Ultra reps

[Assertive Guy]

I've done a search and not found what Im after, which is, information on very high/verging on cardio with weights routines. I'm working towards 200+ reps in a 20 min session at the moment on just doing squats. Anyone have links to good websites/threads - karma for your help.

Assertive Guy

 

[psychedout]

What is the rationale behind such a method of training?

 

[Assertive Guy]

What is the rationale behind such a method of training?

The way my life works, upper-body strength, and lower body endurance is what I really need. I do some voluntry work that involves removals and occasionally getting rid of trash/junk. These jobs rarely require much more than 20 mins each. Basically I just dont need lots of power that runs out after 10-15mins - I need super-reps.

I first heard about Ultra reps in 'Flex' magazine about 7yrs ago now. He was suggesting it mostly as an occassional shocker to the system that blasts you out of ruts. I'm going further with it, but not finding much info, yet.

Assertive Guy

 

[*Bunny*]

Only thing close I've come across is “Combative 100s” ... 100 reps per set

touched on briefly on the link at the bottom of my post but still not what you're look for... In reply to why someone would want to use a high rep routine for growth, I thought this explanation was rather interesting ..."The idea of doing extended sets, whether it’s a strip set, drop set or a 100-rep set, is to stimulate every possible muscle fiber, both slow- and fast-twitch,” he explains. “We know from existing EMG data that as the motor units within a muscle fatigue, new units are recruited.” Thus, in the case of an extremely long set, you’re increasing overall motor-unit stimulation, which in turn should trigger growth."


http://www.muscleandfitness.com/training/46

 

[Assertive Guy]

Only thing close I've come across is “Combative 100s” ... 100 reps per set

touched on briefly on the link at the bottom of my post but still not what you're look for... In reply to why someone would want to use a high rep routine for growth, I thought this explanation was rather interesting ..."The idea of doing extended sets, whether it’s a strip set, drop set or a 100-rep set, is to stimulate every possible muscle fiber, both slow- and fast-twitch,” he explains. “We know from existing EMG data that as the motor units within a muscle fatigue, new units are recruited.” Thus, in the case of an extremely long set, you’re increasing overall motor-unit stimulation, which in turn should trigger growth."


http://www.muscleandfitness.com/training/46

Thanks for that. Its nice to know some have given this a go before. At the moment, Im making it up as I go along - good to have the reps left = rest time in seconds rule tho.

 

[Protobuilder]

I think you're talking about strength-endurance. Siff talks about it in Supertraining and I'd think that any 'atheltic training' focused book would touch on building muscular endurance. Anyway, Siff talks about needing very high reps--like, 50 at least--as a way of building strength-endurance. So, you might jsut check out some athlete training books.

 

[H_T_]

check out any routine by those frickin' speed skaters. huge quads. Fred Koch styled a training program after them...