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2003/06/18, 01:28 PM
Hi:
I have a bigger chest than avg. My arms are not matching with my chest size. I work out hard and I don't look like I work out at all in a normal cloth.
Lately, My arms are getting bigger. How could I reduce my chest size? Is it genetic? Can I overcome that?
Thanks
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2003/06/18, 01:55 PM
A little bit of advice, a particular muscle will adapt to the stress that is put upon it. In simple terms this means that if you train a particular muscle to grow(as with 8-12 reps with less than one minute between sets) it will grow & if you train it for strength(6 reps or less with about 3 minutes rest between sets) it will become stronger. Now this won't allow us to make our bodies disproportionatly altered, but it can help us to achive a more aesthetic physique. Unfortunately alot of the way our bodies are designed is predetermined by genetics but there are some things we can do to help a particular muscle grow slightly more than anotherI hope this helps you somewhat & good luck with your efforts!
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\\"Knowledge & persistence is all one needs to succeed\"\
---Patrick L.
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2003/06/18, 05:19 PM
Hi:
So if I want to have a definition and strength in my chest, Should I do more reps with little weight and a longer break between the sets?
And if I want bigger muscle other parts of the body, Should I do fewer reps with heavy weights and short breaks between the sets?
Did I get it right?
Thanks
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2003/06/18, 06:41 PM
For strength perform low reps with high weight & a longer break (2-6 reps)this will cause an increase in strength but does not adequately fatigue the muscle enough to grow due to a lack of volume.
For gains in size perform slightly more reps (8-12) with slightly lighter weight as this will fatigue the largest amount of fast twitch fibers & equal the greatest growth.
For definition the only effective method is diet, the whole high rep low weight thing is a myth, to become defined you must lose fat. The reason people tend to think that high rep workouts produce definition is due to the amount of calories that a prolonged high volume training session burns. Sure the end result is better definition, but the definition is caused by the total fat lost & not by a physiological change in the muscle. However low weight high rep training is not without its benifits. It has been shown to dramatically improve the speed at which muscles contract along with improving muscular endurance. Here is a quick summerized reference--
strength= low reps
size= medium reps
speed & endurance= high reps
Hope this clarifies a bit.
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\\"Knowledge & persistence is all one needs to succeed\"\
---Patrick L.
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2003/06/19, 10:41 AM
Thanks Patrick.
you clarified some facts. I 'll give it a try.
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