GTG, Grease The Groove, is a programming approach some of us have used but I'm sure many haven't tried yet. I recently began GTG'ing my barbell deadlifts, a first for me - so far, so good.
If you've used GTG, please post about your experiences, insights, success stories, etc. - your experience with this GTG. Questions about it? Also good here.
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GTG, Defined by Pavel:
What is GTG. E.g., does Easy Strength qualify? Plan Strong?…
While 'greasing of the grove’ takes place with every rep you make—including in ES, PS, and many other types of programming—the GTG method does more than that. It maximizes the results of strength practice by enabling a very high volume through a combination of stopping far from failure (which is not unique to GTG) and extreme rest periods (which is unique). This minimizes stress by reducing the cellular membrane damage by free radicals, spiked in part by lactic acid and cortisol. For a 50% RM set a 10min rest is minimal to produce these effects.
In summary, GTG is sets with < 50% of the max reps possible with a given resistance with >10 minute rests between sets, and high training frequency.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
-S-
If you've used GTG, please post about your experiences, insights, success stories, etc. - your experience with this GTG. Questions about it? Also good here.
EDIT:
GTG, Defined by Pavel:
What is GTG. E.g., does Easy Strength qualify? Plan Strong?…
While 'greasing of the grove’ takes place with every rep you make—including in ES, PS, and many other types of programming—the GTG method does more than that. It maximizes the results of strength practice by enabling a very high volume through a combination of stopping far from failure (which is not unique to GTG) and extreme rest periods (which is unique). This minimizes stress by reducing the cellular membrane damage by free radicals, spiked in part by lactic acid and cortisol. For a 50% RM set a 10min rest is minimal to produce these effects.
In summary, GTG is sets with < 50% of the max reps possible with a given resistance with >10 minute rests between sets, and high training frequency.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
-S-
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