drop sets

[Drago]

what do you think guys of drop sets ? i will incorporate drop-s in my routine for a change.

i remenber j-p fux did at least 2-3 drop sets on each exercise and with a slow tempo 2-0-2

 

[JohnnyPro]

They are good when you hit a stale, I know a guy who does them all the time and he's pretty big, they can be very intense.

 

[craig3758]

I incorporate them and supersets or giant sets every week during mass time.Don't do so much when I'm cutting.Don't know why might try that this year however

 

[Drago]

giant sets for mass ? you must reduce the weight a lot no ?

 

[oldfella]

what do you think guys of drop sets ? i will incorporate drop-s in my routine for a change.

i remenber j-p fux did at least 2-3 drop sets on each exercise and with a slow tempo 2-0-2

Drop sets are an excellent way to keep a good set going longer than you could with normal weight. it is intended to recruit all the available muscle fibre for that muscle by extending TUT. (time under tension) If the drops can be made quickly the muscle gets little to no rest and burns real bad. Works really well with leg press but you need a couple of weight bitches.....oh I mean helpers! Sometimes up to three drops can be used and the set takes what seems forever to finish. Be ready for some serious soreness though. It s a brutal attack on a muscle.

 

[Tom]

irrelevent

giant sets for mass ? you must reduce the weight a lot no ?

lots of quality, thick mass can be gained with moderate poundages....

 

[craig3758]

I'll pyramid up w/weight.For instance on the t-bar row machine my gym has,you can do wide grip and narrow.I'll start out w/4plates and do both grips then quickly move to seated row and pound out the stack.This is after deads to and boy you feel it.I'll work up to 6 plates on the t-bar and that's it.We'll do a couple of exercises after that and I'm ready to puke

 

[Drago]

how much sets in your back training graig ?

 

[craig3758]

I usually cream my back bro cause it can take it.Anywhere between 24-30.If I do deadlifts which I don't do EW,I'll do about 7 sets and then about 20-24sets on other execises

 

[Drago]

OUCH.... has you always trained with such high volume ?

 

[craig3758]

It's the only way I know.Hell when we do arms,at least once a month the three of us will go at the preacher curl after 15 sets on tri's mind you and we'll swap reps.In other words I'll do 1 rep and the other two wtll do 1 rep,then I'll do 2 reps followed by the others and so on till 15 reps and the back down.WOW!That'll give you a pump from hell.