The Boom Boom Performance Podcast

There are three popular forms of training: RPE-RIR, VBT, and PBT. Of those, the oldest by far is PBT. VBT and RPE-RIR are forms of autoregulation, which means they are adaptable for each day of training. PBT entails completing a 1RM or estimated 1RM, then following a program that (usually) progresses upward in the % of 1RM across a training cycle. For example, you may do 3x12-15 @ 70% 1RM, 3x8-12 @ 80% 1RM, and then 3x2-4 at 90% 1RM each week, respectively. If you had a bad day during the pre-test 1RM or accumulated too much fatigue during testing, loading based on percentage 1RM could lead to an inappropriate stimulus during training (Zourdos et al., 2016). Furthermore, the number of repetitions which can be performed at the same percentage of 1RM can differ substantially between athletes based on genetic differences and training background (Richens and Cleather, 2014). Lastly, as maximal strength has been shown to fluctuate daily due to fatigue, and significantly increase due to continuous training, the met