Originally Posted by
Mart002
The problem I see with this logic is that if my bench is heavier than my press, why would my light sets not be heavier as well? Why would these sets require further weight reduction? And the squats not only more weight reduction but a reduction in volume as well.
My take is... The bench press during the press week is not for bench, you could do lighter and less sets of press and leave the bench press out. But since the bench does carry over to the shoulder you get some working rest plus keep the brain on the bench.
As far as carryover, or residual fatigue, I don't understand why this would all of a sudden become a factor. To wit, last week I did 3 x 5 across with bench Monday and 3 x 5 across with the press on Wednesday and residual fatigue was not an issue for my work sets. I don't see how the extra 10% on 3 deload sets makes that much of a difference.
This is ok for the novice, when you hit a time where you need a full week of recuperation...
Maybe the answer is "it just does", but intuitively I have a hard time wrapping my brain around that and wonder if there isn't another reason.
you need longer to recover as an intermediate...