Why do we do it? Why are two sets of five reps at 50 lbs not as efficient as one set of ten reps at 50 lbs? From the research I’ve done there’s basically no reason. Muscle fiber recruitment has shown to be highest in the middle reps of a set, so why not stop there and get that benefit twice? It woul…

If you are working at 10 reps for hypertrophy with a given weight adequate to challenge the muscles and achieve a training effect, then make two sets of half the reps- you aren’t challenging the muscle enough to illicit a training effect with either set. There is a period in between the sets in whic…

[quote]DoIEvenLift wrote: I understand that we’re training the muscle, but if you’re moving the same weight for the same reps won’t the muscle be just as taxed and torn? [/quote] No it wont. When training for hypertrophy you must think of what causes hypertrophy. Now there will always be some deb…

[quote]Ecchastang wrote: Why don’t you try it for a few months and see how it goes. I feel certain that I get more out of doing 1 set of 15 on bench at 225 than I would doing 3 sets of 5. Same with a set of 6 at 290 than two sets of 3. [/quote] I am actually trying it out, I designed a plan for…

articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/reignite-progress-with-new-science/ Thats the article I read that made me messed up in the head :S

Also, isn’t the stress created by 40-45 second hypertrophy training mostly due to the lack of oxygen and satellite cell recruitment? What would happen if you already had a day for oxidative stress training, would you be able to do the 2 sets of 5? Because I thought your muscles were sort of dumb and…

^^^ WOW^^^ I’ll have to go back and re-read that a few times, but thanks for the repost, I think !

[quote]DoIEvenLift wrote: http://articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/reignite-progress-with-new-science/ Thats the article I read that made me messed up in the head :S [/quote] If you read the article, they warm up, then take the first set to failure, then the subsequent sets of the same wei…

Well trapping glycolytic metabolites in the muscle causes cellular stress and hence an anaerobic adaptation, including but not limited to an increase in the amount of stuff your mitochondria will hold resulting in bigger fuller muscles and more anaerobic work capacity. One of the big premises behind…

[quote]c.m.l. wrote: Well trapping glycolytic metabolites in the muscle causes cellular stress and hence an anaerobic adaptation, including but not limited to an increase in the amount of stuff your mitochondria will hold resulting in bigger fuller muscles and more anaerobic work capacity. One of t…

Training to Failure

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RampantBadger January 13, 2014, 1:48am 24

Going to failure really not necessary…

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