TTT confusion

[Waittz]

In the description it talks about working in the low reps, the high and then the 8-12 rep ranges. I see a 6x3 day, a 2x24 day and an 8x3day. Is 8x3 supposed to be 3x8 with 65% of 1rm? If this is a stupid question im sorry.

[slimsaw00]

No the 8x3 is like a speed/explosive lift day. You are essentially working 3 strength qualities with TTT.

Day 1: Maximal Strength
Day 2: Endurance
Day 3: Explosive/Speed


-Matt

[Waittz]

ummm.....what exactly are you basing that on? He says nothing about explosiveness or speed, and doesnt even mention the tempo. And im reading this right from the book.
Maximal strength
Muscle endurance
Hypertrophy strength.

"Finally when you work in the rep range traditionally used for muscle growth-eight to 12 reps- you develope hypertrophy strength"

Im not saying your wrong, but just what are you basing this on?

Im guessing its either a typo or im thinking too much about it.

[ParanoidAndroid]

on the t-nation TTT article, he lists maximal strength, endurance strength, and explosive strength. So I'm guessing the book had a typo.

[Waittz]

ahhhh. makes sense to me now. Seems strange that he would put that sentence in there, and then again talk about it in the next paragraph.

[slimsaw00]

sorry man. . . I was just going on what his TTT article was, I haven't read the whole book and I'm not sure what you're referring to from Muscle Revolution.

hope everything is cleared up.


Edit: Okay I saw what you are talking about; yeah I'm not sure what that sentence is for?


-Matt

[Chad Waterbury]

Man, you guys are good, and you definitely keep me on my toes!

Here's the deal: TTT was originally written as an intermediate program. It's intermediate because it consists of an explosive (speed) strength training day for day 5 - moderate loads with a super fast tempo. But in MR, I wanted to change it to a beginner program so I mentioned hypertrophy strength instead of explosive strength. Unfortunately, the loading didn't switch to hypertrophy strength parameters (my bad!).

So you have two options. If you've been lifting for more than 2 years, you can perform day 5 as explosive strength training (super fast, moderate loads, little fatigue) and keep the loading at 65% of 1RM. Or you can bump up day 5 loading to 80% of 1RM and perform all 8 sets in a traditional (slower) fashion.

[Waittz]

Thanks chad.