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The_LechamotiveIconBalls to the wall or gas in the tank?22-11-2015 @ 13:38 
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For example, you hit your top set and then take 20% of the bar for a drop set.

I have a tendency to keep going until failure, is is smarter to leave a rep or two in the bag and recover faster for the next session? or just go all out and take the intensity rewards?

Thanks for any pointers / opinions.
JackRevansIcon...22-11-2015 @ 13:44 
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Post Edited: 22.11.2015 @ 13:44 PM by JackRevans
have you tried balls in the tank? or perhaps gass in the balls?
The_LechamotiveIcon...22-11-2015 @ 13:54 
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If they will help me get a pb this winter, I'm totally up for trying them.
Alex76Icon...22-11-2015 @ 14:07 
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There is something like a linear relationship between intensity and adaptation and an exponential relationship between intensity and fatigue. Also, the main driver of adaptation (particularly hypertrophy) is volume.

Training close failure results in significantly greater fatigue than training short of failure, but not significantly greater adaptation. That greater fatigue will also reduce the amount of volume that can be done. So, although training to failure can be effective occasionally and in the short term, it's probably not wise to train to failure all of the time.
DeanW92Icon...22-11-2015 @ 20:24 
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The_Lechamotive said:For example, you hit your top set and then take 20% of the bar for a drop set.

I have a tendency to keep going until failure, is is smarter to leave a rep or two in the bag and recover faster for the next session? or just go all out and take the intensity rewards?

Thanks for any pointers / opinions.


Frequency of the lifts is probably a big factor, I think that it is probably un-neccessary to go to failure though.
Wayne_CowdreyIcon...22-11-2015 @ 20:56 
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I find it psychologically beneficial not to fail. Stop 1 rep short of failure.
AMH_PowerIcon...22-11-2015 @ 21:06 
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Rep outs destroy power in my experience; both as a lifter and coach.
Rep outs teach conservation and efficiency....

efficiency is the absolute enemy of proficiency.

I'd rather fail on 3 reps knowing I tried lifting each one like I wanted to throw it through the roof... then achieve 8 because I conserved.
FazcIcon...22-11-2015 @ 21:45 
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If you're going to do this drop set to failure regularly I would do it to absolute failure when you have a deload/light week the week after.

Other times leave a few in the tank and focus on quality of reps.
matthewvcIcon...22-11-2015 @ 22:16 
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Drop sets are worthless - does anyone, even the most trensiluna bb do them nowadays? - they should be throw in the dustbin of history along with superslow and 'beyond failure' crap. Multiple sets, low reps move bar fast as possible ( doesn't have to be Westside speed days light - 80% max even)
AdamTIcon...22-11-2015 @ 22:21 
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Trensulina?

I think that's the main ingredient in Cell Tech! Apparently Ronnie Coleman used it with ZMA.
JackRevansIcon...23-11-2015 @ 00:22 
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What a beautiful word
IrishMarcIcon...23-11-2015 @ 14:13 
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AMH_Power said:Rep outs destroy power in my experience; both as a lifter and coach.
Rep outs teach conservation and efficiency....

efficiency is the absolute enemy of proficiency.

I'd rather fail on 3 reps knowing I tried lifting each one like I wanted to throw it through the roof... then achieve 8 because I conserved.


I am finding this have had some lifters hit huge rep PBs and then lift like s**t when we do an intensification block after.
AMH_PowerIcon...23-11-2015 @ 19:03 
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IrishMarc said:
I am finding this have had some lifters hit huge rep PBs and then lift like s**t when we do an intensification block after.


Thats what I did for serious time... kept rep pb'ing... and never max pb'd. Then had the realized I was limiting output to achieve reps; and this self limit occured when trying maximal too. I now keep my rep work to isolation movements which won't clash with the lifts.
The_Lone_WolfIcon...23-11-2015 @ 19:39 
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AMH_Power said:
Thats what I did for serious time... kept rep pb'ing... and never max pb'd. Then had the realized I was limiting output to achieve reps; and this self limit occured when trying maximal too. I now keep my rep work to isolation movements which won't clash with the lifts.


So to simply this for my little pea brain...

Keep reps low and volume high on core lifts... And in a certain percentage window?

And the keep higher rep stuff to accessory stuff?
The_LechamotiveIcon...23-11-2015 @ 21:58 
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I think I'll drop the drop set after the top set (poet)

and add in say 3x3 with 10% less weight

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