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Itlan
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Noodleface
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Fisher Price's My First Weight Set confirmed.
Joking aside that seems really inefficient and I'm surprised you didn't get hurt.
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Gravel
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Were those singles?
Seeing the weights, that doesn't sound as bad anymore.
I don't include warmups in my set count, but on days where I did deadlift singles, I would end up doing quite a bit of "sets." 135x5, 225x5, 275x3, 315x2, 345x1, 365x1, 385x1, 405x1, 420x1. That'd be 9 sets working up to my 1RM. No reason to pyramid down from that.
Now, if those were all for reps, I don't understand the point...
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Begs a good question (which may have been answered somewhere in the first 260+ pages but I am far to lazy to root through and look): What are peoples take on pyramiding? Worth it? Only last set?
I personally do it, but generally only on last set and I pyramid down rather quickly (i.e., I shoot for 3-5 reps at the new weight rather than 1-2) but I have seen a lot of people in all the camps on it.
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Raign
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Greater muscle fatigue. No fucking idea if it is a real word but spell check did not shit the bed so I am going with it. Basically it is the concept of 'I can only do 5 reps of 200 lbs', so you do your 5 reps at 200 and then you strip off some of the weight and do a few more (e.g., 5X200 then without rest do 5X150 then without rest 5X100). By the end of it you are pretty much jello but that is not always a 'good thing'.
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I see a lot of workouts, even from people I would trust, that will include some form of pyramid but I never really pay attention to it. Sarcoplasmic increase I'm guessing, maybe endurance. I'm sure someone here knows the specific reason. I have a hard enough time doing 3 sets 4-8 reps x 3 exercises to even worry about a pyramid. Hell, could just work to stave off boredom. Doing the same routine week in and week out does get old.
You could probably do a drop set on your last lift and get the same benefit as doing a whole pyramid.
Itlan
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We were doing about 15 reps up to 225 which was 10, then 5, then I only 2 cause my back was literally on fire. Also, if you guys remember, I mentioned I think I have a structural imbalance so we were working on fixing it and making sure I plant my right heel correctly. Part of it was to see if it was strength or endurance that was causing me to lean to the left - turns out it's all just fucking mental.
The main reason for pyramiding from what I understand is increased blood flow. It's the same reason The Rock does trisets, increased blood flow.
Also, steroids.
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I started incorporating drop sets into a few exercises during my cut (so around Spring). Mostly on exercises that I wanted additional hypertrophy on. Bicep curls, hamstring curls, side lateral raises, and rows. I suppose if I started including my warmup in what I pay attention to, it'd be similar to a pyramid.
That said, I don't bother writing down my warmups or the drop sets. For the drop sets, I'll write 50x3x8D, where I know the D means I did a drop set on that last set. Doesn't really matter what the weights I used were.
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Because I don't have a lot of time, and the majority of it goes into training Jiu jitsu, this is my strength program.
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Ambiturner
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Drop sets are great to use occasionally. I'll do them if i'm really pressed for time but don't want to neglect a bodypart. It's a great feeling when sweat's dripping down your face as you struggle to do 10lb barbell curls for 2 reps
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By the way, it's the combination of low quality fats and carbs in the same meal, that is the real killer, not solely the carbs
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Himeo
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No shit? I could sworn it was the crippling hunger that never went away no matter how much shit I ate.
Go figure.
Raign
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I kind of like the simplicity of it, but only a day of recovery for each muscle group. I have to think that isn't letting you rebuild properly between work outs especially if you are doing 90+% reps which it looks like you are. Maybe I am just a slower recoverer (never juiced, not hyper-vigilant with diet), but it takes me damn near the whole week to fully recover from deads and benches (row and press are never as bad).