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Pre-Exhaustion Better for Muscle Mass? (study)

Q: First I want to thank you for Old Man Young Muscle. I’ve made spectacular gains in my meager home gym similar to what you did. My problem now is that I’m getting 25 reps on my first set of dumbbell decline presses with my 50s, and I have no more weight to increase resistance. Should I just keep going till I get 30? Then what?

A: The late Doug Brignole, friend, biomechanics genius, and Mr. America winner, did 30 reps on his first set. So, yes, you could just keep trying to add reps to your decline presses until you get there… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: Doub Brignole, Front. Physiol. Trinidade, mike mentzer, pre-ex, pre-exhaustion, study

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