Need help getting gains.

[zootroid]

Up until now I've have a spotter and it's been very helpful in me getting bigger. Anyways, I no longer have one so how can I get the same or almost same workout that I would get if I still had one? What I mean is that when I use a spotter I can workout long enough to get my muscles so they've exploded. (really big) When I workout without a spotter I can't do it. It's like my strength goes before my muscle gets even a half ass workout lol. The only thing I can think of doing is reducing the weight a bit each set. If this is how, would I still only do 3 sets total or keep going for as long as I can?

I've been doing 3 sets of 4 - 8 reps on all my exercises.

Any help will be greatly appreciated

 

[GFR]

Up until now I've have a spotter and it's been very helpful in me getting bigger. Anyways, I no longer have one so how can I get the same or almost same workout that I would get if I still had one? What I mean is that when I use a spotter I can workout long enough to get my muscles so they've exploded. (really big) When I workout without a spotter I can't do it. It's like my strength goes before my muscle gets even a half ass workout lol. The only thing I can think of doing is reducing the weight a bit each set. If this is how, would I still only do 3 sets total or keep going for as long as I can?

I've been doing 3 sets of 4 - 8 reps on all my exercises.

Any help will be greatly appreciated

Do you hit every set to failure? Sounds like you do and also are doing forced reps....not good to do all the time, but once and a while it's fine.

 

[zootroid]

When you put it that way, I guess I do lol I guess I should probably reduce the weight a bit and go for a few extra reps.

 

[GFR]

When you put it that way, I guess I do lol I guess I should probably reduce the weight a bit and go for a few extra reps.

I see guys in the gym benching 185 and they get 2-3 reps then their buddy helps them do 4-5 more reps.....and they do this every set. I just don't get that type of lifting.....and it is always the small guys doing it.

When I was bench crazy at 19, I would put on 315 and do sets of 6, I would only get 6 the first 2 sets...then force the last two sets with help. Once I got it for 3 sets I moved it up to 325, well I got my 400 bench before I turned 20 but then tore a muscle and lost it for about 1/2 year. Forced reps can be good but be carefull.....If you train that way make sure to take a week off every 6-8 weeks or do a light day ( drop to 75% and do the same reps) once every 3-4 weeks. And dont train each muscle 2x a week that way.