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Sorry @Old and Grey , as @mickc1965 notes RPE means "rated perceived exertion", other people use "reps in reserve" but it is essentially the same measurement. Basically an RPE 10 lift means you literally gave it everything and barely completed it, 9 means you have 1 rep in reserve, something...

@Old and Grey I think it makes sense, basically you would do a lift 20@8-9RPE, rest 20 seconds myo reps @8-9RPE, rest 20 seconds myo reps @8-9rpe, then you're done with that lift. Is that correct?

One question I have is if you are doing the typical 15s -> 10s -> 5s are you doing the same number of sets for each rep scheme (eg 2x15, 2x10, 2x5)?

@Bryan Haycock thanks for that more technical explanation. If you have time I do have some questions though. You mention that the goal is not to maximize neuromuscular efficiency/capacity, would just more high intensity work shift to that direction? Am I understanding the progression from...

No real new updates. I am getting back into full body training with a long term goal of a 600+ sumo deadlift. I decided sumo over conventional because I can just train sumo way more often than I can conventional...kinda. So getting back into sumo-ing I figured I'd just work up to 405 and...

@Browner thanks bro, I was pretty happy with it despite the issues.

I dunno, if you can recover from it and you aren't ignoring upcoming injury cues, then more volume is always better. I feel like everyone would trade 5.4% gains for 6.6, 8.2 or 9.8%. I totally get that we often deceive ourselves on the volume that we can really handle (I know I do) but I think...

Meh calling it good enough on my 315 journey. Obviously it isn't perfect or even great. It's a shame that I didn't pause it (under the load, I sure thought I did but it is obvious I did not) and that my friend touches the bar though he doesn't really change the lift. Anyways there you have...

Minor update, I hit 295. It was slow but at no point did I think I was going to miss. I am going to try and keep working on 295 until it is a little cleaner but it was definitely a psychological win.

Nothing too new I am continuing with my bench only training. I re-hit 290 but forgot my accelerometer so I am not sure exactly where it was but I would guess 0.14 range, not a total grinder but not incredibly fast either. I have hit some other PRs recently with my hypertrophy being a 3x4 and...

That seems cool, I feel like you would need to keep your lifts very much focused on isolation rather than compound. My reasoning is that as you get really tight in your setup you are getting a ton of isometric force across your whole body. I could be wrong but in my experience the isometric...

I'm really sorry for you and your family's loss.

My non-HST-bench-prioritizing training program goes as follows: Feeling good or pushing hard: Long warmup: 30 straight arm pulldowns, 30 face pulls, 30 rows, 30 high rows Speed work: 2x2@185 Hypertrophy work: 3x8@225+ using paused, double paused or chest-to-mid press paused half reps Daily...

To go a long with O&G, I think you will find that each lift will have it's own recovery profile using this work structure. I could be way off but I would guess it will workout like this: Incline BB: Will probably adapt pretty fast and then plateau one of the fastest and you will out recover...

Here was the 290

Well there are some pros and cons in my experience. Pros: It let's you experience much bigger weights, this is good for feeling the overall pressure you are going to experience and builds confidence. The help is mainly off the chest, most people's weakest portion of the movement. It is fun to...

Final two workouts before my trip I got a clean 285 and then a 290. I'll post the videos later. I also did a 315x4 in the slingshot.

Its been about 2 weeks, bench continues to progress. My former 275 was a bar speed of 0.10 (really slow) of course I didn't have my accelerometer for my 280 but it went really fast (prolly like a 0.20ish) also no belt, wrist wraps or shoes off. When I racked it my spotter said, "is that it?"...

Well I've basically been off the reservation for a while. I am kind of doing just lots of heavy singles + assistance type work on everything and eating and sleeping a lot. This is kind of similar to my DL training that took me to 500 and weather it works or not it is fun and I feel better. So...

Cool, thanks for the response!