KimoSabe
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In NW, I found this passage:
I always thought that one should be doing GtG with 50 % or less of 1RM or max reps. Keeping the same example, should one get for example 12 reps in the test, so that one would have to do sets of 6 in training, which goes above the rule of 5 reps, and only then advance? Or is there a distinction between weighted and uweighted exercises? Or another example, when you can do 5+ pull-ups, should you progress to a harder version/add weight or should you get 10+ in the test first?Using the 5RM pistol with a 53 lb. kettlebell as an example: your regular day, Tuesday might be 10x2@53lbs; Wednesday is the beginning of the taper with 5x2@36lbs; Thursday is an even easier day, 5x1@36lbs; with no negative, and Friday is a day off. On Saturday you should be able to put up six or even seven reps with a 53lb. kettlebell. You have gone over the five-rep limit and are ready for the 72-pounder!
Tsatsouline, Pavel. The Naked Warrior: Master the Secrets of the super-Strong--Using Bodyweight Exercises Only (p. 127). DD Publications. Kindle Edition.