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robin_3_16 · 29-12-2003, 11:39 PM

i was thinking today, i want to get the best out of weigth training and when i bench trying to push an extra rep out at a heavy weight each week is heavy
so how about if you dropped a lighter set in there, and u know how much u usually do, then try and do one or two reps more, possibly do this after your heavy set, although you will be tired, you will know how much you did the week before, and because the weight is lighter it willl be more realistic to puch out a rep more a week
what do u think? u understand what i mean?
just thinking
don't know if i'd do it myself but made sense in my head and thought i would share it with you guys!

**hackskii** · 30-12-2003, 02:06 AM

I save myself till I am ready. I dont burnout on the way up. I guage it how I feel. When I am ready,(whether I go heavy or light) I blast it. If the weight feels light, I go heavy. If the weight feels heavy, I do reps for a pump.
I warm up till my workset. The workset is to failure.

Hey, that is just me and I cant speak for anyone else but myself.
I also dont work all muscle groups heavy. I pick the ones I feel like pushing at the time.

verve · 30-12-2003, 02:54 AM

i SAW A GUY AT MY GYM, WHO LOOKED LIKE HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING,AND HE DID A HEAVY SET OF ABOUT 6 REPS, THEN QUICKLY PICKED UP A MUCH LIGHTER WEIGHT AND DID AS MANY REPS AS POSSIBLE.I TRIED THIS MYSELF, GIVES A REALLY GOOD BURN.ANYONE ELSE WORK OUT THIS WAY AND IF SO IS IT SOMETHING WORTH DOING EVERY SESSION OR JUST OCCASIONALLY?

damagedgoods · 30-12-2003, 10:09 AM

Sounds like a drop/strip set...
this is where you max your reps out at a high weight then drop the weights down and try and blast out as may reps as you can... If I do a drop set it is normally on the exercises like side lateral raises, tricep pushdowns, leg extensions etc.. rather than the big three..... I find it give the muscle a very good pump so tend to only on the last exercise for that bodypart...

**robdog** · 30-12-2003, 02:53 PM

i find this to be very good when training calves. like dg said it gives a wiked pump

29-12-2003, 11:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
robin_3_16 Getting HUGE! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: england Posts: 1,461	i was thinking i was thinking today, i want to get the best out of weigth training and when i bench trying to push an extra rep out at a heavy weight each week is heavy so how about if you dropped a lighter set in there, and u know how much u usually do, then try and do one or two reps more, possibly do this after your heavy set, although you will be tired, you will know how much you did the week before, and because the weight is lighter it willl be more realistic to puch out a rep more a week what do u think? u understand what i mean? just thinking don't know if i'd do it myself but made sense in my head and thought i would share it with you guys! __________________ Robin

30-12-2003, 02:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
hackskii Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 22,517	I save myself till I am ready. I dont burnout on the way up. I guage it how I feel. When I am ready,(whether I go heavy or light) I blast it. If the weight feels light, I go heavy. If the weight feels heavy, I do reps for a pump. I warm up till my workset. The workset is to failure. Hey, that is just me and I cant speak for anyone else but myself. I also dont work all muscle groups heavy. I pick the ones I feel like pushing at the time. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by hackskii; 30-12-2003 at 10:12 PM.

30-12-2003, 02:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
verve 666 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: At work, probably. Posts: 674	i SAW A GUY AT MY GYM, WHO LOOKED LIKE HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING,AND HE DID A HEAVY SET OF ABOUT 6 REPS, THEN QUICKLY PICKED UP A MUCH LIGHTER WEIGHT AND DID AS MANY REPS AS POSSIBLE.I TRIED THIS MYSELF, GIVES A REALLY GOOD BURN.ANYONE ELSE WORK OUT THIS WAY AND IF SO IS IT SOMETHING WORTH DOING EVERY SESSION OR JUST OCCASIONALLY? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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robdog Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Home!! Posts: 5,534	i find this to be very good when training calves. like dg said it gives a wiked pump __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 25% off for UKM members (discount code UKM25)

30-12-2003, 10:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
damagedgoods Looking Freaky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wisbech Posts: 764	Sounds like a drop/strip set... this is where you max your reps out at a high weight then drop the weights down and try and blast out as may reps as you can... If I do a drop set it is normally on the exercises like side lateral raises, tricep pushdowns, leg extensions etc.. rather than the big three..... I find it give the muscle a very good pump so tend to only on the last exercise for that bodypart...