Cycle at the Same Weight?

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Resetting Training Max Question

^ This. In my experience, you can go for many cycles without resetting as long as you are keeping up with your diet, especially as a beginner (I’m a beginner too). As the weights progress, you’re going to need to eat more. I’ve noticed that how well I perform during a given cycle is directly proportional to how much protein I eat & water I drink in the days leading up to each session. I’m on my 7th cycle currently and I’m getting more reps now than I was when I started (started around 6-10 reps…

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Clarification on Setting TMs for Different Templates

Question about 5/3/1 training maxes. I know this subject is beat to death, but I get contradicting answers on this everywhere. It was recommended to me that I try asking here. So I’m a few cycles in right now and about to switch to BTM after this cycle is up. BTM states that it might be smarter to start with a 85% TM. My question is 85% of what exactly? When I started 5/3/1 I took 90% of my current tested maxes at that time and have been increasing off those every cycle. This puts my current …

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