Is this True?

[D Animal]

I've read that if you put on weight easliy which is bascially a endomorph..(not sure on spelling) that you should be doing higher reps......do you all agree to that?

[speedracer59]

nope. I would say you should do less weight and more weight.

[Stonecold54]

Re: Is this True?

Originally posted by D Animal
I've read that if you put on weight easliy which is bascially a endomorph..(not sure on spelling) that you should be doing higher reps......do you all agree to that?

well you would have to define weight, are you talking about fat weight? if you are talking about muscle weight than the rep range has more to do with a persons general muscle makeup. a person with predominatly fast-twitch fibers would need shorter sets (around 45 seconds) a person with a mostly slow-twitch muscle would need around 1:30 to 2:00 minutes per set. and mixed muscles with both would be inbtween those two numbers. notice that I am not saying how many reps, you can do 100 reps in 45 seconds or you could do one slow one. the time is the more important aspect of it.

if you are talking about endomorphs putting on fat weight easily than longer sets would have nothing to do with them reducing their amount of fat-weight. the should train normally and focus on diet and some possible cardio.

[D Animal]

stonecold your an ANIMALLLLL! How do you know if you have more slow or fast twitch muscles though bud?

[JACKAL]

heh heh, that would suck to do one rep over 45 seconds.

[bonebreaker]

Is it Ectomorph, Endomorph then Mesomorph, in that order? Mesomorph being the larger? I can't remember. BB

[Primal Instinct]

You are correct, sir!

[Stonecold54]

Originally posted by JACKAL
heh heh, that would suck to do one rep over 45 seconds.

well it is not like your muscle will fall off but that is when your body starts to develop into the overtrained area.

[Stonecold54]

Originally posted by bonebreaker
Is it Ectomorph, Endomorph then Mesomorph, in that order? Mesomorph being the larger? I can't remember. BB

ectomporh has a small frame does not carry a lot of muscle and has a hard time putting it on. mesomorph has a good structure and muscle is easy to come by with a low level of bodyfat. endomorph may have some muscle but you never see it because they carry so much bodyfat

[Stonecold54]

Originally posted by D Animal
stonecold your an ANIMALLLLL! How do you know if you have more slow or fast twitch muscles though bud?

I will answer this when I get to work it is a more indepth answer.

[D Animal]

The guy who posted above me is an ANIMALLLLLLLLLLL!

[romejuice1384]

endomorph gain easy but it is usually more fatty than solid muscle. it depends also on what the endomorph is trying to accomplish. if you are a power lifter, who cares. stay heavy. if u want to try and lean up, keep your diet strict, add in a few days of moderate intensity cardio, and stay between 8-15 rep stes.