When you are working out, how many reps should you do per muscle?

[raildogg]

The title says it all. Can you do two varieties of the same muscle 4 times each? That would make it 8 repetitions.

Is this ok? Do less? Or more?

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

My method is to find a weight that I can do bewteen 4-6 reps max to failure, and then I do 3-4 sets. I do mostly compound exercises, too.

This is primarily a method of attaining mass, and not necessarily strength or tone.

 

[MrChad]

I usually do 3 - 4 exercises per muscle group. For each exercise, I do 3 sets of 8-10 reps.

 

[mrrman]

I do 3 sets of 10

 

[vi edit]

I don't really understand what you are asking. I do sets of 10-8-6 per exercise. I do anywhere from 2-5 exercises depending on the group that I am working.

 

[EvilYoda]

Depends on your intentions...I have a naturally thin build, so my workouts are balanced between shaping/toning and strength/mass building. I'm happy staying under 160lb. and muscled.

 

[SVT Cobra]

How new are you to lifting and what are your goals and bodytype?

It depends on a number of things, but mostly your goals.

 

[BUrassler]

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Depends on your intentions...I have a naturally thin build, so my workouts are balanced between shaping/toning and strength/mass building. I'm happy staying under 160lb. and muscled.

Mind explaining how you "shape" your muscles?! Because as far as I know, thats impossible.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: BUrassler

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Depends on your intentions...I have a naturally thin build, so my workouts are balanced between shaping/toning and strength/mass building. I'm happy staying under 160lb. and muscled.

Mind explaining how you "shape" your muscles?! Because as far as I know, thats impossible.

You can change symmerty and certain aspects of your muscles such as the peak on your bicep, but it takes years or lots of AAS.

 

[shortspanishguy]

Originally posted by: BUrassler

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Depends on your intentions...I have a naturally thin build, so my workouts are balanced between shaping/toning and strength/mass building. I'm happy staying under 160lb. and muscled.

Mind explaining how you "shape" your muscles?! Because as far as I know, thats impossible.

muscle can be sculpted. You can hit muscles from a variety of angles with freeweights.

 

[shortspanishguy]

Originally posted by: F22 Raptor

Originally posted by: BUrassler

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Depends on your intentions...I have a naturally thin build, so my workouts are balanced between shaping/toning and strength/mass building. I'm happy staying under 160lb. and muscled.

Mind explaining how you "shape" your muscles?! Because as far as I know, thats impossible.

You can change symmerty and certain aspects of your muscles such as the peak on your bicep, but it takes years or lots of AAS.

or synthol.

 

[schneiderguy]

42

 

[simms]

My friend swears by 2x50....

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: simms
My friend swears by 2x50....

If your serious your friend isn't going to get any bigger.

 

[iamaelephant]

Originally posted by: simms
My friend swears by 2x50....

Your friend is an idiot.

 

[TheoPetro]

for building mass I find a weight that I can do 10 reps at. I then do 4 sets of 10,8,6,4 reps each time upping the weight by 5 lbs. So if I do 10 reps of 120 on tricept pulldowns the next set would be 8 reps at 125 then 6 of 130 then 4 of 135.

 

[91TTZ]

I do between 8-10 thousand reps per set. But I should point out that I'm not your normal person, I'm a mountain of a Man.

I once got arrested for displaying two guns and a weapon of mass distruction. Then they realized that I wasn't armed. The police then admitted that I was the second largest thing they've ever seen, right behind Denali.

True story.