[ConservativeMind]

Resistance training to just 3-5 repetitions short of what you could finally get out gives you similar strength as doing it to complete failure.

Doing it to failure also helps you build more muscle/muscle cells.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Jonty30]

Bodybuilders in the 1970’s would do a couple months of powerlifting to increase their strength after their big contests.

Part of the problem in analyzing the data is that those most prone to gaining strength tend to be least able to rep out their exercises beyond a few reps. They would be exhausted in the low rep range.

[TexasGator]

“Doing it to failure also helps you build more muscle/muscle cells.”

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“However, growth in cell numbers is limited to the prenatal and immediately postnatal period, with the animals and man being born with or soon reaching their full complement of muscle cells. “

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2222798/

[xoxox]

light weight high reps doesn’t look cool but works.

[BipolarBob]

Since my rep limit is 3 -5, I’m safe at zero. I’ll lay here on the couch smug in knowing I’m saving my muscles.

[Mariner]

Mark

[Seaplaner]

10x at three reps with increasing weights.

Not to failure, but definitely not wanting to test it.

Works for moi.

[doorgunner69]

Interesting.

ued to read up on strength training to figue out load, repetion count, # of sets, and rest interval time.

hard to find it clearly spelled out.

Now I am old and just do not want to tweak anything, takes to long o heal it.

[pepsi_junkie]

Farmer strength is a real thing. Not big muscles but man, they can life HEAVY stuff like it’s a snap. All without some scientific training regimen, just working hard and lifting stuff all the time, every day, just because it needs lifting.

[circlecity]

In my experience switching up your routine every 3 months or so got the best results. The human body has an incredible ability to adapt. This is the thinking behind periodization. Work to failure with higher weight and lower reps for a period. Then switch to lower weight and higher reps. Then switch to supersets. Then switch to circuit training. Then start over.