I’ve received a lot of questions so far by 2 x 4: Maximum Strength customers inquiring as to how to go about determining maximal loads. Apparently I wasn’t clear enough on this topic, so I filmed a video to further explain.
I hope this clarifies things. If you have any more 2 x 4 questions, please ask in the comments below.
Thanks for the video (I was going to email you today asking the very same question). As I understand it, although you are going for PRs on the first 3 sets of the first exercise of the day, you should not deplete all your energy (i.e., maximing out on the last set — going for 10 reps as opposed to the required 5 reps) since you should leave “something in the tank” for the other big lifts later that same week.
Brian, that’s exactly what I recommend. Your PRs will keep going up over time, and you don’t need to crush yourself every session. Now, if the PR you set wipes you out and comes to a grinder on the 3rd set, so be it. But if you have a rep or two left over in the tank, just be happy about your PR and save the energy for later in the week.
Hi Brett. How would you use this program if the client only trains 3 times a week? Most of my clients are either on a Mon, Wed, Fri split and some on a Mon, Tues, Thurs split