Friday Thoughts 13
Every summer we have some young college kid who wants to build enough strength to bench press 225 pounds, two plates on each side. I tell all of them, it’s a great goal to strive for, but nothing is going to change afterwards. The point I try to get them to realize is that the people who actually stick with the gym long term focus on the process. If you just focus on more and more weights, it’s a direct route to burn out, frustration and injury. Hitting big PRs is great, it keeps you engaged and gives you something to strive for. I’m proud of my 405 squat the other day, but also, I know it doesn’t matter.
Taylor’s pull up numbers continue to climb, be sure to check out some of the crazy sets he’s marking off on the whiteboard near the coaches’ desk. He’s well over 1000 total reps so far.
If you want a deep dive into intermediate strength training reps protocols, find out how RPE was developed and like blogs with lots of numbers in them, check out my friend, and former GAIN Intern, Declan’s blog post HERE.
This was really funny, set it down fake outs and chalice squats are my favorite.
Justin Miner
@justinminergain
