Dropsets are an intensifier technique and actually one of my favorite ways to step up your game in the gym. I don’t think they’re necessary if you’re new to the gym, but for intermediate or advanced trainees who are struggling to lift with enough intensity, they are great to change your perception of a set.
I lift to close to failure and then drop the weight down 30%. You can either take a small break or go right back into lifting. I typically take a 20 second break after I lower the weight and then start lifting again, and I aim to get the same amount of reps as I did with the initial weight.
*At this point I consider myself a very advanced trainee. I typically just do straight sets and push myself to the very brink. But when I was an intermediate to advanced lifter, dropsets really helped change my perspective on what hard work really is in the gym.
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