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Lifter lingo: one rep in the tank
Men's Fitness, June-July, 2006
TYPICAL USAGE: "Don't go to failure; leave one rep in the tank."
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WHAT IT MEANS: Your trainer is telling you to do the unthinkable--not to do as many reps as possible on a given set. Instead, he wants you to stop one rep short of the number you could get if you gave it your all. By not pushing yourself to absolute failure every time you lift, your muscles can recover better for your next set (and workout, for that matter), and studies have shown that you stimulate muscle just as effectively this way as when you go all-out.
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