02/11/2022
If you want to specifically and solely get stronger or if you want to enter a strong man competition then ultimately yeah sure sort your training regime and mindset out around lifting really heavy items.
Your risk of injury will sky rocket.
“Low reps” means 8 and above.
In hypertrophy typically we work between 8-20 reps.
The “science” may say what it says about rep ranges but I’ve always said training is as much about art as it is science.
Science loves to use mesomorphs as their examples when explaining theory. Well yeah, if I was trying to prove a theory I’d want it to work as well…
Various factors around injury causation:
-How flexible you are;
-Your stress levels/mental predisposition;
-Luck;
-Your somatotype;
-Everything related to your spinal structure.
To name but a few.
Cutting to the chase-for 99% of regular gym goers lifting below 6-8 reps or “heavy” or more than 85% of your 1RM is a really silly idea.
Don’t end up like me.
