# of reps per set

[tryingtobb]

For all my exercises I usually do 1 warm up set then I go straight to the weight I will be doing for the remainder of the sets. I go until failure on each set. My reps would decrease after each set. I made good gains on this for 3-4 months, but I have hit a plateau. I keep my reps in the range of 4-9. Is this out of the norm? I never see people doing. I always see people switching weights (usually adding) after each set.

[ZMan45]

Ascending pyramids are very not fun IMO. Try not going to failure.

[determined4000]

Heavy compounds: 3-8
isolation/accessory: 8-12
abs: 20

[spicyprice]

Not a fan of going to failure. The goal should be 1-2 reps short of failure. Failure for fun at the end of my workout once in a while, but not all that frequent.

I read about it in Maximum Muscle by Matthew Perryman. Cant recall the details of why but thats what I took from it.

[brosephstalin1]

3-15

[joelash302]

Not a fan of going to failure. The goal should be 1-2 reps short of failure. Failure for fun at the end of my workout once in a while, but not all that frequent.

To this, going to failure all the time is a horrible idea. There's a big stressor difference between grinding thru a last rep and a total fail on a compound, which is basically your body's way of protecting yourself and reminding you that you are complete ass hole (which I get reminded of once or twice a month.

[jdjprimer19]

Get an adequate amount of tension, perform enough work, and that's all there is to it. Worrying about an optimal rep range is silliness. Use a variety to cover all your bases.

[MooseLaddin]

8-10 por moi