Comments on: MAXIMUM MUSCLE BUILDING – WHEN 8 REPS BECOMES THE NEW 12 REPS http://athleanx.com/blog/workout-tips/maximum-muscle-building-when-8-reps-becomes-the-new-12-reps Six Pack Abs and Building Athletic Muscle Tue, 07 May 2013 05:05:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Crazy Chest Exercise – Dreaded "PEC SHREDDER" Chest Exercise http://athleanx.com/blog/workout-tips/maximum-muscle-building-when-8-reps-becomes-the-new-12-reps/comment-page-1#comment-10956 Crazy Chest Exercise – Dreaded "PEC SHREDDER" Chest Exercise Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:24:53 +0000 http://athleanx.athleanonline.com/blog/?p=384#comment-10956 [...] to really blow up those pecs and bring out even better results. As in most of ATHLEAN-X, the time under tension principle is definitely at work in this chest exercise demo. From the moment I pick the weights up [...]

]]> By: How Much Weight to Lift to Build Muscle - You May Be Shocked http://athleanx.com/blog/workout-tips/maximum-muscle-building-when-8-reps-becomes-the-new-12-reps/comment-page-1#comment-10027 How Much Weight to Lift to Build Muscle - You May Be Shocked Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:11:50 +0000 http://athleanx.athleanonline.com/blog/?p=384#comment-10027 [...] I NEVER start with rep counts. I don’t even start with the all important necessity of time under tension. And I definitely don’t start with the misleading measurement of how much weight you should [...]

]]> By: Matt http://athleanx.com/blog/workout-tips/maximum-muscle-building-when-8-reps-becomes-the-new-12-reps/comment-page-1#comment-442 Matt Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:39:14 +0000 http://athleanx.athleanonline.com/blog/?p=384#comment-442 Jeff,

Ever since I started working out I have tried to figure the best rep count for muscle growth. When I was olympic lifting, the rep totals were so small sometimes but we were lifting such heavy weights. Now I have found that 10 reps for me at maximum intensity seems to be shocking my body into small amounts of growth.
I have been taking prograde recovery drink and high quality protien powders now for 9 Athlean weeks and I still feel like I have not grown as much as I should be. I know genetics plays a huge role, my father is about 165 lbs, very slight. I have not started taking creatine yet though because almost all of the growth goes to my legs first. I already have about 28″ around legs, I don’t want them any bigger.
I guess I am just disappointed that I am not achieving the look I want. I feel great but just not getting the results. Don’t get me wrong I am busting my tail in the workouts and I love the workouts. I guess I will just keep plugging away and the results will eventually come.

Again thanks for all the workouts and knowledge.

Matt

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