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Efficient for increasing 1 rep max?there's guys like George Lee man and Matt Middleton who do brutal 20 rep sets but it's where you position it in your training.
Surely if you are approaching a 1 rep max competition,it would be advisable to have your body tuned to lifting a 1 rep all out.not sure if 20 reps with 70% will do that.need a higher %

Yeah, for the powerlifter it’s tricky I don’t think there is much room for anything else.
 
Efficient for increasing 1 rep max?there's guys like George Lee man and Matt Middleton who do brutal 20 rep sets but it's where you position it in your training.
Surely if you are approaching a 1 rep max competition,it would be advisable to have your body tuned to lifting a 1 rep all out.not sure if 20 reps with 70% will do that.need a higher %

yes, that should be obvious. lifting near maximal weights as a sport requires considerable familiarity.

however, for a non-lifter, a 1 rep or low rep maximal set is much less important as a strength improvement indicator. up to each individual what he or she prefers. ben Johnson used a 6 rep all out set as he and coach believed less likelihood of injury and less taxing on body.
 
20 rep sets will work, but i would prefer sets of 8-12 with moderate weights. this will allow a reasonably high percentage of weight to be used for training, above 60% of one's maximal single lift.
 
This is the PLing section, didn't realise that. Hmmmmm.....



Shouldn't there be some short fat tubby new zealander hanging around here then?

Mate Ima honorary queenslander now.i rose with the rest of the world when Billy Moore gave his rousing call in the 91 series mate
 
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