Fireproof
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Borge Fagerli is a super smart, well-read trainer that takes a very scientific approach to his methods. I had the pleasure of working with Borge many years ago.
He has developed what he calls "Myo-Reps" that is geared to optimize muscle growth in as efficient manner as possible. For those that have studied many training methodologies - you might recognize some similarities with Doggcrapp (DC) Training, HST (hypertrophy-specific training), and Cluster Training, and Rest/Pause training.
But I think he's taken things to the next level, and i've seen great success with it. A couple things I really like:
1. I'm able to make great progress while keeping weights lighter! Much more 'friendly' on my 47-year-old tendons, etc. I tend to get medial epicondylitis if I go too heavy on things like weighted pull-ups or weighted dips, etc, so lighter weights while maintaining time under tension and stress on the muscles is a life saver.
2. His "system" is pretty much self-regulating. Since you use RPE and take sets to "near failure" it's helped me to avoid over-training. Of course, you can still periodize your workouts/phases with number of total reps or % of 1RM you start with in the initial set.
Anyway - if anyone likes to Geek Out on training systems - it's worth a read. (Oh and he's Norwegian - so you have to look for his English articles because Google Translate is awkward..haha).
HERE's the link to read about it:
http://borgefagerli.com/myo-reps-in-english/
(Note - that's just one article - there are others, as well as interviews on the interwebs if you are interested).
He has developed what he calls "Myo-Reps" that is geared to optimize muscle growth in as efficient manner as possible. For those that have studied many training methodologies - you might recognize some similarities with Doggcrapp (DC) Training, HST (hypertrophy-specific training), and Cluster Training, and Rest/Pause training.
But I think he's taken things to the next level, and i've seen great success with it. A couple things I really like:
1. I'm able to make great progress while keeping weights lighter! Much more 'friendly' on my 47-year-old tendons, etc. I tend to get medial epicondylitis if I go too heavy on things like weighted pull-ups or weighted dips, etc, so lighter weights while maintaining time under tension and stress on the muscles is a life saver.
2. His "system" is pretty much self-regulating. Since you use RPE and take sets to "near failure" it's helped me to avoid over-training. Of course, you can still periodize your workouts/phases with number of total reps or % of 1RM you start with in the initial set.
Anyway - if anyone likes to Geek Out on training systems - it's worth a read. (Oh and he's Norwegian - so you have to look for his English articles because Google Translate is awkward..haha).
HERE's the link to read about it:
http://borgefagerli.com/myo-reps-in-english/
(Note - that's just one article - there are others, as well as interviews on the interwebs if you are interested).
