kidmode
12-08-2009, 10:31 PM
I noticed someone in the forum aiming for body fat and weight loss is using a half-pyramid weight training scheme(low to high) so I thought I'd look a bit up on the subject and I found this article for starters:
http://fitnessblackbook.com/strength-training/pyramid-sets-are-bad-for-strength-gains/
Since my goal is gain mass I've been doing a half-pyramid style: Start as heavy as I can and complete a working set, and keep bumping down accordingly as long as I can finish my set. (Every exercise I do this, besides deadlifts where I start low and work up to my 1 rep max)
I've done this and I've had strength gains in every muscle group and awesome mass/weight gains since I'm eating properly and eating alot! Could someone set me straight on how muscle reacts to forward/reverse/half pyramid sets? If it's done in a particular fashion can it be used for weight loss? Whats the rule of thumb?
I know I'm new to the forum, I tried searching for forums for pyramid stuff but I couldn't find any. Thanks guys.
kidmode
http://fitnessblackbook.com/strength-training/pyramid-sets-are-bad-for-strength-gains/
Since my goal is gain mass I've been doing a half-pyramid style: Start as heavy as I can and complete a working set, and keep bumping down accordingly as long as I can finish my set. (Every exercise I do this, besides deadlifts where I start low and work up to my 1 rep max)
I've done this and I've had strength gains in every muscle group and awesome mass/weight gains since I'm eating properly and eating alot! Could someone set me straight on how muscle reacts to forward/reverse/half pyramid sets? If it's done in a particular fashion can it be used for weight loss? Whats the rule of thumb?
I know I'm new to the forum, I tried searching for forums for pyramid stuff but I couldn't find any. Thanks guys.
kidmode