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You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

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Alternating number of sets/reps?

sebastian11

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What effect would it have if one chest workout i do 5 sets with 5 reps at a heavier weight and then the next chest workout i do 3 sets with 10 reps at a lesser weight?
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Jitterbug

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Progressive resistance.

As long as you're always working a little harder, it doesn't matter how you mix it up.
 

mrRuckus

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Poliquin says generally a workout stops working after 6 times. So if you are concerned about this, i'd say change the reps about that often, not every other workout.

I've been generally sticking with the same exercises but changing reps every cycle for a while now. Every time after a deload i come back in with a different rep scheme if even only slightly.

DB rows particularly i've been changing the reps from anywhere between 6 and 25 and it's been working wonderfully.
 
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