What's your bodybuilding methodology in training? I will list a couple. Feel free to add. This is not comprehensive.
1. One work set to failure after very sub taxing warm up sets if needed.
2. Two Work sets to failure. Naturally if you were doing sets of say 10 reps and took the first one to failure at 10 reps there is no way in hell you could come back to another 10 reps. I do something like stop the first set at 10 reps knowing I could have gutted out say 13 reps and the second set I fail at 10 reps.
3. I think this is huge way to train. Three or even 6 sets an exercise. Submaximal sets while adding weight each set.
4. This was very comment by many champs of the past like Freddy Ortiz, Danny Padilla, Rick Wayne and many more. Using the same weight every set for a volume approach like three to five sets. Steve Holman bought this style of training back. Basically if you are using five sets per exercise it might look something like this. First set of 5 x 12 you stop at 12. You could of gotten 20 reps if it was taken to failure. The second set you stop at 12 and could have gotten 17 if you pushed it to failure. Third set you get 12 but could have gotten 15 reps. Fourth set you get 12 but could of gotten 13 reps. Fifth set you fail at 10.
5. Is being pushed by Ryan Humiston I believe. Choose a weight you can rep out to 25 reps to failure. Second set go again after a short rest and fail at say 17 reps. Another short rest and you might find yourself failing at 12. Final set you fail at 7 reps. Sounds brutal with all the failing.
6. Is a method that was recently told to me by a bodybuilding star of the 70's that I'm friends with. It's his current training method. He does three sets per exercise. He only rests 20 seconds between sets. All exercises are either a drop in weight or a drop in reps.
7. Is just a common pyramid of adding weight and cutting reps.
