when would this be better

[smallville912]

can anyone tell why doing more reps of an exercise is better...like for example, instead of doing 3 sets of 8 shrugs, someone decided to do sets of 50 reps....is this better for anything or is it just unnecessary

[maddbomber]

Originally Posted by smallville912

can anyone tell why doing more reps of an exercise is better...like for example, instead of doing 3 sets of 8 shrugs, someone decided to do sets of 50 reps....is this better for anything or is it just unnecessary

my guess would be its better for muscle endurance....not sure you will get much strength from it

[smallville912]

would that benefit you in any kind of sports or anything...say boxing

[RoyceDa59]

Dont do shrugs

[happydude]

Originally Posted by RoyceDa59

Dont do shrugs

Sound advice, friend, sound advice.

[smallville912]

why not

[Moochie]

Originally Posted by smallville912

why not

Stupid, stupid exercise.
Try face pulls.

People will often throw out more reps in their sets if they want to shock the body - take widow makers for instance (set's of 20 reps while squatting).

If you do the same thing week in, week out, your body will adapt & then it'll become harder to make any reasonable gains. Keep shocking the body with new exercises, different rep ranges & different routines (every 8-12 weeks) & you are less likely to hit plateaus.

[wnxmaximus]

Shrugs can harm rotator cuffs and they dont do you much good. Do heavy deadlifts, face pulls, or rows instead. Ideally, throw in some olympic lifts and your traps will enter a new realm of strong.

[lostboyrufio]

Since I stopped doing shrugs, my shoulders feel much better. There was a period of time where I couldn't tackle with my right shoulder or go into tackles anymore because the pain was so bad. I cut shrugs out and a few months later I was good to go again.

[RoyceDa59]

You see guys loading up barbells with a few plates on each side, thinking they are strong moving 300/400/500 lbs for 2 inches of movement... it's pathetic really.

I wouldn't even say it's an ego exercise, just a dumb one. My traps didnt grow until I started deadlifting, once my deadlift got stronger and stronger, my traps got bigger.

This isn't to mention the serious risk of injury this exercise has.

[maddbomber]

are face pulls also known as upright rows?

[lostboyrufio]

Originally Posted by RoyceDa59

You see guys loading up barbells with a few plates on each side, thinking they are strong moving 300/400/500 lbs for 2 inches of movement... it's pathetic really.

dang dude i didn't think you saw me haha

[lostboyrufio]

Originally Posted by maddbomber

are face pulls also known as upright rows?

face pulls have you pulling from in front of you face to your face, upright rows have you pull up from hips to chin.

[Moochie]

Originally Posted by maddbomber

are face pulls also known as upright rows?

Face pulls

[maddbomber]

Originally Posted by Moochie

Face pulls

thanks.... never heard of them or seen them done.........i know a lot of ppl bash upright rows because of injuries or what not but i seem to have had good results from them....maybe i'll give face pulls a try

[smallville912]

but back to the original question...forget shrugs, when would doing alot of reps be better than doing 6-8

[maddbomber]

Originally Posted by smallville912

but back to the original question...forget shrugs, when would doing alot of reps be better than doing 6-8

i would say you could benefit from having the endurance

[BiggerGuns=LongerDrives]

The thread title asks "when will it be better". It wont be necessarily "better", but everything has it's reasons and it's place in this game.

High reps are generally to aid in muscle endurance (as has been mentioned)
The use of Higher reps also allows for better conditioning and fat burning.
* But dont expect strength gains to the degree you will receive with low rep training and if you use it continually expect to hit a platuea alot quicker than with steady low rep training (but you shouldnt be sticking to one rep scheme continually anyways)

As with everything, I tend to mix it up myself, but as for the compound stuff, the basics like bench, squat and deads, I pretty much stick the bread and butter, low reps.

[RoyceDa59]

High reps for fat buring? lol

[BiggerGuns=LongerDrives]

Originally Posted by RoyceDa59

High reps for fat buring? lol

So the body does NOT burn more fat with high reps?
More calories are not used up? Go ahead, explain?