The Efficacy of Percentage-Based Training Programs

How do we make sure we’re using the correct weights as we base percentages off of a max that may change during a two or three-month long training block?

I’ll defend percentage-based training program's efficacy for powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting until the bitter end, or when I’m muttering to myself on a park bench wearing a sleeping bag as a sport coat.

 

I’ve tested, to the best of my understanding, most methods of building strength for myself and my athletes. And I haven’t found a more reliable way to continuously improve in power other than using stable markers based on maxes, even if those maxes are estimated.

 

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