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so mid-high reps are better for hypertrophy and low reps are better for strength.

Would I be correct in assuming "bigger" (hypertrophied) muscles weigh more, therefore require more maintenance/burn more calories and are thus better for fat loss and cutting? Or does it not matter which kind of muscle fibres you focus on?

please don't weigh in unless you know what you're talking about

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>> Anonymous
squatz?
>> Anonymous
>>206959

squatz.
>> Anonymous
having big muscles has almost no realtion to losing weight since the maximum amount of calories you can extract from your body fat storage is proportional to the fat you have, not muscles

although having lots of muscle will allow you to eat more, though
>> Anonymous
>>207196
Wow you said that so well it almost seems like you actually have experience in this field and know what you are talking about.
>> Anonymous
those rep rules only apply to an established athlete with some lifting under his/her belt.

the majority of newbie gains will be CNS adaptation from heavy compound barbell movements, such as the Benchpress, Deadlift, Squat, Military Press, Pullup, Dip, etc. The optimal rep range for training the CNS is about 5 reps per set. This allowed adequate volume for muscle growth, but not too many reps where form would deteriorate.

I want to stress this again. The majority of gains you make as a beginner will be based on CNS adaptation and form, not volume or rep schemes.

A newbie will gain muscle from any rep scheme, his goal should be to get the movement patterns for the main lifts and get his nervous system adapted to lifting weights and handling.heavy loads. Please do not treat yourself like you are special. In every case barring handicaps or chronic disabilities, A beginner will train the same way as any other beginner.

Not to suck up to or push on people, but Mark Rippetoes "Starting Strength" book has a perfect beginner plan. You will get stronger, faster, bigger, physically better in all aspects from this routine. your size, or "tone", "leanness" etc is determined by your diet. Simply moving will cause your body to change.

If you are a beginner, you are not special, your do not require a special routine, you need to build a base before you can decide where you want your body to go from there.

Other great beginner programs that can be found by googling are:

Westside for skinny bastards
Bill Starr 5x5

If you want to lose bodyfat, you need to get your body in shape to train before you dive into some sort of specialized routine, or you will plateau very fast and go in circles for months and years on end. Please trust me on this, male or female.
>> Anonymous
>>207196
Incorrect, a greater muscle mass requires a higher metabolism and more energy to maintain. It is true that you can eat more, but your body will also have a much greater RMR.
If your statement was true, everybody would be ripped from doing just cardio. The most ripped people do a combination of weightlifting and cardio, while the pure cardio people just end up being smaller and weighing less, but still carry a moderate degree of bodyfat.
If you wish to argue with me, please have the conditioning and performance to back it up.
>> Anonymous
>>206957
You are correct, as a general rule of thumb, mid-high reps are better for bigger muscles and low reps are good for raising the bar on strength. This is just a generalization. Body type, lifestyle, and training/workout regime may affect the results of high and low reps, so others may agree, and others may not, it's all specific to the person. If you've found that high reps are better for size and low reps are better for strength, then that's that.

Bigger muscles usually DO weigh more, however, depending on how you train, it is possible to have smaller (and leaner) muscles but have the same amount of strength as a bigger muscle that has been worked for size.

Usually, the bigger the muscle, the more energy it requires to maintain itself, meaning it WILL utilise your fat stores for energy. Previous anon is right in that the most ripped and cut people focus on both weightlifting and cardio.
>> Anonymous
>>207216
listen to this guy, he knows his shit
>> Anonymous
You guys realize that the amount of reps for hypertrophy of a certain muscle is different for that muscle than it is for another, right?


Like I wouldn't do 8 reps for squats for hypertrophy because I'd do it for bench press
>> Anonymous
>>207321
>>207216

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