question about drop sets

[ygbodybuilder10]

question about drop sets

i was wondering when doing drop sets lets say for barbell press i start of with 315, than, 275, than 225, 185, would that be considered 1 set or 4 sets total


because i'm doing them for years now, and i ways wonder this

[J3T]

are you repping or just doing each once?

ive always known of drop sets as warm up, start at a high weight, rep as many times as you can. lower weight. give like 30 second rest, rep, repeat etc.

[ygbodybuilder10]

are you repping or just doing each once?

ive always known of drop sets as warm up, start at a high weight, rep as many times as you can. lower weight. give like 30 second rest, rep, repeat etc.

repping, after 315 with reps i strip the weight down to 275 and go right back on the bench and go at it a gain

[ygbodybuilder10]

are you repping or just doing each once?

ive always known of drop sets as warm up, start at a high weight, rep as many times as you can. lower weight. give like 30 second rest, rep, repeat etc.

since when did drop sets become warm ups

[JBweightlftr]

I've always counted them as one set. I do them with curls, but don't do three sets in a row. Hurts like hell so I tend to start off my bi workout with a set, then halfway through my workout throw in another one, then finish up with one. Its obviously different with a bench and people would get pissed if you left it racked up while you were doing other exercises, but they will get over it.

[J3T]

since when did drop sets become warm ups

I added warm up in, what you just go straight to doing 315 for sets? if you want, remove warm up, and there you go.

[ygbodybuilder10]

I added warm up in, what you just go straight to doing 315 for sets? if you want, remove warm up, and there you go.

warm ups are warm ups i dont inlcude them in the number of sets i do, after i warm up than thats when the sets start with 315 than i strip the weight as fast as possible and get my ass back on the bench

[NJPump]

repping, after 315 with reps i strip the weight down to 275 and go right back on the bench and go at it a gain

u do it on your last set of a movement, its 1 set son.

thats why its called a drop set.

not drop sets.

just sayin.

[wanaBsedated]

question about drop sets

i was wondering when doing drop sets lets say for barbell press i start of with 315, than, 275, than 225, 185, would that be considered 1 set or 4 sets total


because i'm doing them for years now, and i ways wonder this

1 set

[ygbodybuilder10]

u do it on your last set of a movement, its 1 set son.

thats why its called a drop set.

not drop sets.

just sayin.

so if i do it on my 3rd set and than do a drop set would that count as a 4th set

[Bobby_Flay]

Do you do drop sets every workout? If so, doesn't that lead to overtraining very easily?

[epl2000]

question about drop sets

i was wondering when doing drop sets lets say for barbell press i start of with 315, than, 275, than 225, 185, would that be considered 1 set or 4 sets total


because i'm doing them for years now, and i ways wonder this

Do drop sets at the end of your workout to completely obliterate the muscle. For example if you're doing shoulders go to the machine and put it on the heaviest weight you can do for 5 reps, then drop 5 pounds to another 5 reps, keep doing this till you are lifting no weight at all.

[ygbodybuilder10]

Do you do drop sets every workout? If so, doesn't that lead to overtraining very easily?

i always do them, not on every excersise but at least 1 out of 4 excerses, but when i get ready for contest i will be doing them on every excersise everywork out

[Bobby_Flay]

i always do them, not on every excersise but at least 1 out of 4 excerses, but when i get ready for contest i will be doing them on every excersise everywork out

Damn, I stopped doing them because people were saying I will start overtraining. Did you every hit a plateau from doing them all the time?

[epl2000]

i always do them, not on every excersise but at least 1 out of 4 excerses, but when i get ready for contest i will be doing them on every excersise everywork out

You must not be doing them correctly because a drop set burns out your muscle. Explain exactly how you perform your drop sets

[epl2000]

When I do drop sets I save if for the last exercise and usually do it on a machine.

Shoulder day I will go on the press machine and do something like this. It's 1 long set with no rest in between reps.

100lbs - 5 reps
95lbs - 5 reps
90 lbs - 5 reps
85 lbs -5 reps
80 lbs - 5reps
75 lbs - 5 reps.........etc.etc.etc. till I get to 5 lbs -5 reps, then pull the pin out and do as many reps as I can, even without any weight it feels as if you are lifting tons of weight.

[ygbodybuilder10]

Do drop sets at the end of your workout to completely obliterate the muscle. For example if you're doing shoulders go to the machine and put it on the heaviest weight you can do for 5 reps, then drop 5 pounds to another 5 reps, keep doing this till you are lifting no weight at all.

thats not what i'm saying, i asking do u count drops sets as one whole set or count the as a new set

[ygbodybuilder10]

You must not be doing them correctly because a drop set burns out your muscle. Explain exactly how you perform your drop sets

what do u mean not doing them corrcectly just because u get burned out and dont have the will power to keep going does not mean i dont

[ygbodybuilder10]

When I do drop sets I save if for the last exercise and usually do it on a machine.

Shoulder day I will go on the press machine and do something like this. It's 1 long set with no rest in between reps.

100lbs - 5 reps
95lbs - 5 reps
90 lbs - 5 reps
85 lbs -5 reps
80 lbs - 5reps
75 lbs - 5 reps.........etc.etc.etc. till I get to 5 lbs -5 reps, then pull the pin out and do as many reps as I can, even without any weight it feels as if you are lifting tons of weight.

so basiclly u only do one set on shoulder machines is what u say since u said its one long set, but does everyone count it like that

[ygbodybuilder10]

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[HaRRd LiThIuM]

I count each drop set as a different set


Shoulders would be like this for DB Shoulder Press for example

Set 1
60lbs DB * 8
45lbs DB * 10
30lbs DB * 10

Set 2
55lbs * 12
45lbs * 9
35lbs * 9

etc etc.


But I might do for exercises like chest fly a big drop set as my only set
50lbs * 10, 45lbs * 10, 40lbs * 8, 35lbs* 8, 30lbs* 8, 20lbs* 15 etc

[Hugh Jazz]

You press 315 for reps???

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