posted June 21, 2000 03:44 PM            

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What is a good mass building rep / scheme?
5 x 5 do you pyramid the wieghts or stay with the same wright through out the set.
I'
ve been working out for years to no avail. I guess I'm doing something wrong.

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posted June 21, 2000 06:50 PM         

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I would stay in the 6-8 rep range and do 4-5 sets. Do 1 set of 8, 3 sets of 6 and possible 1 more set of 8. I would stick with the same weight when doing sets of 6 and then when you can do sets of 8 with good form at that same weight, I would move up 2 1/2-5lbs. depending on what your gvm has available.

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posted June 21, 2000 07:05 PM            

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welcome to elite Large & In Charge

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posted June 21, 2000 09:13 PM            

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Thanks for the reply.
Any other opinions?

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posted June 21, 2000 09:16 PM         

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Thanks cackerot,

I'm still going to be a member at MM because they need guys like us to keep them in shape!I'm just tired of all their whinning.

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posted June 21, 2000 09:20 PM            

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yea, im still posting there to (for now).
anyway about your question i do 6-9 sets per bodypart, 4-6 reps per set.

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posted June 21, 2000 10:11 PM            

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Especially if your new to weight lifting you shouldn't do too many sets (more than ten) because it can lead to overtraining. You can make good gains on 6-9 sets per body part with 2 different exercises. It works well for me.

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posted June 22, 2000 01:36 PM            

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I've been at this game for a few years now.
I'll stick to the 4-6 reps range. It seems to work well. I was just curious what everyone else did.

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