Are you supposed to work your forearms and calves the same as the big muscles?!
Question: ive been doing like 3 sets of 12-15 wrist curls and 3 sets of 12-15 standing calf raises. on the last set i can usually only do 8-10 reps. on all my other lifts (bench, dips, chins, squat, deads) i keep weights really heavy so i can only do like 6-8 reps. my question is will i get better results doing just 6 reps on calves and forearms instead of 12. im wrist curling 45lb and calf raising 250-270lb. is it time for me to up the weight and lower the reps? i got crappy genetics so my forearms and calves are small but they are still pretty strong. reason i ask is cuz i stoped doing loads of crunches and started doing heavy weighted crunches when i found out that works better. my diet and routine is pretty sound btw if ur wonderng
Answers: ive been doing like 3 sets of 12-15 wrist curls and 3 sets of 12-15 standing calf raises. on the last set i can usually only do 8-10 reps. on all my other lifts (bench, dips, chins, squat, deads) i keep weights really heavy so i can only do like 6-8 reps. my question is will i get better results doing just 6 reps on calves and forearms instead of 12. im wrist curling 45lb and calf raising 250-270lb. is it time for me to up the weight and lower the reps? i got crappy genetics so my forearms and calves are small but they are still pretty strong. reason i ask is cuz i stoped doing loads of crunches and started doing heavy weighted crunches when i found out that works better. my diet and routine is pretty sound btw if ur wonderng
Yep, you should apply the same basic principles to both single and multi joint exercises.
Better results? What are the results you want? If you want gains in muscle hypertrophy, then it would be better to increase the weight to ~75%1RM and lower your reps to 8-12 x 3-6 sets.
I've heard that makes a difference, but I don't agree. That's not the important part. What you need to make sure of is that you are giving whichever muscles you are working out adequate time to compensate for the workout you did, If not, they won't recover properly and you won't get the best results. Too many reps without enough weight results only in a toning effect. Too much weight can cause a break-down in the muscle - not good either. Genetics aren't fun, but you're going to have to deal with that. Your "sets" seem perfect. Is it that you're not getting the results that you want?