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(Lol @ Oct. 22 2007,19:53)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">NB. Once you have reached your 5RM workout, HST does not require that you then train to failure on every subsequent session with your 5RM (or higher loads). It is quite fine to cluster reps from the first set if need be. So, with your 5RM you could do sets of 3 reps but you might have to do 5 or more sets, depending on your conditioning, to get enough work done. Going to failure at a 3 x weekly frequency is a good way to cause your strength to drop off as fatigue accumulates so this is to be avoided as much as possible.</div>
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll be starting that phase on Sunday, and I wasn't sure what I was going to do. I'm going to give the 5 sets of 3 reps a shot using my 5RM. I'll keep you posted on the results.
(Lol @ Oct. 22 2007,19:53)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">NB. Once you have reached your 5RM workout, HST does not require that you then train to failure on every subsequent session with your 5RM (or higher loads). It is quite fine to cluster reps from the first set if need be. So, with your 5RM you could do sets of 3 reps but you might have to do 5 or more sets, depending on your conditioning, to get enough work done. Going to failure at a 3 x weekly frequency is a good way to cause your strength to drop off as fatigue accumulates so this is to be avoided as much as possible.</div>
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll be starting that phase on Sunday, and I wasn't sure what I was going to do. I'm going to give the 5 sets of 3 reps a shot using my 5RM. I'll keep you posted on the results.