How do your set rep/schemes look like?

[Vuch]

I was thinking of doing somthing dif and want to go to failure more often. somthing like this:

progressively going up in weight
1x12, 1x8, 1x6 and then the last 2 sets are max weight gone to failure

Good? what do you guys do?

[WIllplaya89]

This should help when planning workout. Figure out what you want to acomplish, and then use this chart.

[Teledin]

I've been trialing this approach the past couple of months. Currently 2.5 months in I've come to the conclusion it is alright to max out over a shorter span (up to 6 weeks straight) beyond there the effects of the new stimulis diminishes and you hit a plateau quicker than you expect. Not to mention the hardcore CNS fatigue you'll run into along the way. Personally I probably wouldn't recommend it as you are going to need a good 3 to 4 days consecutive rest every 6 to 8 weeks to stop yourself from burning out. Use it as a new stim to shock some growth, but don't go ape **** on it.

With that said, I have my main lifts (bench, dead, squat, overhead press, lunges, close grip bench) where I'll start first working set at 15 reps and work my way down to 1 rep on my 4th or 5th set. Then I have my supplementary mass building exercises that I focus at 6 to 12 reps (3-4 sets), followed by an isolation which will typically stay at around 10 to 20 reps (3-4 sets).

I like to play around a lot with my routines over a bulking phase to see what works best for me over XX time frame. Gives me an idea to what I can use as a quick cure if I come to a sticking point somewhere and for how long I should do it before it starts becoming pointless.