M4:D24 (D324) Repetition Inroad

If you think it through, you could manipulate the sets and weights to get to the rep range you want to hit.  However, when you use HIT and you use measured reps (3 seconds up, 3 seconds down) in a methodical and controlled fashion you are getting honest by taking the muscle to the point of temporary fatigue.  This results in the muscles revealing the truth.  They can no longer fake it.

This leads the body to expose itself and the repetition inroad principle.  The body will reveal to you that your biceps can only handle a maximum of X repetitions.  Just go with it.  Keep adding weight when you hit that number of repetitions.  You will see continual progress by doing this.

As far as honesty goes, remember, too, that you cannot squeeze your body into a man-made system.  It does not know that it is working on a 7 day cycle.  The body will recover when it has recovered.  You cannot train again until your body is recovered.  If you choose to train again before the body has recovered, it will not respond.  The key here is really listening to your body.  It is going to tell you what it likes and does not like.  It will tell you when it is ready to workout again.  Anyone can claim that you need to workout every other day or some other scheme, but only your body, involved in the Experiment of One, can tell you what you need to do for it to grow.

Remember, recovery, rest, fuel…these are the things you must have in order to achieve success with your bodybuilding.