Progression on Rest-Pause on "The Best Damn..."

To be honest with hypertrophy methods I rarely use a precise progression model. The goal of hypertrophy work is only to induce maximum muscle fiber fatigue and growth factor accumulation, this doesn’t rely on progressive overload. In fact you could very well continue gaining muscle mass while keeping the same load but going slower on the eccentric, or squeezing harder during the concentric.

With hypertrophy work I never burden someone with having to increase the weight X amount every Y workouts. Rather I emphasize the need to accumulate fiber fatique in your work set(s). Add weight when the previous working weight feels too light to get a good contraction. Use the feeling of the “easier” sets to select your working weight for the day.

With heavy work the use of a progression model becomes more important.