What is the difference between lifting heavy weights or multiple reps of light weights?!


Question: What is the difference between lifting heavy weights or multiple reps of light weights.?
Are there different advantages to lifting a few reps of heavier weights or more reps of a lighter weight.? 10-Points for best answerHealth Question & Answer


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More repetitions and less weight just increase endurance by utilizing slow-twitch muscle fibers (the muscle fibers used for endurance). More repetitions and less weight does NOT tone, as the myth suggests.

The rep scheme works like this:

1-5 for strength
6-10 for mass
12+ for endurance

Fast-twitch muscle fibers, the muscle fibers responsible for strength and speed, are utilized when you do less repetitions and more weight. Here is a website exposing the myth about less weight and more repetitions toning:

http://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/Myths...Health Question & Answer

Lifting heavy weights just make your muscles look big its for strengh
in muscles. For small weights and many reps is for endurance like how long you can do it for with little intensity. It will make your muscles look compact and not so big and bulgy.Health Question & Answer

Just lifting is strain.
Reps are paced && cause you to actually lose weight && gain the muscle mass without strain.Health Question & Answer



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