now I know this could be pretty controversial but I’ve just watched Eddie halls latest video about how to deadlift and his how to was very good and informative and I’m sure you would agree if you e seen it.
BUT he has given some training advice which is he does not think someone training for strength should do back off sets as he believes the muscle breakdown would be done on the heavier sets for example doing a heavy single then a few sets of a given rep range e.g 5 but he believes weight should be pyramided and your last sets should be your hardest and heaviest. Rather than do lots and lots of sets where the weight hits a peak then you do loads of back off sets just wondering your thoughts on this ?
When Austin says that is made up I think he means that it is not based on research. Not that you made up the story (you linked to it) or that Eddie Hall doesn’t have anecdotal experience that lead him to that conclusion.
To me that may make some sense if the main training effect you were going for was neurological (say specifically during a peaking phase), but in terms of muscle building I don’t think it would make sense. Further even in a peaking phase why would you tire yourself out for top rep by doing higher reps beforehand. I think you may just do 3 sets of 2 reps in a peak phase AND no back down sets (which may be what Eddie was referring to).
What do you mean ? I have linked the video where he discusses the way he trains and advises other strength athletes train or have I watched the video completely wrong ?
He has clearly found a training strategy that works well for him, just as many others do.
The narrative / reasoning provided for this strategy is what I am suggesting is made up. He does not have “anecdotal experience” supporting any claims about muscle damage, for example, because this is not possible in the absence of lab measurements / muscle biopsies in the setting of a controlled study.