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**hackskii** · 21-01-2004, 10:49 PM

It is ok to lift heavy once and a while to set your goal but to do singles wont make you strong. For strength I would do 5 sets of 5 reps.
You are not hitting the muscle in a way for it to grow. Plus you are setting yourself up for a injury. I would do the 1 rep at the end of your cycle. Either the week of or just after your cycle, maybe even the last day do chest and do a single.
I would use the weight that you normally do and see where you are today. If you are doing a 6 week cycle and have done singles for the last 2 weeks then you are not going to get the biggest bang for your buck. You kindof wasted 2 weeks. Either lift for strength or lift to get some muscle and you actually are not doing either. Do 5 sets of 5 for the next 3 weeks then week 4 last day of your cycle do a single. This is how I would do it.

21-01-2004, 10:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,164	It is ok to lift heavy once and a while to set your goal but to do singles wont make you strong. For strength I would do 5 sets of 5 reps. You are not hitting the muscle in a way for it to grow. Plus you are setting yourself up for a injury. I would do the 1 rep at the end of your cycle. Either the week of or just after your cycle, maybe even the last day do chest and do a single. I would use the weight that you normally do and see where you are today. If you are doing a 6 week cycle and have done singles for the last 2 weeks then you are not going to get the biggest bang for your buck. You kindof wasted 2 weeks. Either lift for strength or lift to get some muscle and you actually are not doing either. Do 5 sets of 5 for the next 3 weeks then week 4 last day of your cycle do a single. This is how I would do it. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.