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Originally Posted by Bearcat
I've been lacking motivation lately (but still dragging my ass to the gym at least a couple times per week), so I was research drop sets last night... the consensus seemed to be there isn't a ton of research out there, but can be used sparingly.
And using the same general math that I've done for sets per muscle per workout and per week, I was needing more leg sets anyway and don't have much time to do several more sets with breaks.
Did my normal leg routine and just added a couple drop sets at the end of each thing during the last sets... if nothing else, it's a nice way to empty the tank at the end of a workout. Feels good, might not be able to walk tomorrow.
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I have been reading a bunch about how the idea of starting low and raising weight each set is not ideal way to build muscle/strength. They are saying to do all your working sets at your 80-85% of 1RM and work to failure on each set. Once you get your last set to be failure at 6-10 reps (whatever you set your goal to) then add weight next time and start the process over again.
Idea is to extend your time under max tension and not deal with energy depletion from light/easy reps.
One thing I have done in the past to break a plateau on legs is to throw 135 on the squat bar and try to get to 100 reps in as few sets as possible. just be ready to puke when you are done and walk like your legs are made out of rubber bands.