thegentleman1981
New Member
Hi guys,
I am still on my TF cycle and results will get posted when the cycle is over-again thank you for the help.
I now looked up myo reps a bit (a recommended technique by Totentanz especialy for higher reps) and as I understood its about the effective reps, the "tense up" reps which count the most.
They seem especially valuable for high reps, because the effective ones only appear at the end of the set.
When working with low reps and about 85%of 1rpm the reps are effective from the start.
Here I want to ask: Are the "uneffective reps" in A SET REALLY WORTHLESS?
So a set of 2x15 were perhaps the last 3 reps of each set are effective would lead to a volume of 30 reps and 6 efrective ones.
Does that mean if I perform one heavy set of 6 reps it has the same effect?
I see 2 problems here:
1.Hypertrophy is signaled by multiple pathways (endocrin,muscular..). When concentrating on only one pathway you are neglecting other ones.
-2 sets of 15 might not be as effectice "tension wise" as 3x6, but you create also fatigue which could help in hypertrophy (signaling of certain proteins,hypoxitaitve stress).
2. Remain volume but lower the reps:
Well thats perhaps a bit deep thoughted, but as we know its wise to remain volume as the weight goes up for hypertrophy. So 2x15/3x10/6x5 for example.
But if I do that, couldn´t it be a bit too much stress we must handle?
In 2x15 we perhaps get 6 effective reps (the last of eacht set 3)
In 3x10 we get 9 reps (the last 3 of each set)
In 6x5 we get nearly 30 EFFECTIVE reps if the load is properly choosen.
Is the jump not a bit too much for progression?
Just some thoughts!
TG
I am still on my TF cycle and results will get posted when the cycle is over-again thank you for the help.
I now looked up myo reps a bit (a recommended technique by Totentanz especialy for higher reps) and as I understood its about the effective reps, the "tense up" reps which count the most.
They seem especially valuable for high reps, because the effective ones only appear at the end of the set.
When working with low reps and about 85%of 1rpm the reps are effective from the start.
Here I want to ask: Are the "uneffective reps" in A SET REALLY WORTHLESS?
So a set of 2x15 were perhaps the last 3 reps of each set are effective would lead to a volume of 30 reps and 6 efrective ones.
Does that mean if I perform one heavy set of 6 reps it has the same effect?
I see 2 problems here:
1.Hypertrophy is signaled by multiple pathways (endocrin,muscular..). When concentrating on only one pathway you are neglecting other ones.
-2 sets of 15 might not be as effectice "tension wise" as 3x6, but you create also fatigue which could help in hypertrophy (signaling of certain proteins,hypoxitaitve stress).
2. Remain volume but lower the reps:
Well thats perhaps a bit deep thoughted, but as we know its wise to remain volume as the weight goes up for hypertrophy. So 2x15/3x10/6x5 for example.
But if I do that, couldn´t it be a bit too much stress we must handle?
In 2x15 we perhaps get 6 effective reps (the last of eacht set 3)
In 3x10 we get 9 reps (the last 3 of each set)
In 6x5 we get nearly 30 EFFECTIVE reps if the load is properly choosen.
Is the jump not a bit too much for progression?
Just some thoughts!
TG