Hello! if i may ask a couple sanity check questions;
for my supplemental lifts, is it common for reps to trend down so much? Ex.
PB2 week 6 day 4:
Lateral raises dumbbell
40lbs (total) x 18@8
40lbs x 12@8
40lbs x 10@8
40lbs x 9@8
1.5min rest between sets, for the allotted 8min total.
same question for gpp days.
Ex.
Skull crushers:
70x18@8
70x15@8
70x13@9
70x12@9
2.5 min rest.
this is my third week of doing the 70% OHP amrap, with backoff sets at 63%, however i cant even manage the backoff sets at -55%.
here is my most recent;
120lbsx11@10
95x12@9 (95lbs is 55%)
95x10@10
95x9@10
2.5 mins rest inbetween all sets.
If there is anything I am doing incorrect here, I would appreciate any advice!
Thanks so much!
Thanks for the post. Yes, I would assume that your performance is going to drop off on limited rest periods. For reference, I don’t do lateral raises that heavy, typically sticking to 25-30’s. Try a longer rest period on the OH work if you want, or reduce the percentages further. Either way is fine. Everyone is built differently and I think this is likely to improve either way over time.
I don’t recommend any particular rep range in the context of GPP or isolation accessory work, as I don’t really care about your performance on these things with respect to reps completed per set or absolute weight. In these situations, you’re a bodybuilder, not a weight lifter. The weights are tools to build the muscles and while I want the reps completed and weight used to trend up over time, I care more about the reps being strict, stimulating the muscle, and getting a pump.
~2-3 min for rest periods are still my recommendation.