FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

Hey guys,

Starting back up on the fortitude train here after going to mountain dog training to diet down. I decided to use a fortitude style cruise period to transition back into fortitude training and starting to push kcals back up again.

Just have a question regarding muscle rounds on a cruise week. I did Lower MR day today (tier 1), and hit the leg press for my thigh MR. Reps were 4,4,4,4,4,1. The last rep of the 5th set was a bit of a grind, but I figured since I didn't hit complete failure I could try and do one more set, and only managed 1 rep.

In this sort of instance, is it alright that I pushed for that last rep? Or should I be dropping the weight down to continue to set to make sure I avoid a second failure point?

Thanks!

I think you simply need to clarify what is a failure point (see bolded above) for you. (Did you or did you not reach failure on the 5th set, i.e., were you able to complete that rep with normal form, or did you have to put your hands on your legs to move the weight or shimmy around in the seat to simply get the weight back to the normal starting position, meaning you didn't get the 4th rep?)



-S