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well, I guess I mean muscle that has size and brute strength, but lacks explosive force. . . lol, you guys always catch when I'm vague

I'm reading up on slow twitch vs fast twitch muscle fibers now
they claim it's genetic, but I think that's just naysaying

I still dont really know what you mean. Take someone who can squat 500pounds. Of course when he is going for that one rep max he's going to be going slow while pushing with all his might. Now take that same guy and have him squat 200-300 pounds and he will be very explosive as he pushes it up with ease.

potentially he will be explosive at that weight yes, and I agree, it's obviously going to decrease at higher weights as lactic acid builds up and saturates the tissues

I guess I'm looking at the difference between say a sprinter and a marathon runner

ideally I would like to be able to maintain explosive power for as long as possible without getting sluggish

I've never really been clear on reps

I used to work out with as much weight as possible for 6 reps, as I'd had that recommended to me when I was younger, but a trainer was recommending I should try to do sets of 8 instead for better gains

mainly I'm looking to build power over size, but I'm still pretty confused on what varying amounts or reps will achieve for me

either way, I want to continue building up a better core before I get too specialized in my lifting. . . I guess I'll just have to experiment to see what kind of results I can achieve