Hypertrophy or Strength training?

FinancialThanks1 · 2019-09-21T16:50:09+00:00

They’re not as separate as you might think. Mix in different exercises at different rep ranges and you can reap both benefits

LatePillSwallower · 2019-09-21T16:39:29+00:00

I would eat at a deficit and strength train — at 6’3 you could easily carry 220 with a lower body fat % and looked jacked

Truedemocracy5 · 2019-09-21T17:59:51+00:00

25% body fat is bloat lord status. Strength doesn’t matter to women if it’s hidden by fat

majorfrankies · 2019-09-21T18:56:06+00:00

Why dont do both? Do something like a phul/phat

deathhandmachiavelli · 2019-09-22T00:26:39+00:00

I used to be in strength training - I was into playing a lot of sports, including combat.

I used mainly bodyweight training, pushups, pullups, dips.

I was fast as fuck and strong as fuck too.

I did a 180 and hit heavy weights for hypertrophy.. I don't play sports as much as I did, but I look a lot more buffed.. Female attention went up BIG TIME after putting on the muscle and focusing on looks.

It depends on where you are in your life and what is important.

Jesusfeminist · 2019-09-21T16:57:42+00:00

You can do both

fastestsynapses · 2019-09-21T16:40:42+00:00

I would go with hypertrophy. 25% is pretty high and you will feel a lot better mentally and have better focus if you can lower it

BurnoTaurus · 2019-09-21T16:55:03+00:00

You should be aiming for muscular balance and postural correction. Your strength, or motor neuron activation and muscle fiber recruitment, will be capped by your muscle size, and the amount of corresponding muscle fiber.

Ultimately the muscles of the body have to be able to work with each other. The brain included. This means that the greater variety of exercises you do, the more you vary up the ways that you move your body, the more you'll train yourself to be able to utilize the strength you already have, while getting stronger. Train in all rep ranges.

Sylvester_Sterone · 2019-09-21T17:07:37+00:00

Eat at a deficit. Focus on high intensity (4 to 8 reps) with 2 to 3 sets. Basic compound movements. Walking for cardio. You can do some high rep auxiliaries but don’t major in the minors.

Take waist measurements.

Good luck

Fromstatepharm · 2019-09-21T17:46:40+00:00

Both. Also, it’s hard to actually separate the two.

Rx_Red · 2019-09-21T19:25:06+00:00

My personal trainer and I were talking about this. You can do a month of strength (1-5 reps) I do (4-6) though. And then do a month of hypertrophy (he says 6-12) but I do 8-12 reps.

Of course reps is based on weight, strength will be heavier weights than hypertrophy. The plus of alternating, is that the strength month will let you lift way heavier for when you switch to your hypertrophy month

SeasonedRP · 2019-09-21T20:21:27+00:00

Powerlifters used to train differently when they didn't have meets coming up. They'd do offseason routines that had higher reps and more assistance work. As a result, 80s powerlifters in the 198-242 classes looked like off-season bodybuilders. If you are interested in incorporating some hypertrophy work but focusing on strength, you should look up offseason routines of 80s powerlifters. Ultimately focus on what you like. Keep in mind that you want strong biceps when deadlifting, so doing some biceps work is a good idea even if you are focusing on compound lifts. Similarly, other assistance exercises are also a good idea for muscle balance and injury prevention (e.g., flyes for pecs).

SirWrangsAlot · 2019-09-22T03:59:52+00:00

Keep building strength until the numbers stop consistently going up, then switch over to a hypertrophy routine. You did the right thing focusing on strength first, you'll be way farther along aesthetically within a year than the average guy who goes straight to the bodybuilding bro split, despite having significantly less time dedicated to hypertrophy.

Domkustos · 2019-09-22T11:15:44+00:00

I think you might have misunderstood Hypertrophy. Hypertrophy is a state where your MPS (muscle protein synthesis) is greater than your MPB (muscle protein breakdown). So, when you’re in Hypertrophy, you’re growing. You can be in hypertrophy even when you are strength training.

I think the word you we’re looking for was lean and shredded?

Title	Hypertrophy or Strength training?
Author	xMrTripleAx
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Date	September 21, 2019 4:31 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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