try this

[bjg]

today i tried something different to shock the muscle it could be stupid but i had a great work out : it is almost the opposite of drop sets..
i performed each set as follows: i start with light weight perform 10-12 reps then directly move to heavy weights and do them till failure: example instead of benching like i do normally 275 for 6- 8 reps , i do 135lbs 12 times then as my muscles are pumped and all the blood is flowing in them and all the fibers are already working ...I jump immediatly to 275 and do it as much as i can 3-4 times...
on triceps pull down i start with light weight and after 12 reps just put heavy weights etc...

it is mentally very challenging and it really shocks the muscles

 

[ShreddedOatz]

ascending and descending drop sets bro....

 

[bjg]

yes i know but not ascending slowly or gradually if you want ...just select two wieghts one light to get the pump and then you go imediatly to the max. i used to do these but that was long time ago ...now i am trying to shock those "old " muscles

 

[ShreddedOatz]

Yeah definitely...usually mess with different weight and reps pretty similarly to what u posted

 

[Gazhole]

Okay great. Do it for a few months then tell us if it worked. That's the useful part.

 

[bjg]

yes but i figured that with gradually descending weights(or ascending) your mind plays tricks on you...as you are doing reps you start thinking gradually (like your weights) that mmm i must be getting tired so it is time to stop and you end up normally stopping early after doing too many reps ...now with moving from light to heavy (only two weight selection) your mind does not have time to play tricks on you , as you attack the heavy weights you are still fresh enough in your mind to start as if it is a new set and you give it your best....
but as you said it could have the same effect as regular drop sets...was just experimenting

 

[ThreeGigs]

I tried sets like you mentioned when I less experienced. Basically one warmup set and then BAM, right to your working weight. A little experimenting showed me that, for me at least, I need 3 warmup sets before my working weight. First is light, like yours. It's basically a 'stretch' set, full ROM with light weight. Next is heavier and is what gets the blood flowing and a bit of a pump. Last warmup isn't really a warmup, just 3 to 5 reps, but at 90-ish percent of my working weight. I found that sometimes I forget just how heavy that damned bar was last time, and the heavy warmup set is a reminder, so I don't have any doubts like "did it really feel _this_ heavy last time?" It's also a sanity check. I'd rather find out about any odd pains or soreness *before* starting on my working weight.

 

[Curt James]

Isn't that Max-OT?

 

[ciulloboe]

sounds good.

 

[PushAndPull]

Okay great. Do it for a few months then tell us if it worked. That's the useful part.

Sounds kinda like flood and destroy