Warrior'sSuite Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 So when you do sub-maximal training, lets say 5 sets of any exercise, what % of your max reps should you do? As i've read here sub-maximal training is better than doing the most reps you can do each set and resting 3-5 min. I really dont like resting that much anyways because i get bored waiting, i prefer resting 1 min.Note: this would be for maybe a mix of size+strength because strength training is different.At the moment im doing 10 sets of half my max reps resting 1 min but this just seems to be taking too long to progress. Maybe 10 sets is too much, that's why i want to try maybe 5 sets. I've heard you progress like every 2 or 3 workouts, even if it means increasing only 1 rep, but its been just as hard for me each workout, and ive done maybe more than 20 workouts, or close to that. I barely feel it getting any easier. Sometimes it even feels harder and i barely get the last sets in. I've been at it maybe for 2 1/2 months but ive missed many days during that time but i dont think that affects much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 http://www.criticalbench.com/weight-training-chart.htm Are you doing GermanVolumeTraining? Because stage 1 of GVT is 10 sets@50%. It's supposed to be a real ballbuster. A friend and user here did it by the name of Dreadrok. GVT generally is supposed to last 1 month I think, not 2 and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warrior'sSuite Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 http://www.criticalbench.com/weight-training-chart.htm Are you doing GermanVolumeTraining? Because stage 1 of GVT is 10 sets@50%. It's supposed to be a real ballbuster. A friend and user here did it by the name of Dreadrok. GVT generally is supposed to last 1 month I think, not 2 and a half.The RM chart doesn't really help much because im not lifting any weights, im just doing bodyweight exercises.No im not doing GVT, i was just training like that. You can't do 10 sets at 50% long term can you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warrior'sSuite Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 Actually i am doing 10 sets like that because of slizzardman's pullups routine, that workout is even more, 12 sets, so the other 3 exercises i am doing i did 10 sets for each.Come to think of it how does slizzardman's routine work? Isn't it like GVT? And its even long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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