The relationship between rep ranges and muscular adaptations

The relationship between rep ranges and muscular adaptations⭕️

This was a question brought up in yesterday’s post, so I figured I’d share the answer in a separate illustration.

Specific rep ranges can be “more optimal” and more efficient when the goal is muscle growth. And indeed that is the case, because when we factor in fatigue and understand its cause and effect, then we can pretty much agree that choosing the right amount of intensity (intended as load on the bar) within a lower-medium rep range (to work within optimal training volume ranges) can be a good idea to stiumlate muscle growth, because as we know it can be achieved via a variety of loading zones.

However, while a lot of people like to think in absolutes such as *clear* or *defined* rep ranges, where hypertrophy, strength and endurance adaptations happen kind of “separately”, the reality is much more nouanced, where end ranges do in fact provide more specific adaptations, but hypertrophy can be achieved simultaneously, pretty much across all weight %es and loading zones.