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Message: [QUOTE="K Otto XLIV, post: 1518901"] The people I have read are anti max efforts mid season. It makes it harder to recover for the sport. The weight doesn't matter. You can max effort at 15 reps and it will have a bigger impact on recovery than doing a working set of 3 reps at a much higher weight. 5 sets of 5 reps seems a lot in season. Most people I have read recommend only 2 lifts per week in season. The 205 is a working off week. It is a recovery week where you do 50-60%. You should only need a spotter doing max efforts. Some trainers and bodybuilders are against assisted lifting at all. Even more so in season for sports. Assisted reps are more for bodybuilding anyway which an athlete shouldn't be concerned with. My observation from when I played in HS and when I see people at the gym. I see people trying to do too much weight all the time. Or I see them start off with 10 rep max without even doing warm up sets. Most people hate warming up. [/QUOTE]