Lifting History : The 3×10 Protocol
Three sets of ten, the famous lifting protocol…do you know it’s origins?
I do. It’s a piece of iron game lore I read years ago.
3×10, the first set at 50%, the second at 75%, and the third at 100% of 10rm was used by a doctor at Walter Reed medical center.
Immediately post world war 2, he had veterans with severe burns use the protocol as a means of recovering to a healthy normal bodyweight.
He also administered synthetic testosterone to many of the same patients.
The two protocols worked wonders.
I imagine the patients for the most part did not continue lifting weights after recovery, and definitely did not continue with the injections of synthetic testosterone.
Speaking with my gym involved coworker I relayed the story. He transitioned the conversation to how he hates the segment of the gym that obsesses over studies and science.
Unless you’re a participant in the study it’s findings may not apply to you.
Part 2 :
The Validity Of Lifting “Science” :
What groups are usually studied?
Elderly and the “average” college student. One old, decrepit, and advised by their doctor to participate, the other a pot bellied dweeb getting some extra beer money…
Go out and be your own study, n=1.
You’ll be able to prove/disprove stuff that way.
The gym is best, both in enjoyment and in results, when you just go and do whatever weird shit you want to.