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    Default Old guy-tonnage question

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    I watched a couple of Rip's video shorts about old guys and tonnage, I want to make sure my understanding is correct.

    I'm 71 yo. I usually do sets of triples for heavy work sets for squats except on a light day. Assuming the warm-up sets and reps are the same would Workout B provide equal or adequate stress with less tonnage than Workout A? Is that a sufficient reduction in tonnage or too much? Thanks

    Workout A 300x3x3 (tonnage 2700)

    Workout B 290x3, 300x2, 310x2 (tonnage 2090)

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    I think you need to explore the concept of Minimum Effective Dosage. At your age, and long-term, it will be a more useful approach to your training.

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    Thanks Rip

    The Minimum Effective Dose of Training | Mark Rippetoe

    I take it this is a process of trial and error where the dosage of training pushes strength numbers but is still recoverable in a reasonable time frame.

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