Lifting heavy or form/squeezing?

[G03ixxer6]

Do you guys go real heavy and sacrifice form, say 6-8 reps? or go lighter but squeeze out the reps and use good form?

I like to go 10-12 reps and use good form and squeeze the hell out of my muscles.

 

[hard2gain]

I think either is going to build muscle. The heavy lifting is hard on your body but will prolly build more bulk. The proper form/squeezing for more reps is gonna build nicely shaped muscles. I prefer lighter weight with higher reps and better form myself because as much as I like to be strong, I'm in this for how my body looks and the general health.

I think for beginners lifting heavier for less reps might be better to build a good base. Not to be pushing yourself past your limits and getting hurt though. Also heavy lifting to them is usually lighter than our higher rep sets.

 

[408LQ9]

it depends on your goals, is it that you want to bulk and go for lifting heavy weights? ie: high deadlift/bench/squat numbers? or is it that you want to be shredded/toned.

there is a way to do both. currently im bulking. and putting up good numbers for my goals, once i get to the size that i want to be and am happy with i intend to tone up and work on aesthetics. either way though i will always use proper form so that i dont un-intentionally injure myself.

 

[cashout]

Do you guys go real heavy and sacrifice form, say 6-8 reps? or go lighter but squeeze out the reps and use good form?

I like to go 10-12 reps and use good form and squeeze the hell out of my muscles.

Personall,y I never lift fewer than 10 reps on any movement.

But, it depends on one's goals.

I am a bodybuilder and don't care at all about how much weight I lift.

Most guys are "weight lifters" and cannot get past the fact that the only way they measure progress is by counting their reps and the weight they are lifting.

 

[joliver]

I lift heavy with very few reps. I don't sacrifice form per se, but I know the greater the load, the more I grow. Higher reps do not do very much for me. Plus, there is a psychological motivator behind lifting heavy and being strong.

 

[brother bundy]

I like to switch things up sometime I go heavy some time more for rep.I like cashouts way the best.

 

[bgolden]

i lift heavy with very few reps. I don't sacrifice form per se, but i know the greater the load, the more i grow. Higher reps do not do very much for me. Plus, there is a psychological motivator behind lifting heavy and being strong.

amen

 

[DaHurt]

I do both, but like Cash I very rarely drop below 8-10 reps. The only exception here would be on deadlifts and squats and sometimes on pyramid sets with bench presses (rarely). I get excellent growth keeping my rep range high - but I use challenging weight, and generally near/reach failure.

 

[brandon.miller416]

I lift heavy with very few reps. I don't sacrifice form per se, but I know the greater the load, the more I grow. Higher reps do not do very much for me. Plus, there is a psychological motivator behind lifting heavy and being strong.

This is how I grow best as well. Low reps and heavy weight on big compound lifts (squat, deads, weighted dips, clean and press, bench...) and then higher reps on isolation lifts. Just what works best for me

 

[alphamale_devon]

Mine is 6-8, I don't do lite shit. I never given up form for reps, if anything my form more control and gotten better doing my rep range.

 

[b_saan]

Mine is 6-8, I don't do lite shit. I never given up form for reps, if anything my form more control and gotten better doing my rep range.

This is exactly it, sure some people try to throw up as much weight as they can without controlling it but when you lift heavy with control and feel the muscle you build the most.

But then again Im a bodybuilder and don't care about marathoning through a set.

A lot of guys are "endurance training" and could be growing a whole hell of a lot more if they actually focused on putting up decent weight.

 

[cashout]

This is exactly it, sure some people try to throw up as much weight as they can without controlling it but when you lift heavy with control and feel the muscle you build the most.

But then again Im a bodybuilder and don't care about marathoning through a set.

A lot of guys are "endurance training" and could be growing a whole hell of a lot more if they actually focused on putting up decent weight.

You are right 10 reps is a marathon.......

 

[DaHurt]

Mine is 6-8, I don't do lite shit. I never given up form for reps, if anything my form more control and gotten better doing my rep range.

Yup us guys who do 10-12 reps lift 'lite shit'.

 

[G03ixxer6]

I really dont care how much weight im moving. Mind muscle connection and form to me are most important. When I was younger I would try and throw the weights through the roof but after I tore my rotator cuff my primary goal is to not get injured. Plus, the pump when using higher reps is so much nicer.