People don’t understand how muscle and strength development work
3×5 and 5×5 train the nervous system and motor coordination far more than they do the muscles
Training with low reps is simply NOT exhausting on the muscle fibers, what gets drained is the nervous system.
3×5 and 5×5 train the nervous system and motor coordination far more than they do the muscles
Training with low reps is simply NOT exhausting on the muscle fibers, what gets drained is the nervous system.
The volume is also LOW, and combined with the fact that these programs typically only do ONE lift per movement pattern (squat, bench, deadlift), the neurological adaptations eventually halt because the person does simply not have enough Muscle mass to get any stronger
And so long as they keep training with nothing but 5 reps, they never will build any more muscle.
It’s never going to be sufficient stimulus to get you to grow past a certain point. Most adherents to these programs have very unimpressive physiques, and mediocre strength...
It’s never going to be sufficient stimulus to get you to grow past a certain point. Most adherents to these programs have very unimpressive physiques, and mediocre strength...
The reality is that your strength is a continuum between having the coordination to express strength, and having the “hardware” to handle that strength expression. This is the reason why I preach being muscular
If you have muscle, getting stronger is easy...
If you have muscle, getting stronger is easy...
If you lack muscle, and never focus on it, you are always going to be running into a wall
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