What does everyone do...

Just wanted to know how people go about doing there sets... for example... i do 2 warm up sets of 12-15reps a light weight just to get warmed up and then i do 3 sets of 6-10 reps heavy as i can go.. but heres the thing if you can do for example dumbells presses with 100's for 7-8 reps.. would you stay there for all of your working sets??? I dont see pyramiding up being a good idea becuase im wasting Work sets IMO .. wanted to get some feed back on how you guys train becuase i find myself knowing what weight i can do for about 8 reps and im not gonna increase it if i can only do so im doing that same weight for all my sets... I know this might sound like s dumb question but i jjst see alot of people doing a set 1=10reps. 2-8 reps ect.. so get back to me peace

i know might be a stupid question but give me some feed back ..

i dont believe in counting reps, i always go to failure period no matter what! i only count sets, why rob ur body by counting reps, some folks shoot for ten reps and then stop, when they could force out more, or some shoot for 10 reps then they dont get it and it ruins their motivation for the rest of the workout, so i dont count reps, i go until my shit burns like hell, and yes i increase weight each time

so for example presser lets say your doing db press with 100s and you know you can do that 6-8times would you stick with 100's for all of your working sets for the exercises??/ what i dont get it is what is the point of pryamiding up 12,10,8, when you can do 3 hard ass sets of 8 reps with that quality weight? get what im saying..

cause the heavier weight when pyramiding will tear the musclefibers up better thus more growth

i would not opt to stick to 100's and go to failure for say 3-4 reps i would rather start with 80's to failure, the 100's to failure, then 120's to failure and then i would go up and do more weight to failure if my gym had heavier weights, you have to go up in weight in my opinion but doing that and going to failure is a sure recipe for success and growth in my opinion

yea i see what your saying just go to failure in all your working sets ... and im assuming when you feel the time is right you bump up the weights and instead of starting at 80s you might start at 90's and move up from there.. so you think doing a solid weight like 100's that you can do for 8reps or lets not count reps but that you can do good enough reps and its TUFF for you isnt a good thing to do all your working sets with?? becuase wouldnt that put more poundage on your body sicne its a high weight and yoru doing it for more then 1set ?? i konw im pissing you off press lol just bare with me

example.....

2 warm up sets....

then 3 sets 100s to failure instead of doing 80 failure 90 failure and then 100 failure... this way your doing all working sets at your Max and of course after a good warm up

Personally, I do 2 warm up sets. Then 3-4 workout sets.

If my max on dumbells was 100, then I would do the following:

1. warm up set of say 40lbs for probaly 8 times... just to get some blood flowing through that muscle area.
2. warm up set with 75 - 2 reps, just to get the muscles used to a heavier weight - but not wear them out before the real work.

3. Work out sets with 100 - each time until failure, plus negatives with a spotting partner. It would most likely look something like this:

WK set 1: 8 rep, 2 neg
WK set 2: 7 rep, 2 neg
WK set 3: 6 rep, 2 neg
WK set 4: 6 rep, 3-4 neg

Then, I'd go on to the next exercise to blast that muscle area from a different angle.

Again, I don't determine beforehand how many reps I do.. I go until failure... If I get in the 9-10 range, then I will up the weight so I am back in the 6-8 range. (but I bust my ass for those 6 reps)

That's just me...

-j69

i would love to watch Presser in the gym....sounds like his workouts are BRUTAL!

I do about 3 warm up sets of 10, 8, 6 reps, then go as heavy as I can and usually go to failure, which is between 5-10 reps.

so when you guys get to your working sets you shoudl be using the same weight for each set correct?? becuase thats your main weight for the working set and you cant go higher becuase you wont be able tog et in the reps

I dont worry too much about reps or weights, when I leave the gym if my legs wont let me walk, my back wont hold me up, or my arms can only hang by my sides, then I have accomplished my goal.