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    Hye, sorry to hijack your thread a tiny bit here but its a related question!! alot of people have a view the higher weights and lower reps give you mass??

    I personally thought that Lower weight and rep range of 6-12 gained mass?

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    Quote Originally Posted by gettingthere View Post
    Hye, sorry to hijack your thread a tiny bit here but its a related question!! alot of people have a view the higher weights and lower reps give you mass??

    I personally thought that Lower weight and rep range of 6-12 gained mass?
    That's a big swing of rep range. I rarely go below 8 reps and that is only in the off season on heavy compound movements like rack deads, some heavy leg press. Generally Im 10-12 on all upper body movements but 20+ reps on legs.

    There is more then one way to lift, but the 10-12 rep range for mass works for most. There are a few guys, and I think this is the minority, that favor fewer sets with higher weights. I believe you open yourself up to a greater chance of injury lifting this way, and I've seen that very thing more then once. It's important you find what works best for you. I used to lift very heavy on legs and gained substantial strength. A few year ago I squatted 675 for 3 reps (not a lot to some, but big weight to a 45 yr old dude). I got stronger, but my knees hurt all the time and my legs were not growing larger. When I started to take all leg sets to 20+ reps my legs started to respond. I've done more then one 60 rep leg press set and that makes them burn.

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