How does this rep/set scheme look?

Nathangarlike · 06-09-2006, 12:34 AM

Hey guys i was curious to get your opinions on some rep/set schemes i was thinking about.... I have currently been doing a 5x5 routine for a few months now and i would like to change up the set/rep scheme a bit.. however im not sure if i should change the 5x5 sets to possibly 4x8 and use the same linear method of adding weight.. or perhaps using a pyramid scheme with something like 8 6 4 2 1 ?? Please help!!

TJ Cline · 06-09-2006, 12:43 AM

After months of low reps your body need a break...I would bump it up to 10 reps for a month or two.

Nathangarlike · 06-09-2006, 12:47 AM

Im honestly not really comfortable going that high for more than a set.. Would 4x8 be better? Or perhaps 10 8 6 4? Thanks foreman

kenwood · 06-09-2006, 12:59 AM

i like 8,6,4 w/1 warmup of 12reps

Pedigree · 06-09-2006, 09:03 AM

I agree with Foreman.
Why don't you feel comfortable with 10 rep sets?

Nathangarlike · 06-09-2006, 10:27 AM

I have tried going that high on most exercises in the past and it just didnt feel right to me, dont ask me why

.. Hmm what about 10 8 6 4??

**P-funk** · 06-09-2006, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Nathangarlike

Im honestly not really comfortable going that high for more than a set.. Would 4x8 be better? Or perhaps 10 8 6 4? Thanks foreman

10 reps is nothing. 15 reps is tough!

Anyway, I agree with foreman....your body needs a break from heavy lifting both physically and neurologically. Dropping back to high reps for a few weeks is a good idea. the fact that you don't feel comfortable doing it is the most ridiculous excuse I have ever heard.

chrisguybrooke · 06-09-2006, 11:51 AM

What I do is mix it up every week. One week I do 5x5, the next week I do 3x3, and the next week 4x4. It works for me. When I wanted to gain muscle I gained 10 pounds of muscle in 6 weeks.

Nathangarlike · 06-09-2006, 01:04 PM

Well its not so much physically im not comfortable with them it has more to do with the fact i like lifting heavier for the most part and my form tends to crap out if i hit the 10+ rep range for more than a few sets

**CowPimp** · 06-10-2006, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Nathangarlike

Well its not so much physically im not comfortable with them it has more to do with the fact i like lifting heavier for the most part and my form tends to crap out if i hit the 10+ rep range for more than a few sets

I like lifting heavy too, but I know I can't do it all the time.

Don't train to failure and you won't have to worry about your form crapping out.

06-09-2006, 12:34 AM	#1
Nathangarlike Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 26	How does this rep/set scheme look? Hey guys i was curious to get your opinions on some rep/set schemes i was thinking about.... I have currently been doing a 5x5 routine for a few months now and i would like to change up the set/rep scheme a bit.. however im not sure if i should change the 5x5 sets to possibly 4x8 and use the same linear method of adding weight.. or perhaps using a pyramid scheme with something like 8 6 4 2 1 ?? Please help!!

06-09-2006, 12:43 AM	#2
TJ Cline Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,544	After months of low reps your body need a break...I would bump it up to 10 reps for a month or two.
TJ Cline Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,544

06-09-2006, 09:03 AM	#5
Pedigree Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 449	I agree with Foreman. Why don't you feel comfortable with 10 rep sets?
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06-09-2006, 10:27 AM	#6
Nathangarlike Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 26	I have tried going that high on most exercises in the past and it just didnt feel right to me, dont ask me why .. Hmm what about 10 8 6 4?? Last edited by Nathangarlike : 06-09-2006 at 10:42 AM.

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06-09-2006, 12:47 AM	#3
Nathangarlike Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 26	Im honestly not really comfortable going that high for more than a set.. Would 4x8 be better? Or perhaps 10 8 6 4? Thanks foreman

06-09-2006, 12:59 AM	#4
kenwood Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,878 Photos: 1	i like 8,6,4 w/1 warmup of 12reps

06-09-2006, 11:51 AM	#8
chrisguybrooke Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tooele Utah Posts: 16 Photos: 1	What I do is mix it up every week. One week I do 5x5, the next week I do 3x3, and the next week 4x4. It works for me. When I wanted to gain muscle I gained 10 pounds of muscle in 6 weeks.

06-09-2006, 01:04 PM	#9
Nathangarlike Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 26	Well its not so much physically im not comfortable with them it has more to do with the fact i like lifting heavier for the most part and my form tends to crap out if i hit the 10+ rep range for more than a few sets