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Drop in weight vs drop in reps??
Today while working out, I was doing 355lbs on bench press for 4 sets of 4 reps. On my 3rd set I struggled hard on my last rep. Coming into my 4th set I decided to drop to 335, and I was able to push out all 4. I forgot to change 355 to 335 on set 4, and hit finish exercise. It showed me a 6% increase, and then I remembered I hadn't changed the last set. I changed set 4 to 335, hit finish exercise, and it still showed a 6% increase. Not sure how exactly the app makes this determination, but I'm assuming it wouldn't be the same increase in both scenarios?
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Hey Dustin!
Great question.
Actually, for your 1RM and weights progression, the app only uses your best set of the day. So, in the scenario you described, the fact that you forgot to lower the weight on your 4th set didn't change anything, from the standpoint of 1RM progression.
However, since you went back and hit "finish exercise" again, the app probably now think you did 8 sets. Have a look in your history and delete extra sets. Because if you stay with 8 sets in your history, you might get a recommendation for 8-10 sets on your next workout.
I hope that was clear. Lemme know if you'd like me to expand.
Have a great weekend,
Carl
Nope, that answers my question. I did have to go back into my history and delete the 4 extra sets.
Question...what do you recommend in the scenario above. When you know you can't do the recommended sets/reps, drop weight and get the reps, or keep the weight and fewer reps??
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Hey Dustin!
Great question.
Actually, for your 1RM and weights progression, the app only uses your best set of the day. So, in the scenario you described, the fact that you forgot to lower the weight on your 4th set didn't change anything, from the standpoint of 1RM progression.
However, since you went back and hit "finish exercise" again, the app probably now think you did 8 sets. Have a look in your history and delete extra sets. Because if you stay with 8 sets in your history, you might get a recommendation for 8-10 sets on your next workout.
I hope that was clear. Lemme know if you'd like me to expand.
Have a great weekend,
Carl