Hardgainer...more reps or less reps??

**mdesignone** · 12-29-2006, 01:59 AM

Diet and everything in good order.
Just needing to know should i be doing heavy weight/low reps or medium weight/more reps???

**DCB83** · 12-29-2006, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by mdesignone

Diet and everything in good order.
Just needing to know should i be doing heavy weight/low reps or medium weight/more reps???

heavy weight/low reps.
keep a log of what your lifting (weight/reps)
Use the log as a guide to challenge yourself and lift heavier.
Helps build strength and mass.
Try creatine, love the stuff.
good luck.

**mdesignone** · 12-29-2006, 06:43 PM

thankyou for your comments, much appreciated!!

**IBdmfkr** · 12-29-2006, 08:42 PM

Not quite so simple of an answer. What type of training are you doing? How long have you been lifting, do you have a good foundation built?
Are you dieting or bulking?
What have you done in the past with good success?

**saberu** · 12-30-2006, 01:06 PM

I would recommend that you pyramid downward. I start at about 5 rep sets of he heaviest weight I can perform and finish with sets of about 12-15 reps. I am also a hardgainer and this approach is working wonders for me.

**Dog-Slime** · 12-30-2006, 03:10 PM

Well most important thing to know is how long you been working out and what have you been doing? Its good to mix things up, especially for a hard gainer. If you find it hard to go up on weight I switch to 5 sets of 5 reps and the strength increases really fast. I do that adding more weight each week until I get to a weight I cant increase on. Then I take that same weight and do 3 sets of 8 - 10 reps (If only 8 reps I may use same weight for 10 reps the next week before adding more). This has worked great for me but you really just gotta try a bunch of things and figure whats best for yourself.