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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are lifting heavy FOR YOU if the last 2 reps are challenging to the point you have to make an ugly face to complete them, while not compromising form. This can be for any rep range.

So if you are aiming for 10-12 reps, do 12 reps and could still do a few more than you are not lifting heavy enough. If you only get to 10 reps then great you are lifting heavy. If you only hit 6 reps then weight is too heavy for the rep range you are aiming to hit.

Most programs do not have the same rep range for all exercises. Some may have a range of 4-6, 8-10 or 10-12. But the last few reps should always be hard. [/quote]

This is not what most people I know mean when they say “lifting heavy.”  What PP described is really just “lifting.”  When people make the distinction of “lifting HEAVY”, they are using that term to distinguish a kind of programming that tends to be more powerlifting-focused.  I.e. full body, barbell movements. [/quote]

DP - agreed; for me, it also means no more than five, maaaybe six reps per set.  10-12 is not lifting heavy.  Range of 4-6, or a 5/3/1 program, etc., is lifting heavy.[/quote]

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