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All RPEs are Equal with Zac Robinson from Data Driven Strength

The Reactive Training Systems Podcast

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The Psychological Advantages of Training With Heavy Loads

Mike: I was thinking very much from like the kind of the muscle-centric view of it you know greater load more neuromuscular adaptations connective tissue adaptations. Just training with heavier weights is generally going to get you good at training or in testing with heavier weights. But there are just logistical advantages of training at high rps that particularly when doing that with high loads. Mike: We did a 12-week study and they did all these sets and every single one of them was you know to failure or whatever and then the day after it was done we did one-er-m and  it was worse so yeah it's kind of contrasting areas in which I think they could

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