Short runs work well. Part is physical reality. Part is having a "light at the end of the tunnel." That concept makes any program better most of the time, rather than just "I'll do this until I burn out." I get better results from novices at the gym when I tell them we are doing a Novice LP for 12 weeks rather than "we are doing a Novice LP until you can't do it anymore."
Sorry, I was asking if you write programs in reps x sets or sets x reps (eg 315 4x5 equals 315 lbs for 4 sets of 5, or 5 sets of 4) as that wasn’t explicitly stated (that I saw) in the programs, but I figured it out using my brain and better use of the search function.
Sorry to waste your time, and many thanks for sharing the yearly programming. Added thanks for the comment on TM above, running it for a set period seems more palatable than running it until failure.
I usually write it as I say it, although I am guilty of mixing and matching my annotations. So I usually say "4 sets of 6" so that is how I will write it. Or "4 sets of 6 at 315" will be "4x6x315."
However, Rip told me that was I was WRONG!!!!! (as well as a number of other things such as Light Beer and Folgers Coffee). Soooo....sometimes I write it as 315x6x4. Or 315 for 6 reps for 4 sets.
Also, just so you guys know, these kinds of conversations make me (1) want to kill myself (2) quit the barbell business and start selling insurance.
If you feel it helps you get a more accurate feel for starting off right with TM then that would be fine
Ha, that is funny. No offense meant!
Don't worry, I'm not gonna quit. Once you've been self-employed long enough you look up after a while and say "Well, I guess this is what I'm doing." There comes a time where I think you are probably no longer employable.