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Originally Posted by Bearcat
I've watched some stuff on even lower rep ranges and lately have heard a few mentions of mixed rep ranges. I've found it interesting because I've been pretty consistent at improving from 8 reps and then increasing weight when I can do 12 reps.
The main reason is being old and worrying about joints, but considering maybe dropping into <8 here and there.
re: 'beyond failure' of sorts, I've been doing drop sets for a little while on leg day.... I don't track so close that I can say whether there's been significant increase in progress per workout compared to before, but it's at least a quicker way to add a few sets at the end of a workout. And it feels accomplished to be super wobbly heading out of the gym, heh.
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I hear you about the getting old part, lol. I'm pretty careful, maybe too careful, about how I lift these days as well. Doesn't help that I don't have anything like a regular partner/spotter right now since my trainer friend decided to go and get pregnant. Woman has no sense of priorities,
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I've had so many lower body/leg injuries over the years that I decided this year that I was going to go back to the fundamentals and focus on rebuilding my lower back, glutes and quads, before going back to heavy squats. So right now I'm doing a lot of Bulgarians, something called ATK stretches, those side squats, farmer's walks, etc. Lot of body weight and/or low weights. And a crap ton of stretches. Takes up a ton of time, so a lot of leg days I don't even get to quad extensions or hammy curl machines.
But just last week I finally started to feel more balanced, I'm able to drop deeper into squats, particularly in those side squats (brainfarting the actual name right now). I can finally get to the right depth, and my upper torso is still relatively upright, something that was impossible just a couple months ago.
Side question: is anyone using those workout programs I keep seeing on my FB feed? Is there one or two anyone would recommend? Looking to try something different than my usual.