Cool. But how are you folks progressing these across sessions? There are multiple ways to increase stress: the activation weight, the activation reps, and the number of x5 sets completed. What is recommended or common?
I increase weights once I can get the full activation set and the full 5 reps for each of the 5 myoreps.
Assume a myrep prescription as follows: activation set 14 to 16 reps, 3 to 5 sets of 5 reps each.
So say one week on rows I use 65kgs and get 14+5+5+5+4, the next week I will repeat 65kgs.
Say the following week I again use 65kgs and get 16+5+5+5+5+4, then the following week I will increase the weight to 67.5kgs.
Rinse and repeat.
You may also find some examples in some people’s logs.
I figure myoreps are much more about accumulating volume and less about the weight on the bar, so I preferred to add reps til I got 4 or so sets of 5 before adding some weight. I don’t think you can go wrong either way though
Teddy’s approach seems logical, though I don’t see a reason to limit yourself to 5 sets. Think I did 8 or 9 sets of 5 with shoulder presses last week (after only hitting 3 or 4 sets the week before with the same weight… lol).
Basically, it’s not something I would worry too much about. This is my first time doing myoreps, so I’m just kind of having fun with it and experimenting. Sometimes my activation set isn’t an @8 because it’s too light.
Just get practice with it and I think progression will come pretty naturally. Volume is what really matters and you’ll know when something is too easy or too hard.
I also began adding weight session to session, but then realized I was more or less turning Myoreps into LP with a 14 rep warm up set. Limiting sets isn’t doing Myoreps. The key is the rest-pause like rest periods and volume.
If you want to get all purist about it, here it is straight from the horses mouth.