Question on progressive loading

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Hi there - your stance on progressive loading is both interesting and refreshing. I’m still getting my head round it, so not sure if my thinking is correct or not.

As an example, if I were to do sets of 6@RPE8 on a weekly basis, increasing volume as I go but not really seeing a strength increase so adding little to no weight to the bar, could I still be driving an increase in my 1RM strength? Or, would you expect to see an increase in 6@RPE8 strength if my true 1RM strength is increasing?

Not sure if my question comes across well, but would appreciate some guidance!

Thanks

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I would expect to see a demonstrable increase in performance if your performance was increasing, e.g. you should be able to lift more weight if your ability to lift heavy loads has improved. I’d expect 6 @ 8 to go up if your 1RM had gone up, though the rep range is not terribly specific compared to 2’s-4’s. If there’s a large increase in 1RM, it should still show up in other efforts until bioenergetics become the limiting factor.

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Got ya, thank you Jordan