Weights

[claridge]

If you are training for strength and endurance.......upper body or lower, as opposed to muscle mass/toning, do you still need to take a 48 hour break?

And just to clarify

Is it low weights, more repetitions/sets for strength and endurance,
Heavy weights, less repetitions/sets for muscle mass or
the other way round

I always forget

Thanks
Marion

 

[candi]

I know why you're confused...any time I lift weights it seems to take both strength and endurance.

I take a 48 hour break between both types of training but I'm no expert. My body needs time to recover.

 

[Maximus]

I think you have the formula right (except for the strength part--pretty sure if you're building muscle mass you're building strength ). High reps/low weight for endurance, low reps (not low sets--typically same number or even more)/high weight for muscle mass.

I can only offer my personal opinion here, but I think it's always wise to give each body part a 48 hour break. But you can split your workouts so you don't have to skip a whole 48 hours of exercise.

 

[claridge]

Thanks Gals

Its nice to know I HAVE learnt AND RETAINED information from you fantastic group of people

Marion