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    short rest vs long rest between sets

    Powerlifters generally train in a low rep range (1-5 reps) while bodybuilders tend to favor a moderate rep range (6-12). The adaptations associated with these rep ranges may explain at least part of the hypertrophic differences between these two classes of athletes (Schoenfeld, 2010)...
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    short rest vs long rest between sets

    Of course high and low reps will build strength? But for an individual concerned to gain muscle (hypertrophy), why would you want to do low rep/heavy work? Keep getting stronger in moderate rep range 6-12 and stay in that range? Why should a beginner always jump on Starting Strength or 5 x 5...
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    short rest vs long rest between sets

    but why are you so sure that they do not train also like bodybuilders?
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    short rest vs long rest between sets

    I hope you are joking now. They are strong. So you are implying that to be big like a bodybuilder everyone has to reach a 500+ squat, 500+ deadlift ?
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    short rest vs long rest between sets

    256KG ATG Squat @87kg/18yrs - YouTube I can go on and on. Strength is CNS, neurological. Hypertrophy is different from training your CNS
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    short rest vs long rest between sets

    Skinny dude high Box squats 2.1 x Body weight x5 - YouTube 14 year old freshman squats 610 - YouTube 540 pounds Seated Squat by small kid - YouTube
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    Failure not necessary for hypertrophy?

    All of the pros seem to do the same. They ramp up to the last two working sets.
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    Failure not necessary for hypertrophy?

    why not? Anything above 60 % RM will stimulate hypertrophy. Besides it all adds up to the volume?
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    short rest vs long rest between sets

    because to work with such loads and achieve enough stimulation, your workout will have to be awfully long. Using moderate rep range 6-15 > 1-5 as you can increase the volume of your workouts. Hypertrophy is different from strength training. Hypertrophy is work-induced. Work, contrary to...
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    short rest vs long rest between sets

    so basically there is nothing different between bodybuilders and powerlifters? So training with moderate rep-ranges, pump are all irrelevant?
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    short rest vs long rest between sets

    fair enough, but it is not practical for bodybuilders. Also, let's say you take a load that you can curl for 8 reps. First, slow twitch motor units are recruited and as you progress into your set, they get fatigued and then the fast twitch get to work. If you then rest for a long time, won't...
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    short rest vs long rest between sets

    bodybuilders train with moderate rep range 6-15. Although heavy weights in 1-5 rep zone activate all motor units, they do not train them enough and do not cause sufficient fatigue and are mostly neurological. Training with moderate rep ranges does it all.
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    short rest vs long rest between sets

    For hypertrophy training, moderate reps 6-15 are better. What about rest periods between sets? After a set, you recruit certain motor units and fatigue muscle fibers. Why would you wait long and allow these fibers to start recovering? According to the Size Principle, as motor units get...
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    Failure not necessary for hypertrophy?

    would you say it is a good idea to fail on the last set only? Lee Haney suggests to stimulate not annihilate and recommends to pyramid weight up to the last set: Bench press: 5 x 8-10 1) 40 kg x 10 2) 55 kg x 10 3) 70 kg x 10 4) 80 kg x 10 - approaching failure 5) 85 kg x 8-9- failure
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    Fadi on muscle fibres & more...

    So I can choose any rep range to build muscle? But what about failure and volume ( number of sets etc ) ?
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    Failure not necessary for hypertrophy?

    found that. I was amazed when I read Fadi's explanation on rep ranges. Never thought that 12-20 reps could cause hypertrophy. But should you fail on every set or only the last set? Volume is important for hypertrophy and as I know majority of bodybuilders have 2-3 ramping sets and the last set...
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    Fadi on muscle fibres & more...

    More Confusion About Repetition Speed | High Intensity Training by Drew Baye ? Build Muscle. Lose Fat. Get Fit. | High Intensity Training by Drew Baye ? Build Muscle. Lose Fat. Get Fit. Rep speed does not matter
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    Fadi on muscle fibres & more...

    So you can basically do all of those and one is not superior to the other? So lifting 10 rm fast has the same effect as lifting 10 rm slowly? Am I correct to say that lifting fast will recruit more motor units in the beginning, while lifting slowly will do that later in the lift? But in terms of...
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    Fadi on muscle fibres & more...

    But did Fadi not say otherwise? As I recall he said that no matter what the lifting speed, muscle fibers will still be recruited due to Size Principle? If your 10 rm is 25 kg on db curl, how does lifting it faster change the recruitment of motor units?
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    Failure not necessary for hypertrophy?

    I have seen a post from Fadi, very he confirms that as long as you go to failure, you can achieve hypertrophy on any rep range. In terms of high reps vs low reps.
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