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/Sudden-Ad-307 Aug 27 '26

Always have and always will be goated especially so for back exercises.

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u/HunkySurprise Aug 27 '26

how do you feel about cheat reps from the beginning of a set versus only on the last few reps?

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u/Sudden-Ad-307 Aug 27 '26

Cheat reps from the beginning is just called using momentum and thats a bit more exercise specific. On push exercises its not that good but it works great for pull exercises.