CT, do you see any issues with doing all your training using a Double Progression model? I usually see it prescribed for assistance/isolation movements where adding weight can be difficult but, what about using it for compound movements.
If not the best option what are some good progression schemes for people who hate working off percentages yet may be a bit to knew to base everything off RPE.?
I was thinking that a way around the true percentage based approach would be to have main lifts worked up to a daily max, example 10RM reduce by 10% followed by 3-4 sets in the 8-10 rep range. Then use a double progression model for isolation work.
This is for strictly physique focused individuals.
I’m my experience, double progression works great… Until it doesn’t. It’ll work but not forever and it’ll be better on some lifts than others. It’ll also vary, from person to person. I personally almost always do by big lifts based on percentages (RPE if done CORRECTLY can be good too but not highly recommended) and then everything else (supplemental and assistance), basically anything that’s not a powerlift or slight variation, is done using double progression. I really like my programming that way because it can be adjustable depending on how I feel.
On the flipside, if you don’t put a lot of effort into strengthening your big lifts, I wouldn’t worry about percentages. I would submit that ramping to a 10RM is kind of silly. You’d probably get better results ramping to a 5RM then strip down to 85% of that and doing your sets of 8-10
Just my $. 02, I’m certainly no expert