do yourself a favor and get PPST3 and your questions will vanish
I'm trying to work VD as a percentage of ID.
For squats, I've got 82-83% of ID for VD based on numbers I've seen others give.
What should the percentage be for VD and recovery for the press and bench, respectively?? Roughly the same as squat (80-85% of ID for VD and 80% of VD for recovery)?
Last edited by Levon_Xidyn; 11-05-2014 at 11:13 PM.
do yourself a favor and get PPST3 and your questions will vanish
http://www.t-nation.com/training/texas-method
but seriously buy the book.
percentages should be higher than you've noted. How much Higher? buy the book and see (I should be in PR)
Check out this thread. RobIs I think had a good discussion going on appropriate percentages.
FWIW, I always played around 78% when doing 5x5 and higher if doing sets of four or limiting volume day to four sets.
Last edited by borzoi06; 11-06-2014 at 11:36 AM. Reason: Forgot the link
No one knows. There is no one best % for everyone. All this hyper-dialed-in percentage stuff is nonsense precision.
You'll have to either:
1. figure out what works best for you through trial/error
2. work with a great coach (will gauge bar speed & optimal loads for volume more or less instantly)
3. master the concept of measured fatigue (reduction in ability to generate force), then dial in what % is optimal for you (you'll get a good sense based on ID performance after a few weeks).
Anybody's who's perfected #3 will never go back to other approaches. There's this wrongheaded thought around here that it's a fashionable cool new thing.
That's not true. It's the better mouse trap.