Question about tendon strength

In foundation, you follow a 3 month programming plan to build up to mastery sets.

 

Let's say, that you have mastered single arm plank and now you move on to planche leans.

 

What if it only takes you 1 month to master it? Don't muscles get stronger faster than tendons? Have your tendons really gotten stronger? Won't you hurt yourself in the long run?

 

Also, let's say that it does take you 3 months to master planche leans. Have your tendon actually gotten stronger? Because in a SSC you do the same reps and sets the whole 3 months, in foundation you do 3x6s the first week. So you don't really do high volume until the end where maybe the tendons are getting the real deal.

 

How does it work?

1- If it takes you only 1 month for reach mastery without any pain, it's because you were ready for it, and also you have a good recovery rate. It won't hurt you in the long run.

 

2- When you get to the high volume point your tendons are actually ready for it, due to fact that you were increasing the hold time little by little throughout the weeks getting enough time for tendons to recover.

Think of the carry-over effect from many of these exercises.  From scrap shrugs to Planche leans, you are in the same general position working the same general areas, give or take.  From PE3 you are always on your hands, working specifically the straight arm section.  You might master each element from there on in a month, for example, but that's still three months of work strengthening that general position.

 

The same is true for the other progressions.  HBP has about six-thousand dip variations, and RC has the same for pull-ups.  Though the emphasis on the muscles changes, the pulling or pushing mechanics largely stay the same.  Again, assuming a generous one month to master each element, you are putting a lot of time into these movements across the progressions.

 

Whenever I have any doubts, I favour repeating a progression over advancing.  For example, though I hit mastery standard for SL PE4 last cycle, it felt a little too hard, a little too sore afterwards.  So I'm repeating, and the movement already feels better.  I don't know if the Arch Up is the best example for a tendon strengthening exercise, but the idea is the same for any exercise.

That makes sence, Sensei. Still, this forum has done a great job at scaring me from injuries. Also, watched A video when Adam raw tore his bicep during a backlever. He did say though that he expercied pain in his elbows for 3 whole week but ignored the signals and continued to do street workout (where you randomly doing different hard exercises without care or warm up, no progression, no sets and reps)..

 

Is there any list of progression where it could be good to stay on for 3 months and doing mastery sets, or 3 sets, with more rest to insure tendon strength?

If you can achieve mastery pain free your connective tissue was strong enough for the load. If you exceed the load capabilities of the tendon your body will let you know quickly.

Everyone has different tendons. Some can cope with a lot of load, whereas others need to work more slowly.