Drop Sets

[Ox 51]

PRO TRAINING PARTNER: BETTY PARISO

Descending sets can ascend your growth rate.
September 9, 2009
FLEXONLINE.COM

At 53-years-old, Betty Pariso won the Tampa Pro women’s bodybuilding title on August 5 and will compete in her eighth Ms. Olympia on September 25-26. Pariso uses descending sets to push some sets beyond failure.

PARISO ON DESCENDING SETS

“I often incorporate descending sets into my training to up the intensity. It’s the easiest way to keep a set going beyond failure. For example, during pulldowns when I reach failure at eight reps, I can immediately put the pin in a lighter weight and keep going. Then when I reach failure again, I can easily lighten the weight again. Usually, two drops are enough, and I like to do it on my last set of exercises to make sure I’ve done all I can.”

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</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND: #000000; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ffffff 1px solid">EXERCISE </TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ffffff 1px solid" align=middle>SETS </TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid" align=middle>REPS </TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid">Chins </TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid" align=middle>3 </TD><TD align=middle>8-10 </TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid">Bent-over rows </TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid" align=middle>4 </TD><TD align=middle>8-10 </TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid">V-bar pulldowns </TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid" align=middle>4 </TD><TD align=middle>8-10 </TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid">One-arm dumbbell rows </TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid" align=middle>3 </TD><TD align=middle>8-10 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[musclestang]

i love drop sets...i use them in almost every workout at some point

 

[Metal85]

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[Ox 51]

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[big in vegas]

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[Ox 51]

That's the problem, you keep trying to "embrace" them.

 

[big in vegas]

Well, I've not seen any complain yet