I want to give my comrades advice and help the swoletariat grow. This isn't just about muscle gain, but cardiovascular health, diet, nutrition, and whatever weird shit your body may be doing.

If I don't know it maybe I can help you figure it out.

  • MaoTheLawn [any, any]
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    4 years ago

    Yh the goldilocks range seems to be 3-4 sets of 8-10 reps. I've heard that once you can easily do 8 reps of something it's time to make the exercise harder. Been following that rule and it's worked well.

    Surely it builds size with added reps too though cos at the end of the day you're still causing the whole damage/repair cycle to take place?

    • IdiotDoomPoster [she/her]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      Yes, but definitely not at the same pace. The body can be stingy about adding muscle, because it knows simply having muscle is calorically expensive. Ultra-high endurance athletes are typically quite skinny. You'll definitely benefit from increased reps, but not necessarily as muscle size.