What works better? less weight more reps? more weight less reps?!
Question: I want to build muscle for strength and burn fat. Especially in my stomach area. I can do 30 reps at a weight that doesn't fatigue my muscles. If more weight less reps will achieve bette results. I'm all for that.
Answers: I want to build muscle for strength and burn fat. Especially in my stomach area. I can do 30 reps at a weight that doesn't fatigue my muscles. If more weight less reps will achieve bette results. I'm all for that.
More weight - Less reps will build bulk
Less weigh - More Reps will tone and define muscle
If you can do 30 reps of a weight with no fatigue then you need to up your weight. But only by a small amount.
But if you want to get larger you need to up your weight a lot and drop the reps down dramatically!
It depends on what you are aiming for, more endurance, or more muscle. If you want more endurance, do more reps and less weight. If you want more muscle, than do more weight, less reps. Although you could do more muscle and more reps and get it done quicker! :-]
For the most part, doing more reps with less weight will build your stamina and slim you down, make you toned. More weight and less reps will build muscle. You also want to work on your whole body if you want to focus on a certain area. If you want to concentrate on your stomach, you should do cardio, it will burn the fat; also, change up the exercises. For your stomach, change between crunches, weights, machines, etc...
High weights + low reps = bulk.
Low weights + high reps = tone.
Choose the one you want and go with that.
Hey,
Ok. Here's how it works. See when you do more reps and less weight will tone your muscles (you know give them a nice cut look) but if you want to gain physical muscle, you're going to have to go with less reps and more weight. You actually need to fatigue (not literally but just tire them out) your muscles. A good way to do this, is to do this:
10 reps an average weight (example 98 lbs.)
8 reps add like 5-10 lbs on each side of bar
6 reps add like another 5-10 lbs on each side of bar
4 reps add like another 5-10 lbs on each side of bar
Continue to do this until you honestly can't bench anymore. If your arms are tired, than you know that it was a good workout.
Just remember arms and legs should be worked out every other day.
But if your working on your abs, you may work those everyday without fear of injury.
Hope this helps,
Jalapeno10
Don't do either extreme... You should do a weight that us challenging but that you can do a good amount of reps. For example if you bench 200 once you do not build as much muscle as if you do 30 reps of 100...
More weight less reps will get you built and sculpted(cut), More reps less weight will get you toned and slim. Whichever works for what you're looking for!