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post 1673130683 12-19-2022, 08:50 AM
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High rep chest sets useful?

Usually I do dips for 5 and incline bench for 8-10.

Is it good to do 15 range sets for any exercise?
post 1673132533 12-19-2022, 09:21 AM
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Misc doesn’t lift huh
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I have one day where I do 4 sets between 4-6 and one where I do between 8-12. But seeing as I look dyel on a good day I'd probably ignore me.
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post 1673133663 12-19-2022, 09:42 AM
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If you're trying to build muscle, you need more volume. Nothing wrong with 13-15 reps, but not all sets. Most should be 8-12, just short of failure. Instead of doing 5 reps for dips, try 3x 12-15. Make sure to do wider grip and rest only 90 seconds tops. If you can't do that many, then use the dip/pullup machine until you can. Focus on time under tension and don't rest too long.

Here is a sample chest workout that I do:

Pec Dec 4x10-15 (with 15's being at first set and moving progressively heavier). I start with pec dec for pre-exhaust
Smith Machine Incline or DB incline press 4x15, 12, 10, 8, 6 (15 is warmup). After the last set you can do a drop set for 12-15
Flat DB press 3 x 10
Dips 3x 12-15 and then alt week add weight belt and 3x 15, 10, 8 and then bodyweight set to failure

You don't need to go do failure on every set, but you should be working hard
post 1673134423 12-19-2022, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted By squat_blaster
If you're trying to build muscle, you need more volume. Nothing wrong with 13-15 reps, but not all sets. Most should be 8-12, just short of failure. Instead of doing 5 reps for dips, try 3x 12-15. Make sure to do wider grip and rest only 90 seconds tops. If you can't do that many, then use the dip/pullup machine until you can. Focus on time under tension and don't rest too long.

Here is a sample chest workout that I do:

Pec Dec 4x10-15 (with 15's being at first set and moving progressively heavier). I start with pec dec for pre-exhaust
Smith Machine Incline or DB incline press 4x15, 12, 10, 8, 6 (15 is warmup). After the last set you can do a drop set for 12-15
Flat DB press 3 x 10
Dips 3x 12-15 and then alt week add weight belt and 3x 15, 10, 8 and then bodyweight set to failure

You don't need to go do failure on every set, but you should be working hard
This is good advice. For hypertrophy, you need more volume OP.
post 1673135873 12-19-2022, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted By IronFeta
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well...no but

You didn't give much information. What's your split? Are you doing total body? PPL? Bro-split?
If you are doing a bro split, and this is your chest day, then you need way more volume. (chest workout listed above is solid)
If you are doing total body split, two chest exercises per workout seems about right.
Just be sure to incorporate progressive overload to make gains.
post 1673135893 12-19-2022, 10:25 AM
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i do all kinds of reps from 1-20

1st movement i go heavy, with maybe a dropset at the end.
2nd movement 8-10 zone
3rd pumping it up 12-20
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post 1673135943 12-19-2022, 10:26 AM
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it's good to mix up lower rep sets with higher rep sets

so yes 15 reps sets can be good

if you also want to build strength (with some size), do your first 1-2 movements with 3-6 reps, do the rest of the other exercises with 8-15 reps.
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post 1673136033 12-19-2022, 10:28 AM
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Should’ve mentioned I do weighted dips for 5x5

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post 1673136553 12-19-2022, 10:38 AM
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there is actually no difference in hypertrophy benefits between 5-6 reps and 15-20 reps. The only reason there would be a difference is because people actually use proper form and not ego lift when they do lighter weight/more reps. So for people who ego lift too much or drop form when they "go heavy" , they "benefit" from "more volume" just because they are actually using proper form and the right muscles then, and when they use heavy weight they are using any and all muscles they can to move weight from point a to b which IS NOT the point of hypertrophy training.

Science and studies also back this up as does all text on hypertrophy training that is respected.
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post 1673137433 12-19-2022, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted By IronFeta
Should’ve mentioned I do weighted dips for 5x5

At +105 again feelsgoodman



Crossovers worth it?
You should phuk off with the dips and do barbell benching & ohp only. Conjugate.
Tty later when u got 275-300 bench see if your chest is stil smol
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