Re: Same Old Dumb Questions

On Jul 28, 9:07 pm, "Richard (the original)" <Vidasdu...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
gmark wrote:
On Jul 27, 8:11 am, "Pete" <phouts...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"gmark" <gm...@xxxxxxx> schreef:

I've been lifting for a long time. I've generally always lifted to
failure in each set. I've always seen typical formulas of, say, 1x8 @
60% max, 1x6 @ 70% max, 1x4 @ 80%, etc., etc., until some max
singles. In general, at 60% max, 8 reps won't get me close to
exhaustion. And after 80%, my max single is going to be plenty low --
lower than 90% of my rested max, for sure.
'
Rest longer in between sets.

Is this common?
Yes.

Most people go to fast...

Are these workout formulas really general, so folks
like me would change the percentages and reps so that each set was to
failure?
If you work your way up to a 1RM max. i would skip the sets going to
failure.

--
Pete

Thanks, Pete! Now, are you recommending using the formulas more-or-
less
as they are -- i. e., say, 60% x 8, just stopping at the 8 rather than
to
failure? Almost like an extended warm-up until the last failure (1RM)
set?
Have you had success with that, if so?

Mark

He juices, legally.

Now, do you plan to do yourself?

Richard

As a matter of fact -- how do you juice "legally"? Aren't the various
supplements basically in two groups -- 1) adding to the stuff you
already
need, like protein, and 2) BS, hype, and placebo? Or were you
kidding?
Or (most likely) I've stepped into the raging supplement debate again
this
decade :-)

Mark

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