yourself to them and only increase poundage when you satisfactorily achieve
your rep target(s) for a given exercise.. Suppose you are performing work sets of bench presses, of and reps.
You would never do more than and , even if you could. Occasionally you
may not get the and but you stick with it until the workout you do get
them, and then nudge up the poundage for the next time.. With fixed-rep training you only concern yourself with increasing pound-
age. By using very small increments you can sustain the fixed-rep training for
long periods. You get into a rep groove, mentally and physically, that is com-
forting and comfortable. But from cycle to cycle you can change the specific
rep target for a given exercise.. It is not necessarily a case of fixed reps or a rep range. Both approaches can
be used in the same cycle, with some exercises using fixed reps, and other
movements using the double-progression method. It depends on which
style seems to be best suited to a given exercise for each individual.In the very final stretch of a cycle, when you are pushing to the hilt,
cut back or even eliminate as much as possible every demand upon
your energy and recovery reserves. is includes any little exer-
cises you may be using, and any out-of-the-gym physical work and
aerobic activity. is temporary and perhaps extreme conservation
of energy, together with extra sleep and food, should enable you to
put more additional pounds on each of your core exercises.