Rep Ranges matter.... key word, RANGES. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
I'm sure you've seen it before...
1-5 Strength & Power
6-12 Hypertrophy
15+ Endurance
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But it's not quite that simple.... your muscles are not sitting there, counting reps, 1, 2, 3, as you are in your head. Your muscles are simply doing the work that your body is telling them to do. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
There's nothing magic about a specific rep #... your muscles respond to 2 things, intensity (weight or speed) and duration (volume or time). Basically, how hard is the work you're doing, and how long were you doing that work , and ultimately, at what intensity, and at what duration, did your muscles FATIGUE in.
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✅If you fatigue in the 1-5 rep range, you're most likely to build better strength
✅If you fatigue in the 6-12 rep range, you're most likely to build better size
✅If you fatigue in the 15+ rep range, you're most likely to build better endurance
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So, the key to weight training is not a magic number of reps and sets, it's applying the correct intensity, for the correct duration, in order to fatigue in the rep range of the desired outcome. If the Intensity is too light/heavy, or the duration is too short/long, you will not maximize the desired outcome.
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Here's the kicker - This is different for everyone. Seek fatigue within a range, rather than a particular set/rep number written on a sheet... because sheets are cookie-cutter, and we are all different cookies🍪
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