pet'
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Hello,
I think there is an important carryover between the two "strategies" (high rep / low rep). The high reps of course can give some strength, but they also give plenty of strength-endurance, which is good to tackle some low rep variation, such as OAP. Those ones are - IMO - better to work on maximal strength. I guess we can reap the benefits of both worlds by practicing the two.
As you mentioned, I noticed some progress regarding S&S doing high reps push ups and squats. It also greatly helped me with Bent Press.
I gained some mass doing high reps as well. It is mainly visible for legs and shoulders / pecs / arms. Abs as well, but not that much. Assuming diet would not change, I think it could work - meaning getting some belly definition - if I'd increase ab reps. Currently, I switch between Dragon flags, cable row (using thick rubber band), sit ups, leg raises. Considering the high rep versions (sit ups, LR), I do 500 of them. Maybe it would work with 1000 but I admit I never tried. All the folks I know who use this principle of "high reps" + slight caloric surplus gained / have been gaining a lot of muscle, almost no fat, and are far stronger and bigger.
Pet'
I think there is an important carryover between the two "strategies" (high rep / low rep). The high reps of course can give some strength, but they also give plenty of strength-endurance, which is good to tackle some low rep variation, such as OAP. Those ones are - IMO - better to work on maximal strength. I guess we can reap the benefits of both worlds by practicing the two.
As you mentioned, I noticed some progress regarding S&S doing high reps push ups and squats. It also greatly helped me with Bent Press.
I gained some mass doing high reps as well. It is mainly visible for legs and shoulders / pecs / arms. Abs as well, but not that much. Assuming diet would not change, I think it could work - meaning getting some belly definition - if I'd increase ab reps. Currently, I switch between Dragon flags, cable row (using thick rubber band), sit ups, leg raises. Considering the high rep versions (sit ups, LR), I do 500 of them. Maybe it would work with 1000 but I admit I never tried. All the folks I know who use this principle of "high reps" + slight caloric surplus gained / have been gaining a lot of muscle, almost no fat, and are far stronger and bigger.
Pet'