Drop Sets

[overhead]

I would agree that it increases soreness, but I have always wondered if soreness=strength gains. I have not noticed anything but a longer recovery time. Any insite as to how this effects the muscle tissue or cns in a way that increases strength?

 

[Shark01]

I live by the mantra "if you're sore you're growing, if not who knows" If I'm not sore, I'm pissed

Decreasing soreness also tells me when its a good time to switch exercises (every 4-6 weeks it seems)

 

[revexrevex]

I agree, soreness doesn't mean growth, but it means that that body part was not use to the exercise, and that the exercise worked the body part correctly.

 

[overhead]

I guess everybody has a different way of doing things. As long as I keep increasing weight or reps on each exercise I get sore, but not for more than a day or two. Drop sets seem to take me out to a three or four day recovery period. If I knew it would increase strength or size I certainly would do them, but at this point it does not seem to help me.

 

[gymrat]

YA

 

[SanFrancisconewb]

I really only do drop sets on the last set. I really like doing them with the incilne press, which is what i usually start with when training my chest. It wouldn't make sense to do the drop set for all the sets. I was doing drop sets for arms for awhile to.

 

[WarriorPL]

With my old training partner, we use to do them once a month. It was a great little addition. After our normal routine on flat bench, we do a drop set. AFter we're done, we scream in agony then shed tears knowing we still have incline and flys to do.