5 Things Training College Athletes taught me about getting STRONG & LEAN
Posted: January 20, 2025
As Dr. Fred Hatfield, a.k.a. Dr. Squat, the first man to squat over 1000 pounds famously quipped,
“Training to failure is training to fail.”
(There’s more to “not training to failure” than this, which we’ll get into in upcoming emails.)
So when training for strength, we keep the reps lower - usually between 1 and 5.
You’ll notice that many of my programs are based on either a 4-5RM or a 10RM.
These RM ranges loosely calibrate to those 70-90% guidelines for most people. Perhaps a little more, perhaps a little less, depending on your training background and your genetic predisposition.
Keep the majority of your training skewed toward the lower end of the range - 70-80% and rarely touch 90%+ (about every 2-3 weeks).