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Posted on 11/13/23 at 3:57 pm
Posted by King Crab
Member since May 2021
151 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 3:57 pm
Will more reps help me put on size?
This post was edited on 1/31/24 at 7:14 am
Posted by JasonDBlaha
Woodlands, Texas
Member since Apr 2023
2402 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 4:03 pm to
More workload = more hypertrophy

A bigger muscle is a stronger muscle. It’s pretty simple, lift more weight
Posted by LSUSports247
Member since Apr 2007
672 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 5:24 pm to
Do both. Lift heavy 1 day a week and then lighter more reps later in the week.
This post was edited on 11/13/23 at 5:26 pm
Posted by NewOrleansBlend
Member since Mar 2008
1024 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 5:39 pm to
Likely #1. However, if you used poor technique for #1, used quick negatives and didn’t hold tension, and never got close to failure and conversely did controlled reps with #2, utilizing long negatives to increase total tension, and got to failure or close to it, then the chest would likely grow more from #2.
This post was edited on 11/14/23 at 8:18 am
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
31419 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 9:11 pm to
Theoretically both work the same if taken to failure, but only the last 5 reps are effective reps…so on a big compound lift, why would we waste energy and recovery ability on needless reps instead of focusing on progressive overload in the 4-8 rep range?

The key to growth though is food and then stacking 2.5/5lbs in the bar every session, then after a couple resets, stacking weekly, then after a couple resets…monthly.so on and so fourth
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
53104 posts
Posted on 11/14/23 at 7:21 am to
Do 225 3x15
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
31419 posts
Posted on 11/14/23 at 7:31 am to
everyone is going to give you a bunch of BS,

but its simple for chest

get strong af on first on barbell bench/incine then DB Bench, Incline DB bench, weighted dips and weighted ring pushups

if you can get your waist to 31-32" at the naval and hit the following standards...you will have the chest you want

bench-1.75x BW
incline- 1.5x bw
dips- 1x BW for 5-6
incline weighted ring pushups- 80lbs x 10
db bench- 125s for 8
db incline bench- 100s for 8
Posted by jose
Houma
Member since Feb 2009
28631 posts
Posted on 11/14/23 at 1:59 pm to
Too bad we can't go and dig out that one guys post a while back about his take on what drop sets were
Posted by ronricks
Member since Mar 2021
7103 posts
Posted on 11/14/23 at 1:59 pm to
Intensity matters whether you are doing 3x5 or 3x15.

Food is how you put on size. Real Food. Eat plenty of Ground Beef, Steaks, Eggs, Bacon, maybe a little chicken or fish thrown in. You can train until you pass out but if you aren't eating right you will not grow or if you have insane genetics you might grow some but you will hit a plateau you will not be able to break through without food. Real Whole Foods are the most anabolic thing you can put in your body besides actual anabolics themselves.
Posted by bayouvette
Raceland
Member since Oct 2005
4757 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:19 pm to
5-8 rep range

12-16 sets.

Eat high protein , tear it up, fuel it back up, recover and do it again and again.
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