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Old 01-08-2007, 12:34 AM   #8 (permalink)
Chad Waterbury
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Originally Posted by Goon
Finished reading the book... twice. Good stuff!

I have one question that I don't think I saw the answer to: when doing a sequence of programs, how often should I reevaluate where my 1RM is?

For example if I'm doing BBB,TTT,SFM,WM,etc to lose fat and increase strength, is it recommended to re-measure (to make sure I'm staying close to the percentages recommended) after every program? Every X number of weeks?
This is a good question that's ambiguous to many.

The key is to start with a load that forces you near failure on the last rep of the last set. No need to constantly re-test your 1RMs. As long as you approach failure on the last set, you'll be golden.
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