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nd4spd1803 Posts: 11 Joined: 2006/01/23	2009/01/19, 04:14 PM i work out at home since i can not afford to go to a gym. i am maxing out on the weights i have here and dont have the money to buy more. what should i do in order to continue building size and strength? should i increase the number of reps i do for each set?
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2009/01/19, 04:30 PM If you're trying to increase size you may wanna lower reps. What is your workout like now?
nd4spd1803 Posts: 11 Joined: 2006/01/23	2009/01/19, 04:42 PM um... depending on the excersize between six reps to twenty. i have a max of 190 lbs of weights and for a few of my excersizes im lifting between 150 and 180. some of them i only have 100 lbs in weights to do those excersizes but i know i can be lifting more. for instance leg presses im doing 100 because thats all i have. but i squat 180 lbs. so for leg presses what should i do since i cant put more weight on the machine?
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2009/01/19, 05:41 PM You simply cannot get around getting heavier weights or joining a gym. Added reps with your current weights will simply yeild muscle endurance, very little new size or strength will tag along. The way to truly build size is by proper overload of the muscle. This comes from exposing it to consistently heavier loads. -------------- Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer