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To clarify on last nights post, I used that math to find out the similarities between different reps, so I could clump them together to create a range.
3-4 reps, 5-6 reps, and 7-20 reps are all ranges because they have similar levels of volume of reps in them.
To demonstrate, every time you perform a set that falls within the 7-20 rep range, each rep in each of those sets round out to about 10 percent total of the set, starting from about 14 percent in 7 (1/7) and 5 in 20 (1/20), so it is an indication that this is a range.
For the 3-4 rep range, we start from 33-34 percent with 3 reps, and 25 with 4, hence an estimate of 30 percent. A range.
For 5-6 reps, it's about 20 percent. To be exact, 17-20 percent.
This shows that reps start to be more similar than different starting as early as 7 reps. The math suggests a set of 7, 10, or 20 are all going to provide similar results, whereas it would be much different than a set of 5, 3, or 1 rep.
This conclusion is in alignment with most experiences in gyms for decades, that we see more differences in lower rep schemes than higher ones. Usually a strength athlete will distinguish between sets of 1, 2, 3 and 5 to have different purposes, and most bodybuilders usually recommend reps around 10 for building muscle, not making a big difference between 8, 10, and 12 for example.
3-4 reps, 5-6 reps, and 7-20 reps are all ranges because they have similar levels of volume of reps in them.
To demonstrate, every time you perform a set that falls within the 7-20 rep range, each rep in each of those sets round out to about 10 percent total of the set, starting from about 14 percent in 7 (1/7) and 5 in 20 (1/20), so it is an indication that this is a range.
For the 3-4 rep range, we start from 33-34 percent with 3 reps, and 25 with 4, hence an estimate of 30 percent. A range.
For 5-6 reps, it's about 20 percent. To be exact, 17-20 percent.
This shows that reps start to be more similar than different starting as early as 7 reps. The math suggests a set of 7, 10, or 20 are all going to provide similar results, whereas it would be much different than a set of 5, 3, or 1 rep.
This conclusion is in alignment with most experiences in gyms for decades, that we see more differences in lower rep schemes than higher ones. Usually a strength athlete will distinguish between sets of 1, 2, 3 and 5 to have different purposes, and most bodybuilders usually recommend reps around 10 for building muscle, not making a big difference between 8, 10, and 12 for example.
