What’s better: heavy weights or high reps?

Either way, for success, you will need to approach failure.
Yahoo

After a 2-Year Plateau, I Built Muscle By Swapping Heavy Lifting for Lighter, High-Rep Workouts. Here’s Why I Won’t Go Back.

I've been hyperaware of overtraining ever since I suffered a pelvic stress fracture a decade ago. The injury came from excessive exercise and a lack of education around nutrition and recovery, but the ...
Women's Health

I Switched Heavy Lifting for Lighter, High-Rep Workouts—Here’s Why I Won’t Go Back

I’ve been hyperaware of overtraining ever since I suffered a pelvic stress fracture a decade ago. The injury came from excessive exercise and a lack of education around nutrition and recovery, but the ...
Yahoo

Here's How Many Reps You Should Do, Depending on Your Fitness Goals

When you lift a weight, how many times should you lift it? Supposedly, there’s a correct “rep range” to use to build strength, and a different rep range to build muscle size, or endurance, or to “tone ...
Fitness Volt

Slow vs. Fast Reps: Which Builds More Muscle and Strength?

Slow vs. fast reps: learn how tempo, bar speed, and lifting intent affect muscle growth, strength, and power, with practical ...

The 100-Rep 'Centurion Method' Helps Busy Men Build Muscle with Light Weights at Home

This deceptively simple training technique keeps you working close to failure – even when heavy weights are off the menu ...

Build Muscle Using Just Your Bodyweight With This Simple 30-Rep Rule

You don't need to lift heavy for your training to be effective, but you do need to be smart about it ...