which one is more important between Intensity & Frequency in body building if your goal is to make muscle.?

1 freebeer // Mar 11, 2010

for muscle building : 6 or 8 or 10 (reps)x3 sets depending of the weights.One muscle group per week.
2 Eric // Mar 11, 2010

Intensity is more important for raising strength, and generally with strength comes size. Frequency is still important, however getting frequency of workouts perfect is much harder, whereas maximizing intensity every workout is easier.

The timing of the supplement depends on the supplement. There are so many theres no single answer.
3 Forager // Mar 11, 2010

Lol @ freeber - 6 or 8 or 10 reps by 3 sets? Go on the which is it!?!?! Try 10 reps for 20 sets each lift performed with max force and only 30 seconds rest between sets and you’ll see some growth.

Intensity or frequency - It’s a bit of a balancing act. We must train with sufficient intensity to activate and fire as many motor units as possible and to bring on maximum hypertrophy.

We must train frequently enough so that our bodies know that only by growing more muscle is it going to keep up with the demands we are putting on it.

Frequency cannot be such that we are not at least partially recovered between workouts.

Studies have proven that a very intense workout can actually take over 3 weeks to fully recover from. We’d be training that body part again well within a week.

As such - I’d say intensity is more important, but only just.

Sups - take them when you are not getting all that you need in your diet. Otherwise just eat food.
4 MR. SANTANA® // Mar 11, 2010

ERIC IS PRETTY MUCH RIGHT. THERE IS NO RIGHT ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION, IT DEPENDS ON ALOT OF FACTORS. BUT GENERALLY, INTENSITY WILL BE THE BEST FOR STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY WILL WORK BEST TO DEVELOP THE MUSCLE, EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE OVERLAP IN BOTH SCENERIOS. YOU WILL NEED BOTH TO FULLY PROGRESS.
5 renee // Mar 11, 2010

Its always better to mix up your workout regiman. When it comes to weights do days where you lift lighter weights for more times and next day do heavier weight and max out. Point is to lift till its to hard to lift. Now be realistic. If this something you havnt done in a while its good to have a partner to help your form and to spot you incase.
I personally do crossfit and I LOVE IT.. Our warm up is other peoples workouts literally. Im a female and I will start with 35 pounds for 30 reps and then for time. Example. I will clean lift 35 pounds 30 reps. a round. We might do as many rounds in 20 minutes. We will do dead lift and press push and then back to dead lifts. Its great cardio too. Then then the next day we will dead lift 95 pounds 5 reps and for about 7 rouonds and our push press 5 reps for 7 rounds. Mixing it up in your workouts will give you endurance plus build strenght. You burn alot of calories and you will sweat for days.
THEY BOTH ARE IMPORTANT.. also when it comes to suppliments you will take one pre workout and then after your workout you want to do like Whey protien with a banana for example. Pre and post workout unless you are working out before you go to bed. That will keep you up. Best thing to do is ask the person that works where you buy your stuff and then cross refereance online. Look up that suppliment and see what they say. There are magazines too that will help give you some information. Make sure if your taking suppliments that you are also intaking good amount of water.
Hope I helped

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