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Question Thread 13

New thread because the old one's too damn long. Please read the rules below. (April 4th: Added link to diet/Patreon RPT in Google sheets)

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1. Don't reply to my reply with another question. Patreon makes it impossible to navigate and find it once the thread becomes long enough. The email notification doesn't take me to your reply, it just takes me to this thread. Instead, write a new comment/question.

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4. Zach Moore and Patrick Tucker are qualified personal trainers. They give great advice/answers and jump in when I'm not around. Alexander Jonathan Leahy is also good. Knows a thing or two about powerlifting. 

5. Don't ask how much you're supposed to eat on training and rest days respectively. We're not here to do math for you. (BW in kg) x 30 is a good starting point for maintenance. 

6. Before asking, please make sure you read Patrick Tucker's LG FAQ. Updated every Friday (weekend in this week's case).

7. Check out Elliott Myers's Google Sheets Log for the RPT diet routine AND Patreon RPT Routine.

8. Check out Zach Moore's LG Patreon Table of Contents

Comments

For sure, reread it and see that now.

Clarification I meant the same person. Its a bit uplifting, high effort = productive, even if weights might dissapoint

Depends on how you look at it too. If two different people, the first scenario means the person is stronger, which means more developed, that’s how I read it. But, yes if just based on that session alone, going to failure will be better for development than not.

No more questions here - use the new question thread instead. (Up in a min)

Hard to say actually, but in this isolated instance, the second example more likely.

Personally, I think the first could potentially be better because you’re doing more volume/reps at the same weight. Though, generally It’s also difficult to isolate individual variables and say for sure what’s better. Context is king. For example, in the first scenario you may have executed that session well and you incorporate another bench session in 48–72 hours and you aren’t able to progress and you instead decline in performance. And in the 2nd scenario, you don’t do the same session until a week later and make gains. The 2nd scenario could potentially be more profitable over time in the big picture over burning out sooner rather like in the 1st scenario.

This has more theoretical use than practical: In systems like rpt is it most important with absolut weight or effort %. For instance if you hit a really god day, you do 100x7, 95x10, 90x12 in bench but is theory only 90% effort that day. Another day you only manage 100x5, 95x8, 90x10 but thats close to 100% effort. Which day is the most developing?


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