Short thread to debunk the "I don& #39;t want them to lift heavy in-season. I need them fresh. Let& #39;s lift light and maintain" idea that many sport coaches have been led to believe. It& #39;s passed down generationally. Intensity or "heavy", doesn& #39;t make you tired. VOLUME does. 1/3

Take a squat w/ 1RM of 315 lbs. If you go 90% of 315, it& #39;s 285 lbs. If you program 6x1 at 285 lbs, that& #39;s 1710 lbs total lifted.
If you go 60% of 315, it& #39;s 190 lbs. So say you go the standard 3x10. That = 5700 lbs total lifted.
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Explain how lifting 1710 lbs total will make you more tired than lifting 5700 lbs total.