I’ve kinda adopted this in the last couple years, but its hard to say whether its helped me definitively, because Ive never had a serious lifting injury either way. At this point I will take the steady progress and continued luck with injuries. I always think its better to look for the underlying reason for something rather than just doing something, so Ive adapted it a bit: if I set a PR, I dont stop just because its a PR. If I grind out a new 1RM or just a heavy set and I feel like it kicked my ass a little, I think I’ve learned that pushing for more that particular day isnt worth too much. Also I dont feel like missing a lift is ever helpful.
By “out the door”, yes I think he literally sent lifters home if they hit a big PR sometimes. To me, whether you wanna do some acessory work afterwards: who cares? You just hit a big PR.
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