Strength gains without hypertrophy

[Celto-Germanics]

Does anyone have experience with low rep ranges increasing strength without adding muscle? I want to continue getting better in the squat but my quads are like 26 inches so getting them bigger would fuck up my proportions. I do 5x5 currently.

 

[gymcelld]

@truejamal are we deadass?

 

[ikramy]

Not possible

 

[chudpiller]

oh my god bruh

 

[truejamal]

@truejamal are we deadass?

lost braincells reading this

 

[gymcelld]

In 2026 aswell, I’ll help you out buddy the myth that low reps muh only strength is bs cope low volume high intensity is law

 

[Celto-Germanics]

In 2026 aswell, I’ll help you out buddy the myth that low reps muh only strength is bs cope low volume high intensity is law

The issue is you can’t take the muscle to failure very easily in like a 3x2 set. The idea is to improve muscle utilization primarily. I’ve never done it before though so I’m wondering if it’s a scam. Obv high volume is a fucking scam why do you think I do strength sets in the first place nigga?

 

[gymcelld]

The issue is you can’t take the muscle to failure very easily in like a 3x2 set. The idea is to improve muscle utilization primarily. I’ve never done it before though so I’m wondering if it’s a scam. Obv high volume is a fucking scam why do you think I do strength sets in the first place nigga?

oh yeah cause people care about muscle utilisation no they care how good your physique is mate

 

[truejamal]

In 2026 aswell, I’ll help you out buddy the myth that low reps muh only strength is bs cope low volume high intensity is law

truth nuke

 

[Celto-Germanics]

no they care how good your physique is mate

I care about muscle utilization, and others don’t, which is why I don’t want tumor legs with a mht upper body but still want higher squat numbers.

 

[gymcelld]

truth nuke

Should be solution frfr

 

[gymcelld]

I care about muscle utilization, and others don’t, which is why I don’t want tumor legs with a mht upper body but still want higher squat numbers.

Nothing wrong with that but going up to a Stacy and tell her muh I squat 150kg see how that works please for love of god do low volume high intensity