[eyeloveink]

I've been glancing through Bas Rutten's Big Book Of Combat V.1, and in the weight training section, all the lifts I saw, he said to try 3 sets of 25 reps. This is A LOT more than I typically do at the gym, and couldn't even touch these numbers if I tried. These even go for dips and pull ups. I got a little worried about this, because that seems way more than a person, with excellant fitness even, can do. Is this reasonable, or am I not putting enough emphisis on "TO TRY". Sorry if I come off as wacky.

[muerteverde]

25 reps of what? 25 pushups is nothing, 25 chins is tough and so is 25 dips. Is this just for body weight exersizes or free weights too?

[rainbowchild]

For muscle endurance I think you do less weight and more reps. It sounds like you are doing more weight with less reps which would build muscle strength rather than endurance.

Ask in the S&P about this kind of thing. Hope this helps

[eyeloveink]

Alright, thanks, it does. Meurteverde, it literally did that for everything: Shoulder press, bench press, push ups, dips, chins, squats, you name it. I guess I was just a little concerned that maybe i'm slacking a lot, because I couldn't come close to those reps with a respectable amount of weight

[Sonny]

Bas can pull that off because he's obviously build up a strength base over the years.

My recommendation? Scale the workout to suit your needs. Follow the set/rep scheme for the exercises that you can, use lighter weights to get those reps.

For dips, chins, use a different approach and work your way up until you can do them for the same 3x25 set/rep scheme.

[Matthaibox]

Definitley kick up the amount of reps for muscle endurance. I do 25 reps of 45lb dumbbells for shoulder press.

[Sonny]

Also, try low reps heavier weight and short rest periods for strength endurance.

[heritagemma]

mix it up... low reps and high reps... works on both slow twitch and fast twitch muscles.