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been thinking about this at work and i’m curious what people think once you’re past beginner stage
at some point chasing the logbook every session feels like it turns into chasing numbers instead of actual stimulus. reps get uglier, range slips, and you end up just surviving the set instead of loading the muscle properly
so if you’re training to failure or close to it anyway, what’s the real point of the logbook. if a set ends when you can’t get another clean rep, does it really matter if it’s 90 or 100 that day as long as execution is solid
feels like you could just let the weight fluctuate a bit, focus on good reps and getting close to failure, and progression would take care of itself
curious how people here approach it
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Sure, everyone is going to start going by feel when you are advanced.
Personally when I am cutting I will often be okay with lowering the weight and doing what feels right. Its fine. And then when bulking I also think there is a place for being obsessed with the number and progressive overload and throwing around more and more weight even if form gets sloppy.
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obviously within reason on the sloppy form. Don't start deadlifting with a round back or whatever in persuit of numbers. But doing a little rocking on your rows might allow you to just straight up perform more work and get more stimulus
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>shields at the side
ngmi to the enemy lines
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Surely neuromuscular efficiency and therefore the actual usefulness of your muscles per milliliter are gonna be best if you do clean reps all the time, maybe even avoiding approaching failure to get into the habit of not letting your form slip, depending on your workout schedule.
https://polls.io/en/cnjrb/vote
I find when I've missed a workout or two, dropping to a lighter weight the next workout is useful to get back on form, but I lose strength if I don't quickly get back to normal weight.
BTW if you're flexible but not strong, or strong but not flexible, you can get injured easily!