52. Mike Israetel: Training Intensity - Optimal RIR and Mesocycle Design

Mike Israetel joins me again on the Swole Radio Podcast to discuss training intensity for hypertrophy! We go over:

0:42 Definition of failure

3:24 What RIR zone is effective for muscle growth?

7:08 How stimulus increases closer to failure

11:32 How fatigue increases closer to failure

17:30 Theoretical ideal RIR range

22:40 Why so many pros train with high intensity

32:47 Optimal RIR for different muscles

38:51 Should you keep RIR even across sets?

45:34 Cycling proximity to failure in a mesocycle

55:35 How hard to push in the last week of a mesocycle

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