— ...not produce the corresponding low-rep poundages that would be expected.
Despite this shortcoming the tables can still be useful once you become
familiar with using them in the best way for you.Comparison of rep and poundage progression
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similar increases in load on the body. In fact, these two progressive increases
are very different. According to the Maurice and Rydin chart for upper-Upper-body exercisesDesired (^) X
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Repetition-conversion tables for upper-body exercises, based on the formulae of Maurice and Rydin. See text
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Repetition-conversion tables for lower-body exercises, based on the formulae of Maurice and Rydin. See text
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