So low reps + heavy weights will be more conducive to building power without adding that much bulk? Or is it the ever popular high reps/low weight?

Actually it's more a matter of individual muscle fiber composition. Take for example HIT which did nothing for me all those years but did wonders for many people. I grew more on Westside style programs and HST style training. It's how the person's body which responds to the training.

low reps with heavy weight and low sets (you leave out this) will make your muscle harder and more tone in another term.

Low reps with heavy weight and high sets, will more you grow more muscle and bigger.

The benefit about these is you not only become stronger, you will also can grow muscle depends on which style you use it.

There is an article about human power with the muscle which i read from, the author is a russian something like that.

This post has been edited by iDk: Sep 11 2006, 03:03 PM

Hey to the person that wanna know if you build muscle with low reps or whatever, test it out yourself.

I would suggest, trying for 4 weeks a bodypart split.

Maybe like, I give an example. On Monday, you go with a 4 set x 10 rep workout, flat bb benches, incline, decline, then go with the dumbell flys, then move on to dumbell incline and decline and dips.

Like totally spoil that bodypart. Annihilate it.

Then later, try a programme like the 5x5 madcow programme, for at least 4 weeks. See which works better for you. At least I know i respond better with a 5x5 programme. I however, look more defined with a bodypart split.

THere's no such thing as a 1-foolproof-method thing la.