Bigger weights = Bigger Butt challenge

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 laquintak wrote:

 Twisted_Angel wrote:

 I thought if you dropped the weight an increased the reps it just helps with <SPAN id=lw_1343680008_0 ="yshortcuts cs4-">muscle endurance</SPAN> it doesn't help the muscle increase in size? But that sounds good. 

I don't know ANYTHING about weightliftin except what I research online so thats why I ask alot of questions cuz I know the internet lies lol. 
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Yeah there's alot of debate about the heavy or light weight thing but the ebook 'The System' has where she alternates between heavy and light weights and noted that when she dropped the weights is when her muscles really started growing. 

also from what i've found on researching whether to do light or heavy weights it seems the main point is in order for the muscle to grow you have to fatigue it. once you can fatigue the muscle it will grow.

everyone has their own opinion and you just have to find what works best for you. 

for me personally i found that i got too fatigued trying to lift such heavy weights more so than feeling 'the burn' in my muscle and still wasn't growing so amazingly enough to keep that up. 

maybe it would be different if i had the lifting straps or a barbell or could afford the machines at the gym but only having dumbbells dropping weight and increasing reps and sets is the best way i can workout especially by myself. I have this book and she says to do 3 sets of 50 using ankle weights, first 5 lbs then increase to 12 lbs, then 16 lbs then 20 lbs within 25 days. That seems like a LOT of reps, but I wanna try it in a couple of months when I'm able to get some ankle weights.