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Originally posted by kryoptic
Here is what I have to say from what I've read:
To increase muscle size and strengh, you do low reps and few sets to the point of concentric muscle failure. You do this every other day ideally, every two days if you have to. Don't do stuff like upperbody one day and lower the next, take a day to recouperate your energy.
High reps with low weights will not give you definition. Cardio or exercises to reduce fat does that as mentioned.
Just a note about pushups and other body weight exercises, you would think that those do increase strength. How is body weight any different from other weights? It might not be optimal in terms of increasing strength, but it does do something.
Finally, I have to say that rowing is great exercise. It works many different upperbody and lowerbody muscles and increases endurance as it is also a cardio workout. Again, as a strength workout not ideal, but certainly does a good job as far as I'm concerned in that it works out many different muscles for just one exercise.
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you know your stuff
and about bodyweight exercises,they are endurance. i mean.. if you were weak and you can only do like 6 push ups,sure that will make you stronger and increase your bench. but doing 60+ push ups wont do anything toward your bench because its more cardio then anything