Tension Matters Most

[@yiannisschmalz6574]

I tend to train like a bodybuilder but prioritize jumping and sprinting on my lower body days. I have seen other content creators who emphasize performance utilize only speed based training for the upper and lower body and state bodybuilding makes you slower. I think it’s cool you emphasize both in your training as well and still get crazy results. I feel the negative impacts of bodybuilding on speed are exaggerated as long as you sprint and jump often.

[@94EyeEagle]

Re: research linking bar velocity and hypertrophy, I think there are some already out there, linking decrement in bar speed to proximity to failure. In short (ỉirc) -40 to 60% compared to 1st rep is pretty close to failure

[@Fluggrugger1]

Fire as always

[@KwisBwown]

Thanks again Will ❤🙌🏿🫡

[@etimezz]

started hypertrophy-focuses training block today 👍

[@maxmaximum-sh4bx]

Great video!

[@DjaliHoti]

Another banger per usual Will

[@Renejime9288]

Great video

[@LiftRunThrowJump]

Doesn't Pat Davidson use something like velocity based training to determine effective reps in his own workouts? I thought I saw him use some kind of app that tracked rep speed and determines which ones are considered "effective". Don't quote me on that though. Great vid as always Will.

[@sacristar]

Hey Will, do you have a video on how to determine when hypertrophy is interesting for an athlete and when it is not? Increasing strength is an obvious win with little to no downsides, but hypertrophy training comes with a bunch of downsides, one of which is excess bulk.

[@IlikeTwodl]

If hypertrophy is the goal and training at least 5 reps away from failure is what causes growth, wouldn’t that mean that lifting heavy for low reps like sets of 3 rir 0-2 be better than doing something like 3x10-12?

[@CoachKujo]

If you were able to accumulate the same amount of volume through that training it would be. But volume load is why the hypertrophy rep range is usually set a little higher

[@IlikeTwodl]

@@CoachKujo But according to the method explained in the video volume defined that way would not be relevant, since the theory explained proposes that hypertrophy happens because of the activation of high threshold motor units and slow fiber shortening velocity (0:20), then at 1:30 it is proposed that any set performed at 5 reps or less away from failure is effective for hypertrophy , therefore making the first reps of something like a 12 rep set not effective for hypertrophy or at least no as effective. Also at 1:40 Will says that this model redefines volume from set x reps or (tonnage) sets x reps x weight

[@sunshinemedia6235]

​@@IlikeTwodlI could be wrong, I think he means ability to accumulate effective reps volume without doing super high weights that absolutely smoke your ability to recover (and so prevent you from doing more sets with effective reps)

[@lecrassous7061]

I think you point out a very good point. If you consider the effective reps model to be 100% true we should see powerlifter with more muscle mass than bodybuilders. But clearly we know it's not the case. I think the effective reps model is true in the sens those 5 reps before mechanical failure will induce hypertrophy but clearly we are missing a point about total work volume (tonnage) which, by empirism only, we can say also play a large role

[@sunshinemedia6235]

@@lecrassous7061 isn't it simpler than that though? Like you can only do triples with 1RIR (for example) so many times in a session before you're wiped. That would be maybe 9 effective reps for the whole workout vs if you used a lighter weight for sets of 10 with 1 RIR. It's way more repeatable. And 1 RIR for sets of 10 would be four effective reps per set instead of 3. So you could possibly get up to 12-20 effective reps per workout. I'm purely speculating though and am by no means an expert

[@StarcraftDr]

Yessss

[@christopherseat9871]

SQUAT EVERYDAY!!!! I'll try it.

[@maxmaximum-sh4bx]

I got the book still haven't fully read it 😂

[@Fluggrugger1]

It’s worth reading man

[@LukeSeed]

training close to failure seems gooood

[@Liface]

Yes but most people have no idea what close is. So best to just go to failure

[@stevenlake5278]

Most people don't have the patience. To take time to strengthen there tendons first. If you do the muscle growth is then, much easier and saver Because you can push yourself much more.

[@WG-INC]

Explain how do you strengthen the tendons ? What kind of training ?

[@pistolpete7777]

​@@WG-INCfull olympic lifts learned from a young age

[@sacristar]

I don't think velocity for hypertrophy is worth it. Hypertrophy training simplified is volume & proximity to failure. Velocity adds no real value that I can see here? For speed and strength, sure. But hypertrophy, not really.

[@sack-shaw]

Velocity decreases as you approach failure. It's valuable as a way to measure proximity to failure.

[@sacristar]

@sack-shaw Yeah but do you need a device to tell you that? For me that's a no.

[@sack-shaw]

@@sacristar it can't hurt

[@sacristar]

@@sack-shaw Fair enough.