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(scientific muscle @ Sep. 03 2006,12:40)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE"> <div></div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">
Just aim for a target number of TOTAL reps, and don't worry about sets. I don't bother with sets at all, since I use max-stim and clustering. In max-stim I do 20 reps with brief rest between reps, in clustering I do as many reps as I can reasonably perform, then rest and then keep going until I reach 20 reps. As long as you are doing the progressive loading, and maintaining work (total reps), then sets don't really matter, just away to perform your workout.
For example if you wan't to go for 30 reps, then 2 sets of 15 would be good, as well as 3 sets of 10, 6 sets of 5, etc.</div></div>
ok lets keep this concept in mind (the no set thing)...
lets say im in my 10s on first week, first workout... doing 10RM - 30lbs (5lbs per workout)
then I would have to push the bar and if I can reach 10 reps in 1st set then 2nd set thats cool... then on second week, last workout, its 10RM, so pushing the bar on 1st set and reach 10 reps barely.. now that is 100% sure I aint gonna make it to 10 reps this time.. lets say I hit 6, then you rest and make the final 4? (hopefully!) so I always reach 20 reps
is it what you mean by TOTAL reps? to be optimal, I would have to it the 20 reps constantly every workout in whatsoever way..? (I dont mean with cheating!
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i'll probably be trying a push/pull routine, so I'll try to incorporate hst stuff into it...