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Ep. #1091: Q&A: Lunges vs. Leg Press, Large Meals Before Bed, Changing My Fitness Views, & More

Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews

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The Importance of Rep Range in Fitness

I used to think that rep range matters more for hypertrophy than it actually does Now we know that you can gain muscle effectively in many different rep ranges. I like lower rep ranges anywhere probably my favorite Rep ranges probably between four and eight reps. Do a couple of sets three or four sets of 12 to 15 reps per set ending those sets close to muscular failure. Once the bar has significantly slowed down and a rep has turned into not like a seven second grinder but maybe one or two good reps left. That is an appropriate training intensity for most exercises.

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