weight lifting question?

Question

What are the benfits of high wieght low rep? What are the Cons?
What are the pros of low wieght high rep? Cons?
Lastlty the pros of a nuetral system? Cons?

Answer 1

High weight and on to low reps : to build and increase mass eg. chest, back , lats, shoulders, legs, biceps and triceps. . Not for abdominal muscles,abdomen sides. and lower back .

Low weight and high rep : To accentuate definition .Excellent for abdomen sides, forearms, calfs and abs in general.Not for the big muscle mass unless one is in precompetition stage ,after all muscle mass have been acquired.

If you are serious about bodybuilding and wants a perfect body e.g. V tapering etc. there is no neutral system. This is possibly designed for ladies who are going for general toning.

As you have seen above, you have to use them in specific places all the time , so that you end up a 'Greek sculpture' figure or one of Michaelangelo.

Good luck .It is easy as I have done it.

Answer 2

I read in a health book that it was hard to tell if one had more benefits and was better than the other.
Be sure to warm up before each exercise to prevent pulling a muscle. I prefer low weight\ high rep. to avoid possible injury with heavy weights.
Sorry I can't help you with nuetral system.

Answer 3

The benefits of lifting heavy weight for low reps is it stimulates your nervous system. Your body is taught to recruit the maximum amount of motor-units per contraction which will make you stronger and more explosive. The cons of lifting heavy weight for low reps is it is very intensive and stressful on the nervous system as well as the joints. So when you do lift heavy, make sure you have 72 hours to recover before your next session. So if you do real heavy squat work on monday, wait until thursday to hit legs again. The pros of low weight high rep work is it is easier on the body, and is good for hypertrophy(muscle growth). The cons of low weight high rep work is it is hard to get stronger doing it, and it can lead to stagnation and overuse injury. In my opinion intermixing heavy low rep work and lighter high rep work is the best way to go, you get the best of both worlds. You will get bigger and stronger this way. There is no con to this way of training in my opinion. So, do your compound lifts heavy(squat, bench, deadlift) and do your accessory work lighter with higher reps (leg curls, tricep pushdowns, pushups, lat pulls, pull-ups, abs etc.)

Answer 4

High weight and low rep = Not as defined in muscles but stronger overall.

Low weight and high reps = More defined but not as strong if you were using high weight with low reps.

Neutral = A Balance of the two.......I believe you should do heavy weight for sports or to gain more size and low weight if u wanna look stronger and neutral if u want to gain in most and stay in shape.

I hope that helped haha

Answer 5

high weight low rep (7) is for getting stronger,
low weight high rep (15) is for getting toned. Generally you start with low weight to get endurance and then switch to high weight low reps to get bigger....then switch back to getting those bigger muscles toned....then switch back. These intervals are about 3 weeks apart.

I dont' have any experience with a nuetral system.

Answer 6

low weights are for strength only they dont make u big or give u muscle mass. slight higher reps 8-15 develop muscle mass and let more blood and oxygen flow to the muscle thus allowing for greater growth.

Answer 7

if u want to get big muscles lift 3 sets of 3 as much weight as u can. to get ripped or cut lift 8 sets of lighter weights u want to get big then cut and repeat there is no neutral take a lot of protien when getting big 6-8 weeks each lay off for 2 weeks and do it again. lift every other day so your muscles can recover