More or Less Reps and Sets?

[jburgess]

I feel Im making faster gains doing less reps with more wieght and that I could be working each muscle more than once a week. What do you all think?

 

[EasyEJL]

less reps with more weight will definitely bring greater strength gains, the 4-6 range is best for that, the 8-12 range best for gaining mass, and over that for loosing fat.

 

[jburgess]

Also I am only working out 45~ minutes a day 3 times a week do you think I should be putting in more time than that?

 

[EasyEJL]

really thats more dependent on your body. I'm guessing you are doing a split and just hitting each body part 1x each week. You might want to try taking the same program, and making it a 3 days out of 5 rotation so

M Tu Th Sa Su Tu

so assuming you are doing a split as say back+shoulders, chest, legs

back monday, legs tues, off wed, chest thurs, off fri, then back sat legs sun off mon chest tues

etc

 

[Rodja]

Using both is best, but not at the same time. Do one style for 12 weeks or so, take a week off for CNS recovery, and then switch to the other for 12 weeks. Lather, rinse, repeat.