Comments on: Why 2 Reps Per Set Won’t Cut It https://musclehack.com/why-2-reps-per-set-wont-cut-it/ free workouts to build muscle & lose fat fast Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:06:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: David https://musclehack.com/why-2-reps-per-set-wont-cut-it/#comment-68927 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:06:24 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4513#comment-68927 There’s also the fact that with only 2 reps, you’re not even exhausting your creatine phospate stores (assuming 5 seconds a rep). It takes 5-15s seconds to deplete those stores (estimates vary), which at 5 seconds a rep is enough for 3 good reps. That’s why the 4-6 range is ideal; you need the CP system to fall off in order to force your body to do something to keep the intensity up. Hence, rate coding.

]]> By: Tony https://musclehack.com/why-2-reps-per-set-wont-cut-it/#comment-68926 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:16:47 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4513#comment-68926 I’ve always wondered about the 1-2 rep also. Mostly seeing those massively huge guys doing 1 or 2 reps with retarded amount of weight. Naturally I thought “it must work…look at the size of that beast”. Thanks for the info Mark.

]]> By: Adam Weichel https://musclehack.com/why-2-reps-per-set-wont-cut-it/#comment-68925 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:11:33 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4513#comment-68925 Great article MarK! I’d always wondered about 1-2 reps, as I’ve always heard that 3-4 for muscle strength and 5-6 for power lifting – possibly from you.

I think it’s safe to say I won’t be going there anytime soon.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/why-2-reps-per-set-wont-cut-it/#comment-68924 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:51:54 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4513#comment-68924 @Mike. It’s not a supplement that I’ve given a lot of thought to, Mike. I know of one study that showed an increase in circulating IGF-1 levels in men after six months at 100mg per day. But these were men over 50, the increase I believe was about 15%. So it *may* have a positive impact on body composition in older gentlemen (this wasn’t true for women) but perhaps no impact on younger people.

]]> By: John A Davis https://musclehack.com/why-2-reps-per-set-wont-cut-it/#comment-68923 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:29:55 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4513#comment-68923 Whew. I’m safe. 10th week did at least 6.

]]> By: mike https://musclehack.com/why-2-reps-per-set-wont-cut-it/#comment-68922 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:36:37 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4513#comment-68922 Hey Mark, I had asked you about DHEA ,what do you think of it? Keep all the awsome articles comming, were working hard. Mike in Wisconsin.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/why-2-reps-per-set-wont-cut-it/#comment-68921 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:15:16 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4513#comment-68921 Thanks, man. All-year leanness, it’s the only way to be! 🙂

]]> By: Andrew Mast https://musclehack.com/why-2-reps-per-set-wont-cut-it/#comment-68920 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:10:57 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4513#comment-68920 Mark, your bicep is nice and ripped in that picture, thumbs up!

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