If I starts using lighter weight, more reps but still go to my max weight at least one session a week, will I maintain muscle?

[Anonymous]

I want to starts training with higher reps and less weight for a but, just because I like the size I'm at now. But I'm worried my muscles will shrink since they're not pushing my max weight. But, if I did at least a few heavy sets on my compound lifts like squats once a week, will this work for what I'm trying to do? Say, one day I do squats with more reps, less weight, but then the next leg day I finish that up with a pyramid set until I can only get out one rep?

[Anonymous]

Your diet is what causes you to grow or not -- yes, the exercise parameters sets the condition for growth, but if you aren't in a caloric surplus, you don't grow.

So there's really no reason to change your rep range.

[TripleAce]

No that probably wouldn't help you maintaine since your shocking your body into growth by changing your work out cycle

To maintain youd want to keep doing the same thing and not change a thing

[WeaponZero]

Why do you want to do lighter weight higher reps? There's really no benefit to it at all... that's a myth.

[orphan]

no.

if you want to stay where you're at, don't adjust your routine, or weight.

just don't progress to heavier.