Maxing-Out vs. Working to a Top Single

I don’t approach a max-out session in the same way I approach the process of working up to a single. A true max-out session can be great and important, especially if you follow a percentage-based training program, but I prefer working to a high single for most trainees because this can be done at a higher frequency, and I find it to be safer. Maxing-out is rugged - lift a weight, add weight, lift again (and continue until you either fail or die). Working up to a single requires more strategy - you don’t want to actually fail (or die), you want to work up to a little before that point, and then move on. I explain the differences in how I view a max-out session vs. a “work up to a single” session in this episode.

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Maxing-Out vs. Working to a Top Single is an episode from Eat-Nap-Lift by Drew Murphy.

This episode is 00:16:02 long.

This episode was published on Aug 14, 2019.

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