I’m curious what effect a non-flat distribution of intensity has when doing for instance 5x5 sets. Like 5x1x68%, 5x1x73% and 5x3x78% instead of doing 5x5x75%. Or respectively 6, 7, 8 RPE instead of 8 flat.
I always liked starting a little lighter and then ramp up, just to check if I’m allright for that day. But I wonder if there is any difference in the effect of the training.
I wouldn’t expect any reliable differences between those two scenarios and I’m not sure it’s useful to look at single-workouts and try to extrapolate from there.
Also, given the inter-individual differences I wouldn’t be surprised to see someone to markedly better (or worse) on one of those protocols.
In short, I don’t think it matters without additional context and historical data.