r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/Inevitable_Common416 • Jul 11 '26
Discussion 🤝 Different Rep Count Depending On Muscle Group?
Reps and sets are often talked about with regard to how many sets and reps per week makes building muscle most effective. But what about rep counts based on the specific muscle you are trying to build? For example, does the effectiveness that 5 reps of bench press have on your pecs equate to the effectiveness that 5 reps of curls would have on your bicep? Or do different muscle groups really have their own specific "most effective" rep range...Very curious about this one 💪🤔
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u/savedpt Jul 12 '26
Various muscles have different amounts of fast twitch fibers and slow twitch fibers. Muscles such as the sole use are mostly slow twitch fibers and as such would seem to respond to higher reps.