i disagree with monster23, 10-12reps is fine and short rest period wil give you more intense workout, unless if you do power lifter style then go ahead do it 1-3 reps. would you like to be next mark henry? lol

Thank God someone else had the same thought I did. I lifted 10-12 for awhile and saw nearly no results. Started lifting heavy put on much more mass for me and lower body fat. I also compete in powerlifting meets though, so I don't get too into the whole body builder thing. Love the Mike Ohearn concept. But Please find me a fat *** that is competing in the lower weight classes of powerlifting. They are much more intimidating than the body builders of the same class.

Both of you are right.. sort of. Do not the heaviest compound movements (squats & deadlifts) trigger the body to release the most amount of growth hormone? These compounds are usually performed for 1-5 reps if they are heavy bad *** weight.. That's training for strength and myofibril mass. However.. traditional bodybuilding parameters suggest the 10-12 rep range because you want to isolate the **** out of your muscles, sort of like sculpting the masterpiece, you know? A 10-12 range will allow for maximum hypertrophy and will most likely promote sarcoplasmic/type 1 fiber growth, especially when you aren't giving your body an adequate amount of time to recover.

i agree with cgraham531 then both have there place in the sport