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    Need someone objectively eyeballing progress!

    @asperd Yes that's true, when I have a shirt on you can't see that I lift unless you know how to look. For example someone who doesn't lift will have almost straight shoulders to the neck, for someone who does the trap muscle makes it go up at 45° to the neck or something like that.
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    Is there a 'formula' to help determine the appropriate rep range to use from the 5-30 range for a specific exercise?

    @laura02375 I think 1 set of 10-20 without failure should be ok.
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    Is there a 'formula' to help determine the appropriate rep range to use from the 5-30 range for a specific exercise?

    @jdez Maybe, I generally do 1 set of 10-20, but everyone is different, I saw a recent video in which it said the best hypertrophy range is individual! Some people grow better with higher reps and some with lower.
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    Is there a 'formula' to help determine the appropriate rep range to use from the 5-30 range for a specific exercise?

    @doks Agree, however I never noticed fatigue be a limiting factor in high rep squats or deads, always thought my muscles failed first (no I don't go to real failure in these exercises) but I will try to observe it more closely next time I do my 15 reps of RDL or whatever.
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    Is there a 'formula' to help determine the appropriate rep range to use from the 5-30 range for a specific exercise?

    @grace_chaser Perfect is an exaggeration, I should have said "good" form.
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    Is there a 'formula' to help determine the appropriate rep range to use from the 5-30 range for a specific exercise?

    @justincann I don't go to real failure either. Just failure in perfect form and then stop it there. High rep Squats do seem to have a kind of anabolic effect, the 20 rep Squat program is said to be a great way to gain muscle fast.
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    Stuck in the 230s for bench press

    @worship4him Oh, it sounded like you are doing powerlifting style in bench because you said for every flat bench session you're doing 4x4. Yeah some do it that way and once they have reached a certain weight increase the reps for hypertrophy.
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    Is there a 'formula' to help determine the appropriate rep range to use from the 5-30 range for a specific exercise?

    @jdez Where did you get the idea that high rep squats and deads are bad for hypertrophy? Check out bastionhead on youtube, he does high rep breathing squats and he is pretty close to his natural limit. Personally I do higher rep range too because I feel it's safer for the back and I hurt...
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    Stuck in the 230s for bench press

    @dawn16 This is powerlifting, he says he does 4x4, which is only done for a short period, if at all, in BB. Meanwhile the posts I made got deleted by the mods.
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    Stuck in the 230s for bench press

    @worship4him So many posts about powerlifting in natural Bodybuilding I don't understand.
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    Renaissance Periodization - How To ACTUALLY Build Muscle As Fast As Possible

    @derrickb You can easily go a month or more without lifting and won't lose much strenght. That's my experience.
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