I started doing this early in my bodybuilding career as an amateur. Especially with legs and back, maybe shoulders. The larger muscle groups got destroyed. Body parts like arms, triceps etc got 12. I just concentrated more and slowed things down to make the 12 more efficient. The battle with fatigue gets better the more you practice this too.
I enjoy watching these videos. I have been training for 12 years. I have played around with sets & reps over the years. Personally, I find 4 sets, 12 reps work best for me. I prefer using moderate weights, so I can consistently reach my 12 reps for the 4 sets. On my leg day I goblet squat and rdl, so I'm really not pushing it too much with the 12 rep range. Depending on my mood, I may go 8 reps on heavier squats and rdls.
Well, Hardcore Tom platz fan here 😬 Took me almost a year to get from 5 to to 30 reps with pure form for barbell squat, my aim is to train with 50 reps like Tom platz :) It will take a lot of time, but I am slowly progressing like 1 to 3 additional reps per week to build an iron lung and heart to confidently do those reps.
I mostly did high reps with body weight training but it’s been a long time since I’ve done high reps with weights and I did see some great gains from doing so
Literally used to do 63 reps in 3 sets I did this for 6 month eating 3000-3500 cals and gained 24 pound of muscle whilst simultaneously losing 24 pound of fat.
@@bepreparedforwhatscoming4975 what I used to do if you can understand if not ask and I’ll elaborate further. I’d used my first set as a warm up doing 21 light reps then I’d add weight and do 7 heavy reps in between sets I would train my legs or abs whether it be stiff leg dead lifts calf raises or squats 12 reps then back to my initial movements which could bench for instance with a short breather id then do 14 light reps add weight and do 7 heavy reps and then return to squatting/lunges etc whichever id chose to do between my sets and then return back and do 7 light reps (these wore the hardest of the light and the 7 heavy really take it out of you) 7 heavy reps and then squat again. So essentially it was and upper lower body super set. The rep range never changed the thing that did was what i did in between each day one day it would be Abs the legs I would do Abs 3 days a week and legs 2 days the training was 5 days a week. Back, chest, Legs, Shoulders, Arms .. the super set was Abs, Legs, Abs, Legs, Abs. Remember if your struggling to get calories in you that 2 litres (£1.30) of full fat milk contains 1300 calories and 60g of protein so after consuming that split throughout the day you can eat light.
I started doing this early in my bodybuilding career as an amateur. Especially with legs and back, maybe shoulders. The larger muscle groups got destroyed. Body parts like arms, triceps etc got 12. I just concentrated more and slowed things down to make the 12 more efficient. The battle with fatigue gets better the more you practice this too.
These guys are really good. My experience lifting confirms everything they say here.
Thank you. I'm a newbie and low reps were hurting my joints.Going to try 20 reps now.
This is such a good channel. Get good information quick.
20rep squats definitely got me through mental roadblocks. It made it clear just how much I had been holding back beforehand.
I enjoy watching these videos. I have been training for 12 years. I have played around with sets & reps over the years. Personally, I find 4 sets, 12 reps work best for me. I prefer using moderate weights, so I can consistently reach my 12 reps for the 4 sets. On my leg day I goblet squat and rdl, so I'm really not pushing it too much with the 12 rep range. Depending on my mood, I may go 8 reps on heavier squats and rdls.
I had to have my shoulder repaired. My physical therapist said 20 reps per set. The last 5 burn like fire.
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Well, Hardcore Tom platz fan here 😬
Took me almost a year to get from 5 to to 30 reps with pure form for barbell squat, my aim is to train with 50 reps like Tom platz :)
It will take a lot of time, but I am slowly progressing like 1 to 3 additional reps per week to build an iron lung and heart to confidently do those reps.
I absolutely agree, there is a reason Tom Platz's working sets on the squats were sets of 20, high reps work great on most leg movements
You better be using a BroomStick HAHA! Hypertrophy all December, Strength all January, Maybe... Endurance Feburary now
i do like 20x4 with 2min breaks
can I do this as a beginner
Definitely depends on the muscles worked. But 12 is the sweet spot for me to see good gains.
Throw rest pause into the mix and you’ll be in tears
I mostly did high reps with body weight training but it’s been a long time since I’ve done high reps with weights and I did see some great gains from doing so
Why did you stop training weighted high rep? What happened
"my legs literally exploded"
Did they though? Did they LITERALLY explode?
yea the blood and juices splattered all over my jacket; i was there
Facts high intensity
His 'legs literally exploded'? My condolences.
Sal "My Legs Literally Exploded" Di Stefano 1:32. How are you walking, then, Sal?
I believe Sal has hydraulic legs now, 6 of them, like a Scorpion with no pincers
"my legs literally exploded..."
Literally used to do 63 reps in 3 sets I did this for 6 month eating 3000-3500 cals and gained 24 pound of muscle whilst simultaneously losing 24 pound of fat.
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12 kilos of muscle in 6 months. No way in hell, not even enhancements can do that.
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Supersets? How long rest time between sets? How many workouts per week per muscle?
@@bepreparedforwhatscoming4975 what I used to do if you can understand if not ask and I’ll elaborate further. I’d used my first set as a warm up doing 21 light reps then I’d add weight and do 7 heavy reps in between sets I would train my legs or abs whether it be stiff leg dead lifts calf raises or squats 12 reps then back to my initial movements which could bench for instance with a short breather id then do 14 light reps add weight and do 7 heavy reps and then return to squatting/lunges etc whichever id chose to do between my sets and then return back and do 7 light reps (these wore the hardest of the light and the 7 heavy really take it out of you) 7 heavy reps and then squat again. So essentially it was and upper lower body super set. The rep range never changed the thing that did was what i did in between each day one day it would be Abs the legs I would do Abs 3 days a week and legs 2 days the training was 5 days a week. Back, chest, Legs, Shoulders, Arms .. the super set was Abs, Legs, Abs, Legs, Abs. Remember if your struggling to get calories in you that 2 litres (£1.30) of full fat milk contains 1300 calories and 60g of protein so after consuming that split throughout the day you can eat light.
Legs can always benefit from higher reps. They can take alot of punishment. They will feel like theyre failing before they actually do
Do all the reps