Thread 76276402

A single, continuous set taken to momentary muscular failure inroads more efficiently and deeply, resulting in a higher intensity of effort and far greater time efficiency than multiple short, disjointed sets of the same exercise.
With Multiple sets, you are retracing the same motor unit recruitment sequence, not providing any additional stimulus for growth; instead, you're only increasing the exercise volume and the demands on your body's limited resources for recovery and adaptation.

Except he explicitly recommends warm up sets to ramp up to your working weight. Arthur Jones' programs advocated for single sets.

>>76276402 (OP)
This makes sense. I think of the woodcutting boy.
>ax is heavy and work is slow
>work until you can't
>brief rest
>continue
>takes all night
>years pass
>he's grown
>his muscles are trained to hit exactly center
>the ax is like a part of him
>he chops more wood, in less time
>takes the excess to town to sell

Except with focusing on multiple muscle groups, you don't have to rest as long. I would be a little concerned with the heightened potential for injury.

>>76276402 (OP)
Bodybuilding type training uses short rest intervals which approximates a single logn set but allows you to squeeze more hard work out of your muscle which *in practice* yields higher gains. Yes, the theory of doing only one single set is sound and logical... but unfortunately it has been found to be less effective.

>>76276959
>but unfortunately it has been found to be less effective
than isometric hold then another one after few minutes - true
>but why ?
cause u're not warm enough until u try hard
>but why iso hold?
cause u want muscle to work entire set not produce few unspecified jolts while u're "repping" your retardo "lift"
>but failure
no, first make sure muscle worked, that is your ONLY goal

>>76276402 (OP)
McMaster University proved this in a study that only failure matters, but the study was to prove weight doesn't matter

https://qz.com/730915/lighter-weights-do-as-much-for-building-muscle-as-heavier-ones-new-research-says