Second time opening up this topic..
Anyways,
I heard that if you lost 10 to 15% of your strength after training a movement, you have already sufficiently stimulated the muscles enough to promote strength and hypertrophy.
For example, for bench press:
225 pounds for 3 sets of 10 reps. The first two sets are fairly difficult but all 10 reps are completed. But the third set I only got 8 reps. So I drop the weight down to 202.5 pounds (10% less of 225) and rest for a few minutes. If I cannot complete the next set of 10 reps with 202.5 pounds, this means I lost 10% of my strength therefore I'm done for the day.
IFBB pro Greg doucette, Charles Poliquin and Jeff Cavalier mentioned this but I haven't seen any studies that prove this.
Would appreciate any response. Happy new year!!
Anyways,
I heard that if you lost 10 to 15% of your strength after training a movement, you have already sufficiently stimulated the muscles enough to promote strength and hypertrophy.
For example, for bench press:
225 pounds for 3 sets of 10 reps. The first two sets are fairly difficult but all 10 reps are completed. But the third set I only got 8 reps. So I drop the weight down to 202.5 pounds (10% less of 225) and rest for a few minutes. If I cannot complete the next set of 10 reps with 202.5 pounds, this means I lost 10% of my strength therefore I'm done for the day.
IFBB pro Greg doucette, Charles Poliquin and Jeff Cavalier mentioned this but I haven't seen any studies that prove this.
Would appreciate any response. Happy new year!!
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