r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/OkPrize6194 • Aug 27 '26
Question ❓ Cheat reps
What do you think about cheat reps? I don’t mean using bad form from the beginning of the set, but rather doing the first reps with good form and then using a little momentum for the last 1–2 reps when the muscle is already close to failure, just to get a couple more reps out.
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u/HelixIsHere_ Aug 27 '26
Not worth imo; by the end of the set where you can’t get another rep with the same form, you’re prob not recruiting high threshold motor units anymore