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Originally Posted by SmellyOrc  With all due respect, you didn't post it as an opinion, but as a fact. At least, that was how I read it. Also, I didn't mean to be disrespectful, sorry about that.
@Uplift Regarding failure, I could also tell Jack Reape (spelling?). Both sides have two champions to back them up. I'm going with the not-to-failure side.
Super tendon en ligament strength ain't needed. They are already around 2-3x as strong as the muscle, i.e. the muscle will give out before the tendons and ligaments. The only tendons and ligaments you really would want to strengthen are the wrists and ankles, because they are the most vulnerable.
Why deadlifts aren't meant to be performed for over 5 reps? Because then it turns into a cardio workout, not a muscle-building one.
But then again, just do what works for you. |
Exactly. Or you could tell Viator, and then there's Nubret...sets of 30 reps. We all have different make ups, I've been training for close to 35 years, and like lots of things, different strokes for different folks.
I also played national level sport, and tendon and ligament damage is very common, and unlike muscle damage, much more serious. It limits strength, and can end careers. Knees, shoulders, rotator cuff, and yeah, ankles and wrists, but it doesn't end there. Even Schwarzenegger destroyed his triceps tendon, and it almost ended his career. Hamstrings and biceps tendon tears are common too.
Tom Platz, with the most famous, huge, developed legs ever, regularly did high reps...squatting and dead lifting.
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So do the strongest of bodybuilders, strongmen, athletes and so on.
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Breathing squats were really popular for size, before drugs really took off. But they are murder, not many people do them. You don't use little weights though. You learn that most peoples minds give out, long before their bodies will. The overall effect on your system is dramatic. I am 6 foot 225 lbs muscular weight, at over 50, and it helps me keep size. I built up to this size from extremely skinny, and have managed to easily hold it for 25 years. Getting bigger, too big, is the biggest problem I face, as it begins to actually hinder surfing performance...partly because its hard to get boards (not mals). So for me, and plenty of others, it works really well. I'm really happy, healthy, fit and strong.
You are right, do what you are into, and believe in it and focus on it.