This video does a great job explaining the mindset behind low rep sets It’s about effort. You are trading higher rep sets with less effort with less rep sets with full effort Max effort is absolutely vital for motor recruitment. You’re also increasing mechanical tension

it's a great way to train. This and cluster sets. You get strong AF but no one believes it, haha

If you're doing a set that consists of 1 rep of an unweighted pull up something has gone very wrong with your diet and training.

Very interesting

Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. Train with intent, effort and quality.

Originally inspired by the late great track coach Charlie Francis’ lactate threshold training, my position is that anything above 7 reps has increasingly diminishing returns for hypertrophy and strength.

Exactly it’s the wrong energy system nicely put

Properly speaking this is sort of a dynamic effort thing, which YES is low rep sets but is a different animal than low reps at heavy weight. Definitely has its uses though.

How long does obsession last?

False dichotomy. What makes you think you can’t do high reps with max effort?

What do the rest times look like for those thirty set sessions?

I don’t believe what the old dude says here for one second.

Which part??

People who have never been able to do more than 6 reps suddenly being able to do 20. That’s hilariously implausible.

Imagine the max strength increase it implies.

My experience is the same exact another reason I’m so bullish on low rep sets Do you know who that is?

You went from 6 reps to 20 overnight?

@StrengthDebates Here's a quick breakdown of why it works. Say, for example, John can do 6 wide grip pull-ups only at any given time, then he's fatigued. By doing 1 rep 30 times, John is now doing 30 reps in total for the day. Over time, his initial 6 reps at once will increase as well.

@StrengthDebates You think someone who can a 6-rep set isn’t already doing 30 reps per session?

Awesome post and I love Dr. McGills work! Tough to tap into that primal explosiveness and energy to build strength if you’re pussyfooting around with high reps with less intent bc you need endurance. I’ve been playing with pull ups bc I want to hit one arms. My entire back workout on Tues was 100 pull ups for sets of 5 at 100% effort per rep 🤷‍♂️ Gonna try to hit weighted chins Friday at 10-15 x 2 @ 90-100lb Any thoughts on that approach?

Those two guys don’t know what they are talking about!

This is fucking retarded

Oh shit is that doug heffernan??