working out

**TheHungsta** · Posted On: 1/31/2004 9:21pm

How do you work out and gain strength but not a lot of muscle mass?

**Jenfucius** · Posted On: 1/31/2004 9:33pm

maybe you should quit your whining and pump some iron, girlie man. gaining hardcore mass is more difficult than you think.

**TheHungsta** · Posted On: 1/31/2004 9:37pm

Just finished my last set of curls. By the way, I said how do you gain strength and NOT muscle mass.

**Jenfucius** · Posted On: 1/31/2004 9:40pm

stop whining!

**Nihilanthic** · Posted On: 1/31/2004 9:41pm

you're gonna gaing some anyway, thats unavoidable.

IIRC, its high weight low reps. high reps lower weight adds mass more. BTW... Do A SEARCH, its been discussed before.

****, lets just make a damn FAQ.

**TheHungsta** · Posted On: 1/31/2004 9:58pm

Originally posted by Jenfucius
stop whining!

**PizDoff** · Posted On: 2/01/2004 9:43am

Originally posted by Nihilanthic
its high weight low reps.

Strength and size are NOT directly proportional but with one comes the other. Whiners....

**Nid** · Posted On: 2/01/2004 11:20am

Do you want to demonstrate strength within the confines of a particular lift (or lifts)? Or do you want strength which applies to any venue? If the latter, Pizdoff has it right.

**PizDoff** · Posted On: 2/01/2004 11:44am

I'll give you TEH S1Z3 biiiiiaaatchhhhh!!!!

**Punisher** · Posted On: 2/01/2004 12:06pm

"Its high weight low reps. high reps lower weight adds mass more."

This can be very confusing. I've often heard high weight, low reps is the way to get big.

I guess you have to determine what is "high". If you are using a weight that allows you to do 20 reps, your basiclaly working endurance and you're not going to get any big. 5-12 reps you are working both size and strenght. Lower that that you're training like a power lifter and your primarily focusing on strength.