95: Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Sets When Lifting?

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You see all the guys doing these crazy high volume routines and they get great results. Then there are numerous case studies of the high intensity low volume folks also showing great results. What gives? Today’s study sheds some light on this and points out one major flaw in regard to using % 1 rep max for calculating working set weights. The applications discussion that follows is a little lengthy, but really sheds some light on the whole area and continues to encourage individualization in exercise prescription. John always reviews the full text of every article, but to see the abstract of the study discussed, click here: http://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/publishahead/Muscle_activation_does_not_increase_after_a.97493.aspx

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