Double Progression

Training Q&A [Moderated]
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I’ve been poking around some other programs lately and have noticed that at least for hypertrophy, a lot of them follow a double progression model. This seems to be typically paired with a RPE ceiling of 8 (I.e. 3x8-12@RPE8). What’s barbell medicine’s thoughts on this approach for hypertrophy? It seems like an easy way to mix both auto-regulated weight and volume progression into one.

Thanks!

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Yep, it’s all good by us.

I sometimes use it for more hypertrophy-oriented and isolation-type movements in my own training, and I know several members of our rehab team do as well. It can also be helpful for folks who obsess over hitting “exact” load/RPE targets when specific numbers are given instead of these small ranges that can get us “close enough”.