Building Muscle
Building Muscle
What is the difference between building strength and building muscle?
I was told that 3-5 reps will help you gain strength, and 8-10 reps will help you build muscle (and 15+ is for toning), but isn't building muscle the same as gaining strength? I'm confused...
Of course I mean doing 3-5 with more weight than 8-10...
I'll give a quick breakdown of some strength/bodybuilding workouts I've done in the past. In general, strength is gained by putting you're body under very high stress (i.e. low reps, high weight, high set amount; for example 6 reps, a little below max weight, 6 sets). Bodybuilding is usually attained by also putting the body under stress, but not due to sheer weight amount, but rather intense repetition with little rest (i.e. high reps, lower weight, high set amount (also usually a burnout as the last set, which is even less weight and double or more the reps at max speed); for example 12 reps, low but challenging weight, 4 sets 1 burnout). The workouts you do will also determine which benefits you will reap more of. From personal experience, however, I would advise to always do strength training exercises. Muscle development is almost as quick as with bodybuilding exercises, the strength gain is much better, and it gives you a balanced look where as bodybuilding, if taken too far, can lead to abnormal looking results.
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