Training question

[Methyl m1ke]

Say I can bench press, with 100% effort, 100 pounds for let's say 5 reps if I push to unassisted failure.

If I do sets of 2 or 3 reps, let's say I manage 8 or 9 total reps unassisted.

The growth stimulus is greater for the higher number of total reps? Or the one set that drives the muscle to momentary failure?

Has this been solved already?

Let's push the reps higher, instead of 100 pounds for 5 my absolute single set max is now 8 unassisted. Total momentary failure.

If I do 5 sets of 2 I end up with 10 total reps with the given weight. ....which is winning?

Let's deviate and now my max with 100 pounds is precisely 6 reps unassisted yet I manage 7 with small help or I get 6 full reps and 4 half reps without stopping at any point. Which is better for size? Or strength? Both?

[joswift]

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take that shit where it belongs

[Grape Ape]

Say I can bench press, with 100% effort, 100 pounds for let's say 5 reps if I push to unassisted failure.

If I do sets of 2 or 3 reps, let's say I manage 8 or 9 total reps unassisted.

If you can do 1 set of 5, are you saying you can only do 2-3 sets of 2?

That would not make directional sense.

[Donny]

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take that shit where it belongs

NO..we donīt want it 

[wes]

 

[Humble Narcissist]

We don't train on here, just criticize other's training methods.

[Royalty]

Say I can bench press, with 100% effort, 100 pounds for let's say 5 reps if I push to unassisted failure.

If I do sets of 2 or 3 reps, let's say I manage 8 or 9 total reps unassisted.

The growth stimulus is greater for the higher number of total reps? Or the one set that drives the muscle to momentary failure?

Has this been solved already?

Let's push the reps higher, instead of 100 pounds for 5 my absolute single set max is now 8 unassisted. Total momentary failure.

If I do 5 sets of 2 I end up with 10 total reps with the given weight. ....which is winning?

Let's deviate and now my max with 100 pounds is precisely 6 reps unassisted yet I manage 7 with small help or I get 6 full reps and 4 half reps without stopping at any point. Which is better for size? Or strength? Both?

Dear God. This is the kind of question that a beginner would ask.

[Van_Bilderass]

Dear God. This is the kind of question that a beginner would ask.

Well I guess it depends on if the answer is obvious to you. I assure you it's not obvious to most, the so-called experts argue about this one all the time.

I think "reps in reserve" is gay. You could debate this forever but IMO volume isn't the driver for hypertrophy. Failure plus a couple of negatives is more my tune. Then next exercise if you feel you need more

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[MAXX]

I don't think reps in reserve is applicable for bodybuilding. It's not effective.

It was a excercise science youtuber(cant remember his name(no not Mike)) that said reps in reserves was mostly invented for olympic lifters. And I agree with this 100%.
Since their lifts are technical and explosive, they need to get alot of practice reps in to perfect the motion/lift since it's so technical and explosive. So blowing their load straight away with going to absolute failure is not practical for then, obviously since they can't continue to practice as well.