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Post by ryanmcd on Dec 20, 2016 23:13:16 GMT -7
RCTM defines baseline as where you fail on the 6th rep of the second set. But in all the examples, the first set is done at baseline, and the second set adds 10 lbs to the baseline. Is the point to add 10 lbs on the second set and then fail at the 3rd rep until you get stronger? I feel like I'm just not getting something.
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Post by daustin on Dec 21, 2016 8:15:46 GMT -7
There are some other posts here that discuss baseline that you can search for, but basically, you want to fail at the last nano-second of the last rep of the last set.
So if you do set 1 at +10 lbs and set 2 at +20 lbs, and this causes you to fail at the last second of the last rep of set 2, your baseline would be. +10 for that grip.
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Post by Steve Pulver on Dec 24, 2016 15:28:04 GMT -7
Lol, I never understood that either. I came to the conclusion that it probably doesn't matter that much, and now just choose a weight for the first set, and a different weight for the second set so that I fail somewhere in my last rep of that set. During my last cycle this worked out to be the same weight for half of the exercises, 2.5 lbs. difference for 2 exercises, and 5 lbs. difference for one exercise.
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