Did dropsets but did not feel one bit sore...

[s58]

Im trying to get of a plateau and trying to get my body a pump and get sore again.

I tryed dropsets for chest and triceps, and also for back and biceps, but did not feel any kind of soreness afterwards.

Wtf is gonna make my body sore again? Or at least of of this plateau... (Diets fine)

[s58]

Anyone else expericence this??

[TeeDwyer]

Anyone else expericence this??

do you mix up your workouts? the rep rang and sets? swapping exercises can help. or it could be as simple as you might have to train a little more intense
how long have you been training for?

[TheJediBrah]

Soreness is not a good indicator at all that your workout will be beneficial.

And i'm not sure why you think that drop sets would be a good idea to get out of a plateau.

If your diet is in check (good chance you are wrong), and you are genuinely in an extended plateu, then there are a lot of things you can change, eg:
- Split
- Volume
- Intensity
- Exercise selection
- Rep range
etc etc

[RileyLS]

Eat more maybe, unless you are 100% certain it's not your diet. Otherwise just what TheJediBrah says ^^

[Gilgamesh13]

Added 40 lbs to my deadlift in 4 weeks ... my traps and upper back imploded ... but I never felt soreness, so must not be true muscle mass :/

[s58]

Soreness is not a good indicator at all that your workout will be beneficial.

And i'm not sure why you think that drop sets would be a good idea to get out of a plateau.

If your diet is in check (good chance you are wrong), and you are genuinely in an extended plateu, then there are a lot of things you can change, eg:
- Split
- Volume
- Intensity
- Exercise selection
- Rep range
etc etc

Diets fine. Im gaining 1-2 pounds per week. Def not my diet.

And dropsets are pretty much like changing the rep range. So why wouldnt they work?

And what do u mean by split volume and intensity?

[TheJediBrah]

Diets fine. Im gaining 1-2 pounds per week. Def not my diet.

And dropsets are pretty much like changing the rep range. So why wouldnt they work?

And what do u mean by split volume and intensity?

you could change your split, you could increase volume (more exercises), you could increase intensity (less sets, more to failure, adding drop sets could be a part of this, but by themselves i wouldn't expect much benefit)

another thing you could do is a deload, either take a week or 2 off, or deload the weights for a week or 2

[Jokuer]

I don't think soreness is a sign of being stuck. I always thought it was your body adapting to heavy training.
But on another note, just change your workout around. Try doing high rep low weight or switching from Dumbs to Bars. Add some more sets, eat more, and weight. Maybe even change how you train throughout the week. Instead of having a Back/Bi day have a few full body days. There is a lot you can do to break the plateau.

[Power2Pump4Life]

... my traps and upper back imploded ...

So they caved in like one would expect matter to do when on the fringe of a singularity?

Implode = collapse in on itself brah.

@ OP

If you are on a plateau, do 5-6 sets of 3-6 reps to build strength, using 85-90% of your 1 RM. You can't expect to pick up heavier weights if you always train in the 8-12 rep range. You should cycle.

1-3 months of a 5x5 or similar program, followed 1-3 months of hypertrophy training i.e. 3-4 sets of 6-15 (depending on individual). Arnold could deadlift 700 lbs at one point. He didn't get there by doing 3 sets of 10 every time he hit the deadlift...

This is, of course, my personal opinion, based on limited knowledge, and grounded in limited experience.....

[s58]

you could change your split, you could increase volume (more exercises), you could increase intensity (less sets, more to failure, adding drop sets could be a part of this, but by themselves i wouldn't expect much benefit)

another thing you could do is a deload, either take a week or 2 off, or deload the weights for a week or 2

What I did to try and help me break through this plateau was increase sets, eat more, switch to dumbells, and not go to failure every set like I used idk my body just doesnt wanna ****ing change

[TheJediBrah]

What I did to try and help me break through this plateau was increase sets, eat more, switch to dumbells, and not go to failure every set like I used idk my body just doesnt wanna ****ing change

if that's what you were doing then you've probably messed up a bit

My advice would be to "start over".
Start a new routine, stick to it, progressively overload appropriately, and save going to failure for rare occasions.

You don't have to go to failure to get bigger, but sometimes it's unavoidable.

If you are going to failure every set, you better not be more than 6 or so sets a workout

[Kevin1195]

Diets fine. Im gaining 1-2 pounds per week. Def not my diet.

And dropsets are pretty much like changing the rep range. So why wouldnt they work?

And what do u mean by split volume and intensity?

Say hello to obesity for me.

[s58]

if that's what you were doing then you've probably messed up a bit

My advice would be to "start over".
Start a new routine, stick to it, progressively overload appropriately, and save going to failure for rare occasions.

You don't have to go to failure to get bigger, but sometimes it's unavoidable.

If you are going to failure every set, you better not be more than 6 or so sets a workout

Im saying I did restart. I used to go to failure on every set months ago....

Now Ive restarted and made some more gains but reached a plateau.

Say hello to obesity for me.

It's called "Bulking"

Look it up on google