Difference between exercises?
- Thread starter GSC
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and it should be mentioned that drop sets, sometime called stripped sets, are someone 'advanced'...and shouldnt' be done often. They are more about applying a new level of stress to muscles that have stopped gaining size/strength. that new stress forces them into growth.
other 'advanced' sets are:
compound sets
negative reps
forced reps
going to failure
probably missed a couple.
other 'advanced' sets are:
compound sets
negative reps
forced reps
going to failure
probably missed a couple.
I call them burnouts. It's just working your muscles to the fullest extent. I mean, say you're curling 30 pound dumbells and you drop down to 20, you drop because you work the 30 pounders until failure and then drop and do something else that gives the muscles close to the same amount of stress but you're still able to lift it. So, it's a better workout, but if you decide to do it, stay under a total of 25 reps per set.
Here's a fun one for biceps. they're called "21's" among other things.
basically its bicep curls, but for the first 7 reps, you only raise them to the halfway point then lower. a half rep. then the second 7 reps, you do the top half of the rep only.
for the final 7 reps, you do the entire range of motion..normal curls basically.
you do all of these as a 21 rep set, hence the name.
I do recommend dropping your weight by 10-20% when you do these, and really squeeze the first 14 reps out. You'll be lucky to do the last 7 full reps without cheating.
basically its bicep curls, but for the first 7 reps, you only raise them to the halfway point then lower. a half rep. then the second 7 reps, you do the top half of the rep only.
for the final 7 reps, you do the entire range of motion..normal curls basically.
you do all of these as a 21 rep set, hence the name.
I do recommend dropping your weight by 10-20% when you do these, and really squeeze the first 14 reps out. You'll be lucky to do the last 7 full reps without cheating.
