Reply With QuoteI actually like to work my way up, without every set to failure most of the time. It seems easier on my body.
If like for biceps I am only doing 3 sets though, I do a warmup set, then say 135, 135, 145 for my reps which is what I happened to do last week. So there is not a lot of time for pyramiding, and my biceps/tendons seem ok with that kind of progression.
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Pyramiding/bulking/Am I stupid?
Question about pryramiding. Should I be pyramiding my weight while I train? Should you always do this. I am currently bulking BTW.
Example: Flat Bench for me would go something like this:
135 x 10
155 x 8
185 x 6
205 x 2-3
215 x 1-2
Should I just do two warm-up sets of 135 and then slap on 200lbs or should I keep doing what I'm doing?
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I love doing that.. I do that for biceps, triceps, everything. EX) for biceps I will warmup with the bar which is only 15 lbs, I will do 10 reps of that. Then I will do 3 sets; Medium Weight, Heavy, and Heavier.
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Thats what I do for biceps as well. I only do 3 sets of some type of curl. I usually do incline dB curls. They seem to hit my bi's good. I do 2 sets with 40's then 45's for my last set.
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Do that for a couple weeks and then switch to something else
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i like that too.I actually like to work my way up, without every set to failure most of the time. It seems easier on my body.Optimum Sports Performance
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How about going back down. I don't really understand this. I personally don't do this. I see it all the time though. A guy will work his way up to 250 or so then go back down to 225, 185, 135. A lot of volume. Is there any point to this?
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