How can I build muscle strength to get stronger?
Jan.09, 2010 in
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I have muscle mass, but no strength. That’s not good, considering I want to join the military. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, I have muscle mass, but no muscle strength. What am I doing wrong, and how can I build strength to get stronger and lift heavier things?
January 9th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
high weight low reps 3×5 3×3 5×5 u get the point
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January 9th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
You don’t say how you’re lifting at the moment, but try switching to a heavy weight, low rep workout scheme like a 5×5 (5 sets of 5 reps). You should be working with 75-80% of your one rep max.
Work on the big compound lifts like squats, deadlifts, bench press, shoulder press, & rows.
January 9th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
The first answer is right. To get stronger go for lower repetitions and increase the weight. This is what powerlifters do.
January 10th, 2010 at 11:09 am
I always thought it was the other way around?
So if you wanted to build muscle rather than strength you need to do a lesser weight with more reps?
January 20th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
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