Anuj, broseph, there is no hostility at all here. I like when you give your input, so please dont think I dont apprecaite it ok. The thing that is getting us tangled up here is that you are equating soreness and DOMS to strength output. Just as there is no corelation between how sore you are, and how much muscle you are building, there is no corelation between soreness and how strong you are.
I could have simply gone in and did 3 sets of 5 squatting with 135 and been sore as shit the next day. That doesnt mean that I was anywere near my limit. It just means my body is no longer used to the movement, and the resistance (of any kind). I will adapt, and I will move heavy ass wieghts ... no question.
Eric, great post, sums it up nicely. I like the spreadsheets duder hahah it takes all the thinking out of it.
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now there is a difference between 200 and 209 dude: almost 2 weeks if u look at it.
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my experience with these types of programs tells me a little conservative bent takes you a long way in the weeks to come.
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Agree and Agree, but this is why I dropped all my maxs from the get go. I built in the conservative side so I wouldnt have to adjust for it later.
Talo, you got the right idea, your math was just a bit off. Thats why these exchange of ideas are good.