TM Percentages

[Levon_Xidyn]

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)?

[Eric Larousse]

do yourself a favor and get PPST3 and your questions will vanish

[16bit]

http://www.t-nation.com/training/texas-method

but seriously buy the book.

[Simon Rest]

percentages should be higher than you've noted. How much Higher? buy the book and see (I should be in PR)

[borzoi06]

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.

[John Hanley]

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.

[borzoi06]

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.

Actually, this was the best response. +2

[Levon_Xidyn]

Actually, this was the best response. +2

Of course it was, its Hanley.