Vary reps for the upper body more than for the lower body. Research studies have shown that periodization models using greater variation in intensities (%1RM) were more beneficial in upper-body exercises than in lower-body exercises. For example, if you plan a training cycle for the bench press, you should inject more training variety in terms of reps than if you were training for the squat or dead lift. For women, it has been shown that the hypertrophic and strength responses occur earlier in the upper body than in the lower body. An easy way to think about this concept is that: The upper body is smart The lower body is dumb The upper body is smart and adapts to training faster then the lower body.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 09:47:53 +0000
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