Problems With Critical Drop-Off Points

The critical dropoff point is an arbitrary maximum performance drop between sets you should tolerate before terminating the exercise. In addition to having no basis, these numbers can pose problems for reasonable programming. CONTENTS: 0:00 - Flaw #1 - Greg and Poliquin's Numbers CONTRADICT, No Basis in Data/Evidence 3:09 - Flaw #2 - Technically only works when 1RM is known 3:28 - Flaw #3 - Only Works for low RIR sets, may not detect excess fatigue for 2+RIR 4:24 - Flaw #4 - Arbitrarily caps volume per exercise to 2-3 sets 5:22 - Flaw #5 - Greg Doucette: inter-set performance drop assumed necessary for adaptation 6:12 - Flaw #6 - Restricts Rep Ranges 6:39 - Potential Use - Inter-Session Fatigue Detection 7:03 - How to Actually figure out how many sets to do Greg Doucette How Hard Should You Train??? || How Long Should You Rest??? : /watch/QlUuOwWsl3-su Charles Poliquin articles : https://www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/achieve-bodybuilding-nirvana-through-instinctive-training.html https://www.t-nation.com/training/question-of-strength-9 Exercise Number Considerations for Hypertrophy: /watch/QBnnQSfsZvCsn Curlean-X is an educational, non-profit channel. I do not own anything. All audio and footage belongs to respective owners. Please check out the FAQ in "About" to see if any questions you have may have already been answered: FAQS: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wpnLvCT2G4QotF857fjBb2ArW3u4s1uh-k7fs-FkArU/edit?usp=sharing Fake Weights FAQS: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BSnmJqfThu_k5Jd-g5aQ9o7XTFacqTDDCVK20oD-hys/edit?usp=sharing Music: Sunset on beach - OfShane

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