by the 5th repetition, by the 7th repetition you should be uncomfortable and the last 1 or 2 should be really challenging.
Now, if you are just trying to look more toned, I would go lighter weight, higher repetition, maybe sets of 12-20. But you still need to take your muscle to fatigue in order to get stronger and more fit.
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Pascale Vandenbroucke
Answers: It depends on your fitness goals. If you want to increase your muscle mass (get bigger), I recommend heavier weights and less repetitions. For this, you should be doing 7-11 repetitions each set, Lets say you are doing sets of 10, you should start to experience fatigue by the 5th repetition, by the 7th repetition you should be uncomfortable and the last 1 or 2 should be really challenging.
Now, if you are just trying to look more toned, I would go lighter weight, higher repetition, maybe sets of 12-20. But you still need to take your muscle to fatigue in order to get stronger and more fit.
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Pascale Vandenbroucke
medium weights, moderate amount of time lol, but lighter weights more times, the repetition is good for your muscles other then over straining them to do it a few times.
I like heavy weights a few times as I end up with more free time than if I spend a lot of time with a few weights at a time.
In other words, I'd rather do a lot of work in a short time, than to work slow over a longer period of time.
My thinking is I want more free time.
It all depends on what you're trying to do and what kind of body you have. If you want to gain muscle quickly and add mass, low reps and heavy weights are the best bet. If you're trying to tone and strengthen your body, light weights and high reps are better. To maximize results, it's better to do a heavy weight for one or two sets of low reps, then immediately switch to light weight for the last set.
Example:
2 sets of 5 reps - bench press (150 pounds)
1 set of 15-20 (or however much you want) - bench press (100 pounds)