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Originally Posted by Saccopoo
But as you pointed out, the constant levels of lactic acid retention brought about by varying the exercises that the muscles see does provide, perhaps, a psychological benefit to my regime that gives me a sense of satisfaction which leads to greater future exertion in my workouts.
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Perceived exertion is not a valid way to measure progress and it never has been. Some days, I feel like I'm having a shit workout and I end up setting a PR. Some days, I feel great, but never reach my prescribed lifts. There is no way I would know I was progressing if I weren't keeping track.
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Actually, I think it's the constant repetition in a specific exercise that leads to plateauing, at least in my case.
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What does that even mean? Yes, if you continue to do a lift and keep progressing, you will, at some point, plateau. And that's okay. You can't keep going up and up forever. But it isn't the repetition that is causing a plateau. Improper training methods cause plateaus, as well as natural physical limitations.