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Jul 2025

49m 30s

What is Training HARD?

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We only back what we use—VersaGrips are a game changer. https://www.versagripps.com/pages/drmike

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition.

1:35 What does hard training mean

5:37 Load

11:14 Relative effort

16:25 Volume

32:25 Accumulation to deload

38:41 Consistency

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