Drop Sets vs Normal Sets for Muscle Growth

[@JeremyEthier]

What’s your opinion on drop sets? Comment below! Also, don’t forget to give me a follow on Instagram (instagram.com/jeremyethier/ ) to stay updated - thanks for the support everyone!!

[@erenbaran8184]

Please make a video about deloading

[@Terminator-gv8gy]

Hi, Can you please do a video on connective tissue training. Mainly tendon training, like how to strengthen it and prevent injurie. Thank you

[@alexandre9673]

I'll try this soon. But, the way you present the elements makes sense...as usually. Thanks a lot !

[@juliusdomkus5430]

for me drop sets working very nice...my body responding..so they working ..for me ..

[@mauricecooper9763]

I like drop sets. I get to push my limits.💪👍

[@John-io9mh]

Every time I do drop sets a good looking girl comes over when I an trying to get 1 lift from a 2kg dumbbell.

[@5disguised]

💀

[@ssioulglorious5062]

Worst than death👻

[@ginsakata6119]

😂😂

[@aeeq]

Good one🤣

[@ishantsharma1918]

😂😂🤣

[@mohamedorkeldeen]

No one realises how much time and effort Jeremy puts on this. GOOD JOB 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@teeaymusik9811]

He got 1m followers so who cares? He makes enough money with his videos..

[@aurelienyonrac]

@@autisticvirgin2874 thank you for sharing your thoughts.

[@salfocus]

Mohamed Orkeldeen agree with u

[@pranav288]

When you can't perform drop set since you're already lifting the lightest weight

[@samuelmarzo722]

Skinny people gang(me) 😔😔😔

[@dox4384]

Lol

[@rayvincyful1]

Drop to 2.5lb weight plate, then to your bottled water. 😅

[@bods4dadsaquil912]

🤣🤣🤣 you a fool

[@zulhamizan1997]

Hahha

[@thornwalker4655]

Found out about this channel yesterday, already learned more stuff than other fitness channels I've followed for years.

[@prodib9813]

Yea thats Jeremy for u

[@Beebeepbooboop]

Which shitty channels were you even following bruh?

[@SuperJonteman]

I feel the exact same! Great channel.

[@autisticvirgin2874]

Don't make me cry No one likez me I'm 21 but still virgin

[@autisticvirgin2874]

Yes I no I'm an idiot

[@Budoorlifts1]

One of the reasons I like your channel is it’s not only informative, but you also talk very calmly that goes well with your editing which is so appealing to me! Thank you for the effort!

[@richardpage5812]

Yes they are worth it trust me. Once I added those to my workout my muscles grew like crazy and I got a whole lot stronger.

[@loganvelez6230]

Did you do them for isolation exercises only? Or isolation and compound?

[@richardpage5812]

​@@loganvelez6230Both

[@beba3925]

@@loganvelez6230 i for myself use it for compound too, just on machines because it is safer. For example I benched 4 sets (4-6 reps) for strenth and after that did 2 drop sets on a chest machine. started with 80 kg or 175 lbs and couldnt even do a push up after that. But muscle growth and strenth were tremendous, even tho it takes longer to recover.

[@SurjeetSumanAcharya]

*I usually add one dropset after 3 normal heavy sets.. As most guys do that!! I will only apply that to isolation exercises. thanks Jeremy*

[@bren.r]

Surjeet Suman Acharya exactly. The way I see it: always go for strength as muscle building is simply the byproduct of strength training. What good are big muscles if they’re weak muscles 🤔

[@SurjeetSumanAcharya]

@@bren.r thank you very much.. Thats true strength is the priority

[@TheBooban]

Why not compound exercises too?

[@coqe5065]

so what about exercises such as pullups/chinups or dips?

[@TheBooban]

@@coqe5065 You can add a weight belt, then remove it.

[@honesttroll3463]

I start with the heaviest set and drop down and down until I'm at lightest weight. I do this for all exercises, always have done. Amazing for bulking. You get reps, weight, strength etc get it all. Maybe not for everyone but certainly worth a try.

[@chill8ambition385]

please elaborate, do you do this every set per exercise or just one or last set per exercise?

[@honesttroll3463]

@@chill8ambition385 every day, every exercise. Works magic for me

[@cideogameguy515]

Username checks out

[@zangrygrapes4571]

Wait so after you are done your lightest weight, is that all? Or do you rest for a bit and do it again?

[@Clickinqq]

That strategy is really unefficient but go ahead if it works for you

[@ghost-pubg5853]

I‘ve been doing drop sets since a couple months, on all muscle groups. And i need to tell they are incredible, your feeling the pump, your feeling the power. Everything good until it is…… leg day. If your in a quad-mashine performing drop sets. It will hurt so much, it hurt me so much i was 1 step away to change to chest day. You need to only go through leg day with drop sets, but i can tell that you‘re muscles will be extremely sore after a day by training this legendary guide of workout

[@haunstia1629]

I tried drop sets with single arm dumbbell biceps while starting with 40 lbs, 35 lbs , 30 lbs, and finally 25 lbs. My arms were pumped like never before.

[@mohamedkerouf1141]

whats the benefit of drop set

[@brothersamy5852]

did same thing with bench literally got the fattest pump

[@vikingnorsefitness5727]

Notice the study showed just one set of drop sets compared to THREE regular sets. Wonder what THREE drop sets vs THREE regular sets would do comparatively?!

[@haunstia1629]

@@mohamedkerouf1141 Hi . It’s rather another way to train the muscles . It’s always better to mix things up considering the muscles adapt quickly.

[@zetrader]

Why not heavy 3 times and finish with dropset (just before failure) for more volume ?

[@ukguy]

I always do that, add a couple lighter sets once you can't do any more reps with higher weight. Works for me.

[@thetiminator55]

Thats what i do. Set I: half weight double the reps Set II: Full weight and reps Set III: Full weight and reps Set IV: Drop set Set I is a warm up, sets II and III are the strength building sets and set IV is for endurance building. Going only heavy weight all the time will build a ton of strength you just wont be able to use it because you will have no endurance.

[@travishuttonau]

I was thinking more doing 3 sets of drop sets to failure. Lift 70% of yourself 1RM till fatigue, then dropping weight and continuing to fatigue, and so on until you’ve got nothing left, have a rest and then repeat doing that 3 times overall.

[@MrWill1729]

isnt this exactly what 4:42 says

[@raymond987]

MrWill9668 Nah he says one or two exercises not after one or two sets. But I love the idea that you finish the third set with a drop set like the guy who wrote it up there.

[@geosmith2726]

Drop set’s got my biceps, triceps & middle/rear delts bigger and better shape then doing regular sets! I mean what works for others not always work for others but drop sets does wonders for me 💪🏻

[@rajveershisodia7547]

Whats ur training split

[@zangrygrapes4571]

Hey there. Do you do it for every set?

[@The.Ghost.of.Tom.Joad.]

I like drop sets, but by the time I gather and put all the dumbbells back, the time advantage dwindles. So I've been going to a rest-pause modality: 1) Choose a weight that you can push 10-12 times until failure. 2) Rest for 15 seconds (To avoid two numbers colliding in my head, I say the ABC's in-time to the gym music). 3) Then go again until failure, counting. Remember your count. 3) Rest for 15 seconds. 4) Go again, counting from your prior count total. Remember this new total number. 5) Repeat until you hit 20 reps. Example. Begin with the first failing set of 12 15-second rest You crush out 6 reps. Count = 6 15-second rest. You rip off just 5 reps, but start counting at 7. Count = 11 Etc... until the count is AT LEAST 20.

[@BaccatePlayer]

I am using dropsets to: wrist curls/extensions, calf raises, lateral raises and reverse flye. It's hard to gain strength on those since adding like 2,5lbs on each side of both dumbbells is such a jump for such small muscle groups considering they are recovering relatively faster than major ones either.

[@alphalima7458]

Drop sets: biceps/triceps, back, shoulders. Normal sets+pump exercise between sets: chest, legs (note: I do this for every chest/legs exercise) Imho, during drop sets you feel your muscle absolutely done quicker, and plus you have more fun.

[@Mrgamezombie1]

I'm doing drop sets idc what anyone says, when I do drop sets with normal sets I feel my muscles about to explode so I'm doing it

[@DKM.23]

There’s evidence to suggest that the pump is actually pretty significant too in building muscle which Jeremy didn’t mention in this video. I would do 2 normal sets (10RM) and then if on my 3rd I get like 7-8 reps I drop set and burn out/get a pump. Feels pretty good to me :)

[@Satarnoch]

@@DKM.23 boo. Let the guy do what he wants.

[@anabolicdopeboy7413]

You're doing so good bro, keep your videos chill and calm like this when you're sharing the literature

[@Michael-qe2so]

Your time and effort spent on the information you put out really shows. Keep up the great work

[@MooseXD]

I love how clear and concise your videos are Jeremy! super helpful!

[@robinyourhood189]

Love the content bro! One of the best channels out there.

[@JeremyEthier]

Thanks I appreciate that!

[@iamking7134]

There is too much info out there for me to make a decision on what works for me. Everyone has such good info , it’s just overload for a beginner like me. Thank you for your efforts that broke this down though.

[@alansilvadesouza9056]

Thank you for the knowledge! It's comforting when you know you're training well when you're fatigued by the end of your workout. The middle, not so much.

[@slimshady9496]

*Important* I was a skinny dude, nothing worked no supplements worked no compound lifts nothing! Believe me everything changed since i started only dropsets and targeting failure. Pyramid training for compound lifts and dropsets for every other movements. This is guaranteed to work. However you should be ready to skip gym every now and then because of fatigue. Alternate days is best option (max 4 sessions in a week)

[@taleblaster9961]

I agree , drop set and rest pause set to failure are the best way to go for a natural, not only it maximize muscle growth , but it cut the amount of training in half at the very least , why spending 1-2 hours or even more in a gym or training at home?, when you can do it in around 30-40 minutes and yield the same results

[@25th_infinity69]

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[@MrElectroDan]

Sam how does your workout routine look?

[@user-cq6dg6ql9j]

I had surgery and doctors told me I couldn’t do heavy weightlifting for a few weeks. So I used drop sets to give me something to do. I have never felt more destroyed from a workout and I think I am just going to keep it up after recovery.

[@TobbeStorm]

How’s it been dude? Some nine months after

[@user-cq6dg6ql9j]

@@TobbeStorm Tore a tendon in my bicep. Recovery is much slower than I wanted.

[@TobbeStorm]

Sorry to hear that

[@user-cq6dg6ql9j]

@@TobbeStorm The path towards getting where you want to be is never linear. There will always be ups and downs. As long as the mind stays strong the drive stays alive, one can always progress. The problem is once I hit 35, everything started falling apart on me.

[@iJoKRr1]

Great to see you blowing up my man, my #1 channel for training advice.

[@edwardgoncharov5135]

I was up to this video never convinced so easily to subscribe to a channel (after just 1 video). Referencing studies in a smart and not over the top way, yet efficiently explaining them plus perfect visualization for the exercise information. Chapo!

[@mickyfassbender448]

Thanks Jeremy, your videos are true germs on the KZbin. I love it when you keep it so straight to the point, no bullshit, no hidden stuff (buy my book for more details), no unnecessary life stories and very appropriate background music (other KZbinrs have heavy metal on the background like cancer to the ears). I've subscribed and will share it to those who want to look for good sources of information. Cheers

[@momo-fb8fv]

The best results I’ve had we’re doing 3 sets of drop sets not 3 sets going down in weight , meaning starting with a heavy weight and when you cant pick that weight up , pick up a lighter weight till failure , and that’s one set , do 3

[@mohammedqasim3657]

Yes that’s what I do , Jeremy one is just 1 set going down, I do what you just said

[@tonyvee5799]

Thats 2 sets not one set.

[@tonyvee5799]

So if you do 2 drops that will be 3 sets. Not one just saying

[@MetaGoblin]

If you have less time to go to the gym then drop sets are good way to pack in more volume by training harder within a shorter space time.

[@tysonfromearth]

Drop sets until hypertrophy and strength plateau, then straight sets until strong enough to start heavier with drop sets. Rinse and repeat for maximum volume.

[@awesomeiguy]

Exactly! I have created my own system that have exploded my shoulders and it's descending sets + drop sets. Do 7 reps on left side, 7 reps on right side, 6 reps on left side, 6 reps on right side... descend by 1 rep each time. Once I have reached 0 I lower the weight and start the process again. I do it with very very strict form and have seen great results in both growth, but most importantly the mind muscle connection.

[@pariacanyon]

I gained 7 lbs of muscle using drop-sets in 2 months when I was 45 years old. I used them on every exercise except on core exercises, chin-ups, dips, squats, leg lounges, and face-pulls. Drop-sets definitely work.

[@theJimmy2]

Great video. Always been working out the "normal" way myself, but doesnt hurt switching it up once in a while.

[@lukesimonson5514]

If you have equal volume that means you have more reps at lighter weight with drop sets versus normal sets so we would expect it to train endurance more and strength less. It's not true that drop sets have to be to failure, you could, for example go to RPE8 then a drop set to RPE8.

[@um52]

To me, Key factor in drop sets is the first set of weight and exercise being used. Always just always begin with a compound exercise and always use the heaviest weight possible with good form where you fail in 5-12 rep range.

[@corinnemclean84]

I dont know how I found you but everything I have watched from you has been excellent. Thank you. Quick need for a clarification on drop sets. You suggested incorporating doing a drop set on the last set of your last one or two exercises. SO when I do the "drop set" on the last set of said exercises, is the "drop set" simply a set to failure at 20% less weight OR is that "drop set" executed at the same weight as the previous 2 sets, THEN the 2nd set's weight being dropped by 20% to failure followed by the last set again dropped by 20% to failure. So in short does the drop set when incorporated as your last set of your last couple exercises consist of 3 sets (decreasing weight with each set) or simple a set performed at 20% less weight? Need help.

[@galthrampt6476]

Yours is the best bodybuilding channel on KZbin by far. Amazing.

[@robertnatchataha2142]

I love this channel ! I've had more results in the last few months since I've been implementing what I've learned here and had the best results. thanks for all you do.

[@KaanfitnessUk]

Thanks mate. Brilliant no fluff info as usual. Love your presentations. Clear and succinct

[@juannanez3969]

I’m not saying I would go against the science, but I’ve been using dropsets alternating between upper and lower body for two weeks. I like them because Im pushing my 4 rep max for every upper body exercise and then start dropping weight (usually twice per set) then move to lower body doing the same. I’ve been burning more calories per workout (about 100-150 more per hour). The pace feels definitely busier but doable. I was used to doing full body workouts alternating between upper and lower body previously.

[@chrisarenburg6288]

I have been doing drop setting exclusively lately with cardio (jumping rope, quick treadmill run) in between each exercise. I do a circuit of it and I am wasted by the end. I have never seen results and have tried pretty much every method of weightlifting. I have large muscle groups for my size so adding volume in a short period has always been challenging. I don't care much about strength but I am satisfyingly getting stronger. Last note: Although he covers metabolic stress... but the big gain often not talked about is drop setting maintains pretty much a cardio level burn. That is why my 'rest' is more cardio. So on strength training days I am getting a full hour of cardio. And on my run days pretty much the same.

[@342praveen1]

U give specific infomation much better than other fitness guru..

[@ahkr77]

thank you so much. i really appreciate tge efforts you are making even during your holidays.

[@medaza2007]

As usual Very Informative and I really like that there is always research evidence given, for both the pros and cons for each workout. Greetings from Ireland

[@freedomring4813]

I do this with standing up tricep extensions behind the head with a 40 lb,30lb,25,20lb dumbbell. And it works

[@david-pb4bi]

I think saying they got more size with drop sets, I would think that would be very difficult to prove, probably they would get bigger pump after drop set but that doesn’t necessarily mean more size.

[@RyuuseiBlizzard]

This video confirms I've been doing exactly right -- I use dropsets at the end (last excersice) of my triceps, biceps, or calves workout, to completely finish them off, then I go to core and then I'm done. I already did the larger muscle groups/compound excersices first (chest, back. hams/quads).

[@MatthewDanielBishop]

Appreciate all the hard work you put into your videos, and it shows because they are always awesome!

[@elrey8876]

I do pyramid sets for each exercise - going up in weight and down in reps for five sets. The last set is 6 reps at max weight. Then I throw in two drop sets at the end to finish off.

[@dominikbenkus4382]

well i was reading and didnt find answer to ths question :"Jeremy, I don't do drop sets or normal sets, I guess I do "Increasing sets" or "Rise Sets" when I do the triceps pulldowns, essentially its the exact opposite of Drop sets. So I start off with 44 Ibs for around 15 reps, then I go to 55 Ibs for 12-15 reps then finally I go to 66 Ibs doing 8-12 reps, is this better than Drop and Normal sets for muscle growth and muscle strength?" and i was also wondernig1. what you think about drop set but doing it like 4 drop sets lets say dumbbell curl 20kg,17,5 kg,15kg,12,5kg and that would be one set. so 4 sets of this2. what about when you do legs or chest if you take 1 exercises to do pyramid set as leading exercises squat or barbell chest press and others you do as normal sets-lets say 4x10thank you

[@alisanhaji2396]

I did experience recovery issues and fatigue after doing too many exercises with drop sets to failure recently. Thanks for the science-based advice, it's very timely for me.

[@giorgioarmani1871]

Notification squad, where you at? Can you make a video on begginer guide for gym, for muscle growth, strength and health ofc, especially for younger guys? Love your vids

[@JeremyEthier]

Thanks! Will keep that in mind!

[@kylemichailoff2932]

Jeremy, I don't do drop sets or normal sets, I guess I do "Increasing sets" or "Rise Sets" when I do the triceps pulldowns, essentially its the exact opposite of Drop sets. So I start off with 44 Ibs for around 15 reps, then I go to 55 Ibs for 12-15 reps then finally I go to 66 Ibs doing 8-12 reps, is this better than Drop and Normal sets for muscle growth and muscle strength?

[@richtofen935zmb7]

I was wondering the same thing

[@Tobias27_]

I am wondering too, Jeremy please answer this question. Thanks.

[@CRCC830]

commenting to follow this thread. also curious

[@sandern626]

Follow...

[@SEAKPhotog]

I do the same, if only because I feel it's a good way to prepare for heavy sets, both physically and mentally. I recall seeing some studies showing that this is a great way to gain strength as well as a good way to stimulate muscle growth but I don't have the links handy.

[@getrekt8365]

Well the muscle growth i get from drop sets is on another level compared to normal sets. I split upper/lower and exercise 4 times per week. The first time i do my upper and lower respectively, i do drop sets. Next time i do them in the week i do regular sets. Best of both worlds.

[@Deathlikesensation]

I combine both logics. I'll usually do about 5 sets per exercise. 4 Standard high weight 10-12RPM sets and end on one drop set.

[@jacobschweitzer2954]

Drop sets are used to leave the gym feeling pumped up from your last two sets

[@willtothewong]

Great video man. Keep them coming. Lots of good, unbiased, information.

[@tomd4748]

Can we try to explain Steve Reeves? The man still has arguably the best physique we’ve seen in the sport- ever. In any era. He rested 45 secs or less between sets, and regularly used drop sets on the bench press. Modern wisdom states none of these techniques should produce good results. Thoughts?

[@Riomulen]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJKmhmp3a5uZbpY this channel tried to explain his workout compared to current study. I study dentistry but well, there's always some specimen that just doesn't match with most of other specimen so maybe it is those top bodybuilder as well?

[@darksavior1187]

So drop sets for hypertrophy and regular sets for strength gains, which reinforces that heavy load exposure is the most direct correlate for strength training, while volume and time under tension, especially near failure, is king for hypertrophy.

[@Carlos.Rivera]

Strength can be acquired later, most people want muscle growth

[@yoragamihatsu8057]

I go for the strength training muscle follows up on strength gain

[@GangsterDolphins]

way better to get strength then muscle

[@aktharhussain217]

Dropset is not to be used on 12 rep max. Try drop set 4-6 rep max to begin with. Increase in strength and size

[@binguslevine]

Jeremy: that was an incredibly thoughtful and well-planned video instruction. Actually, all of your videos are similar, but this one was just really nicely put together. Great job. Thank you

[@professorfadi9138]

Jeremy is surely the best. Could you please consider making a video on total body workout? There are very few good videos on that. Thx

[@mranonymous1966]

Hey Jeremy, I'm not sure if you answer questions on here but figured I'd ask. I do body weight exercises like pushups, pullups, etc. to keep myself fit for drumming. I typically do 3 to 4 sets of each exercise to "almost failure". I rest 2 minutes in between sets and the number of reps I do goes down from set#1 to set#3 for each exercise from fatigue. Should I be trying to do the same amount of reps in each set, or is this an effective way to train?

[@blakeadamson9489]

Can you make an in depth video about training to failure/beyond failure (forced reps) I’ve always trained to failure and at the end of my workout done huge ~100 rep drop sets on isolation machines to get a huge pump and burn. I’ve had great success with this and never hit a plateau in 2 years of training and would love to hear your scientific opinion on it

[@GregoryPoe]

I classify a drop set with a heavy/medium/light transition as a single set, whereas the study counts it as three sets. I bet doing three drop sets (like what I described) would give better results than the single drop set described. The study would say that's like 9 sets, as opposed to three.

[@Xerxez22]

This! 🙌🏻

[@heroman4038]

Metabolic stress really helped me get bigger biceps but i would routine between doing 12 weeks of really high reps (200 - 400) and then atleast 24 weeks of doing normal sets and reps

[@correctpolitically4784]

Drop sets are awesome . I think alot of people drop to much though. You'd be surprised how many more reps you can get out by just dropping 10 lbs. You do this 3 or 4 times and the number of total at or near failure reps is way up there all of the sudden . And simply judging by where you fail you can pretty much tell exactly what % of the muscle youve fatigued. It's kind of easy to see how a normal set would build strength over size. But then again there's periodization to kick that to sleep.I've done drop sets starting from the 6rep range and it did give me good solid strength gains as well as mass. I don't know if it's the same if you work in higher rep ranges.

[@JoeyMushrooom]

so drop sets are better for short term and looks while normal sets are better for building strength?

[@donaldkasper8346]

Not sure where the emotional idea you have to exercise to exhaustion for muscle growth started, but I use drop sets for bench press on how far I can safely go, and builds stamina. Failure literally means you pulled a muscle and won't be back in the gym for a couple days.

[@surfside-hj2ue]

I'm going to do drop sets just like you spoke of in your video. Starting heavy then decreasing by 20% but with the last one using a slow negative and do 5 exercises. Then rest 5 days. I like getting in and out of the gym and this will do it for me. I just want to be healthy, fit and look good with some muscle growth. I use HIT for cardio.

[@chrisrobson]

Very informative and helpful. Parked for the course. Thanks, Jeremy.

[@chrisrobson]

Par for the course. Damn spellchecker

[@aurelienyonrac]

I did drop sets and running the rack. It is exausting. I was feeling like an old man. I did sets where i add weight at each set, until i could do 100 lbs weighted pull-ups. Beyond that i got afraid of tearing something. Now i do povlov pull-ups progression. To see if it works. Thank you everyone for supporting Jeremy. Such a good man.

[@kartikmann_]

Saw the video's notification while doing a dropset. Great stuff, man.

[@JeremyEthier]

Thanks man!

[@drewnut]

video series idea that would be fun: any research on training fads? like CT Fletcher's tricep gauntlet, is it effective?

[@Mcblocksegarb]

Super informative, as always!! I am glad that you are making these videos, so much help to get from them!

[@nasserqadri612]

again probably the best fitness channel out there. no bro science but evidence based. can take it to the bank. thanks J for the great video. great topic also.... love the relevance.

[@haywardvanwyk5241]

Hey J- this is abit unrelated to the video but- Ive only been working out for a month now- I just wanted to know- am i doing the leg press correctly- am i using too much weight or something because my lower-back hurts so much afterwards- which causes me not to workout for 2-3 days - sometimes more after.

[@gortex8383]

I used to do 3 sets with each exercise. set 1: 16 reps and a lower weight, set 2: 14 reps and a slighly higher weight, set 3: 12 reps and a more slightly higher weight. I recently changed to just doing normal sets for example: set 1: 12 reps and a lower weight, set 2: 12 reps and a slightly higher weight, set 3: 12 reps and a more slighly higher weight. Which of the two is better? Or do you know a method which is better than both of them?

[@TheGr33nNinja]

thanks, gonna incorporate that last triceps extensions dropset into my workout. didnt even think of that

[@ordidaad]

Hi, thanks for the great content, should I do like 3x drop set or just once a drop set?

[@kaspy7]

Post a video on if the glycemic index matters next!! Love this channel.

[@creetan9997]

What if you do two normal sets and on the last set you do a drop set?

[@roberthaug87]

Great Video Jeremy as always. One question, what is your opinion about “reverse pyramid training” ??? Would be nice to see you do a video on reverse pyramid training. Have been using it for the last six months and have good gains in both strength and hypertrophy. Once again Thanks . To note .... I have been training for five years, I have lost over 200 lbs and I am just over 60 years old. Scorpio Rising in Alberta

[@crazymandavy]

Thanks for this very informative video. Earlier this year, I experienced muscle atrophy accompanied by a serious loss of strength in my left tricep due to nerve damage caused by a bulging cervical disc. Although the disc issue has largely healed and I'm cleared for hitting the gym, I've been struggling to figure out how to bring the left tricep's size and strength in line with the right without just reducing the overall workload. I'm thinking that trying a dropset just for the left tricep may help. Anyway, your science-based no B.S. approach is much in need. I hope your channel continues to grow.

[@jacked_geek]

I do normal sets (Progressive Overload) to my top and then dropset back to the bottom as I unrack the weights.

[@ammanhussain5074]

Which one is good for muscle building ? progressive Overload or Dropsets. Please clear this concept.

[@chevydrip2338]

Progressive overload

[@hangman8514]

i do : Set 1. Warm Up Set Set 2. Normal Set Set 3. Higher weights Set 4. Drop Set is this good?

[@zoroasterhoudini]

No

[@hangman8514]

@@zoroasterhoudini poor me,been doin this for 7month

[@dkmchui]

I use drop sets for all my exercises except Squat and Deadlift. I really like it for free weight, pull ups and especially pin selected weight machine. I do it because it is safer for me to exhaust my muscles with lighter weight. I will never push to failure with heavy weight. I am not trying to get bigger being 46 year old. Just trying to stay lean and fit. I am still trying to progressive overload though.

[@um52]

Great vid! But @ 4:10 “Training to failure on major compound exercises diminishes performance for at least 48 hours or longer”....I couldn’t disagree anymore with that.

[@lohengrinknight]

I would like to see a study where all sets are drop sets. For example, when ding bench press, start at 80% of max rep and then lower weight three times to complete about 18 reps. Then do 4 sets like this. I started including drop sets in all my exercises, and I've seen faster gains like ever. But that's just me. I would to see a study comparing a workout like what I'm doing to the standard type with fixed weight for each set.

[@oldjohn1744]

I dont have access tp a gym and i workout at home. Also i work most of the day. I train every second day. Full body workout. Two sets for chest and back. Dropsets for shoulders biceps and triceps. Isometric or two sets bodywight only because i stand a lot in work. I keep my sets low and reps to failure. Watching my diet and i keep getting results

[@dagna4942]

Hi ya I would add 3 drop sets after last final (usually 3rd) set to fatigue the muscles more and get a better pump. Thanks

[@docterblack]

THank you man! I like the science based content, I'm a fan of adding drop sets to the last set of a lift as well for that increased volume!

[@hazemhisham7926]

simple yet very very informative

[@MutantCyborg001]

Nice someone that doesh't skip leg day that's rare. You are pretty good

[@eliasmoreno4672]

great video. simple and easy to understand.

[@LN-Lifer]

Still not seeing how drop sets decrease the duration of the workout? If I go 10-8-6 til failure isnt this quicker than 10 drop 10 drop 10?

[@bobnaidoo1]

Which do you prefer: low or high bar squat ?

[@caitlinlan]

You are by far the BEST....love your videos.