Is 10 sets a chest to failure a week sufficient?

[weepingwillow422]

@kalwa More than sufficient if it's true failure. I think doing some very high rep giant sets to tell for sure what failure feels like is a good idea.

When you factor in fewer required deloads, even if it's submaximal for you individually, the difference will be quite a bit smaller than you're probably thinking

 

[kalwa]

@weepingwillow422 Are deloads actaully necessary for hypertrophic trading? I haven’t reloaded since march

 

[weepingwillow422]

@kalwa In terms of the RP's volume landmarks because they're useful terms:

Not if you're doing MV, MEV or low MAV. High MAV yoou should eventually reach the point where you have to deload, and MRV you hit it very quickly.

Similarly, if you have programming like triple progression (progress reps then sets then weight, resetting reps back down when you add weight) that includes built-in deloads—even if it doesn't explicitly call them that—you don't need extra deloads on top.

 

[wannaliv4jesus]

@kalwa Different for everybody. My chest response best ar the very high end. My legs on the other hand barely need 10 sets

 

[crazymommy]

@kalwa Arnold recommends 20 sets per week

 

[chakam]

@crazymommy Arnold is NOT natural tho

 

[crazymommy]

@chakam Fair enough