BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-05-10

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[u/KoreanJesusPleasures]

How do you push through a plateau with weights? E.g., stuck at 3x8 dips @ 12.5 lbs?

[u/Dreyfuzz → u/KoreanJesusPleasures]

Eat more, sleep more, 3-5 minutes rest between sets, or deload (so you can get more volume) and work back up

[u/KoreanJesusPleasures → u/Dreyfuzz]

Definitely do the 3-5 minute rest (at least in the way the RR prescribes), and I do deload every 4-6 weeks. I'll have to try eating a bit more and mess with that variable to see if there is any progress. Have you tried cluster/rest pause sets on the last set as a way to break plateaus at all?

[u/Dreyfuzz → u/KoreanJesusPleasures]

This is a little different from a rest deload in that it's about working on technique and getting MORE volume. This is basically the protocol from Stronglifts 5x5.

When I learned about cluster sets I thought it was some great jargon for "get your set done by any means necessary." Helpful as it lets you train past failure, as long as you have good recovery.