
Tonymontana
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If you’re hitting bodyparts 2x week as you should, one day should be HEAVY (5-8 rep range) to stimulate strength gains while still providing enough reps/volume to grow.
Then the other day should be lighter/higher reps (8-12) to give your joints and connective tissue a break while stimulating hypertrophy.
This approach is king imo because when you only stick to low reps and heavy (5-8), it becomes overwhelming to try to PR twice a week with heavy ass poundages. But when you only do high reps, your strength plateaus hard, and progressive overload (adding weight over time) is essential for growth.
Both blend perfectly together, and is the best way to train imo for nattys because the combination of low and high reps with time will allow you to rep very heavy weights with high reps which is a guaranteed way of being jacked.
Then the other day should be lighter/higher reps (8-12) to give your joints and connective tissue a break while stimulating hypertrophy.
This approach is king imo because when you only stick to low reps and heavy (5-8), it becomes overwhelming to try to PR twice a week with heavy ass poundages. But when you only do high reps, your strength plateaus hard, and progressive overload (adding weight over time) is essential for growth.
Both blend perfectly together, and is the best way to train imo for nattys because the combination of low and high reps with time will allow you to rep very heavy weights with high reps which is a guaranteed way of being jacked.