Is hypertrophy rep range a meme, or just irrelevant for beginners?

>40270528
is mem trus Johnny Pain

No because benching 225 lbs for 8-12 reps is better than benching 135 lbs for 8-12 reps

>>40270528
Don't bastardize those programs. If you want to work in the 8-12 rep range, work in that rep range.

>>40270604
i assume you made a mistake and meant 5x5 225 is better that 3x10 135

try doing 200 reps with 5lbs and see where it gets you

>>40270528
Hypertrophy is no meme, but if you can increase your strength quickly on noob gains, you'll benefit more doing hypertrophy with those increased weights. I guess high rep ranges for beginners may be beneficial even despite that to learn a proper form. If you do twice as many squats each training, and work on safer weights, you'll perfect your form quicker and decrease injury risk.

Getting too strong before engaging in hypertrophy focused training can actually have a negative impact on your size goals.

This is because your muscles become extremely adapt to a super high level of training stimulus where they require a SHIT load of stress to grow.

PHD round-table with Greg Nuckols, Eric Helms, Lanye Norton, Mike Israetel actually discuss this in a recent podcast.

This is basically why some people can have big quads by just squatting 2 plates, while some other people have chicken legs squatting 4 plates.

>>40270801
>+/-3 reps per set is the difference between gains and no gains
I see you went to the lifting wizard school of magic thinking.

dont fall for power fuckers

volume and isolations are absolutely necessary for hypertrophy. keep. compounds in the strength range for the most part though

>>40270528
As mentioned keep your compounds in 5 rep range. Do higher reps for isolations so you don't tear your shit (ie no 1rming dumbell curls)