Low volume Heavy weight vs High Volume Moderate weight for Cuts??

Summer is fast approaching! How do you prefer to train on a cut?

I like to 25-45 reps of 80% of what ever max I work up to that day. So I warm up to a daily max which might be a heavy triple, then I back off to about 80% and use that. (I do this on squats, bench, every work out, and dead every time I dead lift which is less these days as I heal). When the cut stalls, I add in HIIT. Recently I've tried farmers walks with a trap bar, and Jesus, that's tough.

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Originally Posted by Macdon1588

25-45 reps of 80%

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Holy shit, fuck that

High volume for sure, but I'd be running 20-ish reps at like 50%

Ya is that 25-45 reps spread out over 3 to 4 sets or do you just try to bust them all out in 1?

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Originally Posted by Cobalt

Holy shit, fuck that

High volume for sure, but I'd be running 20-ish reps at like 50%

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I should clarify, it's really variable in terms of the actual weight. Some days are better than others. Plus I stop when the weight slows so I might have a few more sets than the average routine. I speed it up with super setting an upper and lower. So I might dead and bench. The amount of reps just depends on the weight. I've been working with a autoregulation theory for awhile. So that 80% is really just 80% of what feels right. Generally, it's within about 70-85 of my one rep max and most of the time, I am around 30 reps an exercise.

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