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DECREASE THE WEIGHT if you’re hitting 2, 3, 4 reps on a working set that ends in close proximity to failure…it’s TOO HEAVY for you KEEP THE WEIGHT THE SAME if you’re hitting 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 reps on a working set that ends in close proximity to... show more

Dean Turner

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bigtonutz1 day ago

70 lbs?? jesus what are ya kevin levrone?? lol

Dean Turner1 day ago

Hahaha it’s not that impressive tbh

bigtonutz1 day ago

I’m pretty impressed

Dean Turner1 day ago

Well TYVM 🤝

bigtonutz1 day ago

💪

Din Farfar1 day ago

Why not curl both at the same time, Dean? Cleaner reps in isolation?

Dean Turner1 day ago

Better alignment / setup

T.S.1 day ago

On this curl machine apparently I don’t need to bring the grip as far towards my shoulder as possible?? Gonna try tomorrow morning.

Dean Turner1 day ago

Nope, bicep is fully flexed where I’m taking it Any further ROM would just come from shoulder flexion rather than elbow flexion

Chadwick1 day ago

You think it’s okay to use machines only? I have a bad back.

Dean Turner1 day ago

Not only do I think it’s okay…I think it’s often (but not always) preferable

RTR 251 day ago

Been stuck on 70 for 6 on my top set for a month, do you ever recommend on the 2nd chest day of the week to drop weight for a bigger rep range, or just keep hammering 70x6 til I break thru?

Dean Turner1 day ago

The rep range isn’t the issue in that instance It’s either your technique, your intensity, the amount of volume you are doing, the frequency at which you’re doing it, or some other non training factor (sleep and nutrition being the top 2) Impossible to say which without knowing a ton of additional info and even then it’s still a bit of a guessing game

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People think low reps are more fatiguing than high reps because the weight is heavier. They have it backwards. Here is a set of 8 Romanian deadlifts to failure. It wiped me out. Over five minutes before I could face the next set. A few minutes earlier I did 4 reps with 30kg more on the bar. Walked away fine. The heavier set was the easier one. Fatigue does not track the weight. It tracks the reps. The more you do, the deeper the hole, and that hole comes with a recovery debt and blunts the growth you were chasing. Heavy and brief leaves you fresh. Light and endless leaves you wrecked. I didn't write the rules. Your body did.

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Btw here is how I would do this set. Notice how I’m slowing down considerably in the last few reps. That’s how you know you’re getting close to failure. I also took a rest between legs because my CNS was shot and would have been a worse set on the other side if I went right away

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