When first starting out on your strength training journey, it can be challenging not only to know how much weight to lift, but how many reps and sets to perform while doing it.
Is there an ideal, magical number you should be shooting for? Well, it depends largely on what muscle group you’re working and the exercise in question.
But a new study has revealed that there is an optimal number of reps to perform for muscle growth.
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Exercise physiologists and personal trainers alike enjoy arguing over the ideal number of reps for muscle growth. It can be confusing, considering high, medium, and low reps have all been suggested, at one time or another, as being the ideal range for building muscle tissue.
But a new study is now providing evidence for an ideal rep range. Heavy loads help increase strength, while light loads enhance muscular endurance.
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