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are they a waste of time? I have a friend who constantly does strip sets every week for all exercises. I know from time to time its okay to do something like this to "shock" the muscle, but aint every week a tad over board? I mean the goal is to build muscle - not endurance. You build endurance from strip sets and pyramids, right?
[QUOTE=animal2b]are they a waste of time? I have a friend who constantly does strip sets every week for all exercises. I know from time to time its okay to do something like this to "shock" the muscle, but aint every week a tad over board? I mean the goal is to build muscle - not endurance. You build endurance from strip sets and pyramids, right?[/QUOTE]
I love 21's ! there the best and really kill that muscle ... although sometimes i switch it up and do it the week after, therefore never two weeks in a row
[QUOTE=glock2705]I love 21's ! there the best and really kill that muscle ... although sometimes i switch it up and do it the week after, therefore never two weeks in a row[/QUOTE]
21's its a love/hate relationship, mostly love, burn baby burn
they are all wonderful... apparently some people disagree tho...
pyramids are a good strength builder
[QUOTE=animal2b]are they a waste of time? I have a friend who constantly does strip sets every week for all exercises. I know from time to time its okay to do something like this to "shock" the muscle, but aint every week a tad over board? I mean the goal is to build muscle - not endurance. You build endurance from strip sets and pyramids, right?[/QUOTE]They all have their place as techniques but are often abused.
I think [i]pyramiding[/i] can be effective but once again, it shouldn't be overused. The best tip I can give you on those is to:
* limit the "spread" to around 10%, which usually works out to be around 4-5 reps between the range of 4-12, and
* don't take too long to progress to the heaviest set (no more than 2-3 sets)
So you might pyramid up over 3 sets like this: x10, x8, x6. Avoid the pointless big jumps in pyramid sets some people do like starting at 15 reps and working up to 3. All it does is induce premature fatigue.
[QUOTE=animal2b]are they a waste of time?I have a friend who constantly does strip sets every week for all exercises. I know from time to time its okay to do something like this to "shock" the muscle, but aint every week a tad over board?[/QUOTE]
Yes. It's too much for most people.
I usually choose one exercise per workout to do a drop set on...But I always change it up so I never do the same drop set/exercise combo two weeks in row..
shocking = typical weider BS which in real life means your diet and or routine ****ign blow donkey ass
they're valid techniques, but not really necessary in a good program.
[QUOTE=glock2705]I love 21's ! there the best and really kill that muscle ... although sometimes i switch it up and do it the week after, therefore never two weeks in a row[/QUOTE]
21s blow, esp. since some of the mvoement is a near-total waste of time. much better stuff u can be doing
[QUOTE=StWolf]21's its a love/hate relationship, mostly love, burn baby burn[/QUOTE]
burn means nothing
[QUOTE=$AJ]they're valid techniques, but not really necessary in a good program.[/QUOTE]Agreed, not necessary, but I find at the start of a heavy workout, pyramid sets can help to avoid injuries. I'm not saying everyone should do it but it's an old habit of mine so I like to stick with it since I've never hurt myself training this way.
People will say warmups are enough but jumping from <50% to >85% is not something I feel comfortable with, and at the same time I'm not a fan of doing a lot of warmup sets. I'll use the 10% guideline on pyramid sets at the start of a workout to reach the desired intensity level and then try to maintain it from there.
[QUOTE=$AJ]burn means nothing[/QUOTE]
I like large amounts of lactic acid and feeling like my muscle is about to explode, just gets me pumped up
[QUOTE=StWolf]I like large amounts of lactic acid and feeling like my muscle is about to explode, just gets me pumped up[/QUOTE]
but it doesn't mean anything in terms of a good workout :) if you want to feel like your muscles are going to explode, go stab them with a knife repeatedly :)