Lifting preference

reps are really good especially if you work each set til exhaustion, kinda like with crunches (find a weight that reaches your threshold). i've dropped my bench down some now that im 50. instead of a pyramid up to around 300 lbs. i now mainly work 4 sets of 235 (max) and get as many as i can each time. i do the same with most larger muscle groups but still work heavy on my arms and calves because they just respond better to that. as i get older i need to think about my joints, shoulders and knees. high reps also provide a better cardio if you limit your rest in between sets. i try to go every 60 seconds. i also throw in 30 minutes of cardio, low back, and abs every time i go in the gym. been doing this for years.

keep it up!

 

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There is no reason to do less than 12 reps of anything unless you are a professional athlete or just want to be a meat head.

Most guys use too much weight even when doing high reps. You should concentrate on form and not worry about how much weight you are lifting.

Ace mentioned range of motion. Limiting it causes most lifting injuries. Stay away from bars and use dumb bells. They allow for free range of motion. An examle is shoulder presses. Your shoulder, which is a ball and socket joint, will want to rotate and bring your hands closer together as they go up. Using a bar restricts that movement and is bad. Dumb bells allow for the shoulder to rotate properly.

Sticking with dumbells will tale a lot of strain of joints, tendons and ligaments.

 

Don't worry, at 25 reps you are doing plenty of strength building and muscle building. Most people get better results with that many reps because their form is better, especially in the last few reps.

Keep it up, you are doing yourself a favor by not being one of the many in the gym making a fool of themselves by using too much weight. Your joints and back will thank you later.

 

Believe it or not, doing sit-upswith a can of soup balanced on your back provides the same benefits as low-weight high-repetition inverted squat thrusts. something about the stimulating the proton trapezoid nerve.

 

I tried that at lunchtime. I bet I'll be sore tomorrow.

 

lol

 

I prefer high reps with more weight.

 

...so you get high and then do heavy chicks?

 

Comedy isn't your bag.