Wondering if others are experiencing this and what your thoughts are.
I’m on Week 6 of Hypertrophy 1 and have 3-0-3 bench, AMRAP at 70% of e1RM then 2x12x63% of e1RM. I tested the 1RM which is 107.5kg then did a set of 10 @ 75kg. I could only get out 8 reps of 67.5kg so dropped the 2nd set to 60kg and got out 10 reps.
Reckon I should keep the weight at 63% and get as many reps in as possible or drop it much lower to get out the 12 reps for each set?
I’ve done similar schemes in other BBM programs (70% AMRAP set, 63% drop sets) and I’ve always interpreted it as “do a high-fatique high-rep set, then do some high-rep drop sets”. I don’t think that the specific % matters that much, but if you’re not getting at least 10 reps on the AMRAP set and 12 on the first follow-up then I’d be inclined to drop the weight a little. If it’s a novel movement, you’ll probably find that you get better at it pretty quickly thereafter.