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Strength Consolidation: An Example
All strength athletes, at certain times, must consolidate their gains and they will do this instinctually by adding reps to their present limit. As a matter of fact this is an "old-school" way of training and it is still prevalent. There is not a NEW way that is better by virtue of science or Russian periodization. The ways that work haven't changed…our attitudes and expectations have.1
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Importance Of Progression
In my opinion, Progression is the key to strength training. There is no point in hammering away at an exercise without progressing on it. But this is not new knowledge. This is simply an observation – an observation made by many strength specialists and this has recently gained a lot of momentum with online mention. But, I want to highlight how each exercise you have adopted into your training should be treated – or can be treated, differently in terms of progression.
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The Singles Scene - Your Guide to Single Rep Strength Training
Few people understand how to use near maximal strength training to get results. There exists a dichotomy in many trainees mind between "maxing out" and "training" that results in needless volume gathering and a misunderstanding of how to use maximal intensities (above 90% max load) effectively.
As will become clear throughout the pages of GUS, with strength training intensity is job one. If completely new to strength training; intensity is simply the percentage of your maximal ability (one rep maximum) that you are working with. A one rep maximum is sometimes called FM for the maximum force you can muster. Some people define it as the percentage of any rep maximum but we will ignore that and stick only with percentage of maximal ability which is by far the most useful and fundamental definition for an individual. Other ways of measuring intensities may be more useful for those studying strength training populations but for the individual this will result in nothing but confusion.
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