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Lately I've been finding it much easier and more efficient to make consistent progress when I do an "every other workout" approach to beating "the logbook"
I hit a new weight or get a new amount of reps, and then in four days I train again but this time I "deload" and make sure to just get some blood in the muscles with good weight but lower reps and sets to assist recovery, and then when I train again in another four days I'm stronger and can get a new weight or a new amount of reps
Here's an example
Day 1: rack deads 585 for 3 reps
Day 5: deload (say 405 for 2)
Day 9: rack deads 585 for 8 reps
Day 13: deload (say 405 for 2-3)
Day 17: rack deads 673 for 1
Day 21: deload (say 405 for 2-3)
Day 25: rack deads 673 for 4
I hit a new weight or get a new amount of reps, and then in four days I train again but this time I "deload" and make sure to just get some blood in the muscles with good weight but lower reps and sets to assist recovery, and then when I train again in another four days I'm stronger and can get a new weight or a new amount of reps
Here's an example
Day 1: rack deads 585 for 3 reps
Day 5: deload (say 405 for 2)
Day 9: rack deads 585 for 8 reps
Day 13: deload (say 405 for 2-3)
Day 17: rack deads 673 for 1
Day 21: deload (say 405 for 2-3)
Day 25: rack deads 673 for 4