Thread: does stripping weight burn muscle?

it might be beneficial once in awhile, I certainly would not use stripping every work-out.

personally, I have cut out all of these types of principles from my work-outs, I no longer use pyramids, drop sets, super sets, stripping or forced reps.

I am adhering to the prinicple of overload utilizing heavy weight and low reps, no pre exhaustion either. I do a couple of warm-up sets, then I bump up to a moderate weight for one set, then I do 5 heavy sets in the 4-6 rep range.

Originally posted by Prince
I do a couple of warm-up sets, then I bump up to a moderate weight for one set, then I do 5 heavy sets in the 4-6 rep range.

This is exactly the way I work out also.

Originally posted by IPMC
This is exactly the way I work out also.

how long?

I have only been doing for 3-4 weeks now and I am already seeing strength increases in exercises that I was stagnant in for months. Overall, I like it and I have much more motivation and intensity in my work-outs.

I do a couple of warm-up sets, then I bump up to a moderate weight for one set, then I do 5 heavy sets in the 4-6 rep range.

I also do the same thing and I have increased in weight every week for the last 6 weeks and I have gained 19 lbs of muscle!! Works great for me. My friends try higher reps with lighter weight and aren't seeing the results I am.

Originally posted by Prince


how long?

It's been almost a year..............

The draw back that I've found is that I tend to eat allot more. I saw immediate strength increases and every 4-6 weeks I'm able to up the weight I work out with. I found the key to increases is to take it slow.

I agree, and it's crucial to take time off.

are you guys doing this based on AST's Max-OT?

Originally posted by Prince
I agree, and it's crucial to take time off.

are you guys doing this based on AST's Max-OT?

Nope......... A buddy and I were talking about it once and guess what, it works.

cool, if you want more details on the AST Max-OT program go here www.ast-ss.com you do have to register before you can login though.

Originally posted by Prince
cool, if you want more details on the AST Max-OT program go here www.ast-ss.com you do have to register before you can login though.

Thanks Prince.............I should look at it and see what I can do better at.

Going back to the original question since we never really addressed it....

when you use the stripping techniques all you are doing is causing muscle fatigue, which does not necessarily cause muscle hypertrophy. You must overlaod a muscle if you want to force it to grow, and this is done by utilizing heavy weights and low reps.

I think there are two reasons why people like to use such techniques: one is you usually get a great pump, and two is people think that more is better in terms of volume (more sets), which is not true for gaining size/strength.

Do not mistake a pump for a good work-out, we all love to get a pump and feel our muscles burn, but neither necessitates muscle hypertrophy.