FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

Got it. Although my only concern is that if I'm doing the weight reduction on an exercise like leg press or decline it would take longer than the 5 breaths to lower the weight......I'm assuming it's a fair trade off.

The point of progression is up to when you fail.

After that, it's just gravy and further stimulus focused on making sure you're targeting the muscle. That % drop is not specified, it's up to you, and, frankly, I'd probably rather see people resting longer than 10s / 5 breaths after falling on a big lift like that for safety reasons. Getting up to change the weight, etc. also gives you a mental check on your level of awareness and consciousness, i.e., gives you a change to clear your mind after the failure point and make sure you're good to continue with the rest of the sets of the MR.

(Don't split hairs on that time - it doesn't matter in the big picture, IMO.)

-S