How Many Sets Do You Do???

[NATIVE ONE]

Legs  5
back  7
chest 5 heavy on wed & 5 light on sat
not including all the warm ups to get to my heavy sets!

[jpm101]

Usually 2 to 4-5 sets per body part (though I never work arms directly). Sometimes only 1 set per body part when on a program like high rep squats/DL's/cleans, etc and a Rest-Pause scheme. Only exception is doing  10X10's for a 6-8 week cycle when on GVT two or three times a year.

Actually it's not the sets but the total reps when working out. And the complete tonnage you have lifted in a given workout.  Set's just divide the reps, the main goal, with short breaks between. Good Luck.

[_bruce_]

2-4 warmup + 1 one workset.
I don't pyramid up in all exercises.

[pumpster]

Actually it's not the sets but the total reps when working out. And the complete tonnage you have lifted in a given workout.  Set's just divide the reps, the main goal, with short breaks between. Good Luck.

Total reps is important, but it also matters the number of sets it takes to get there.

[Charlys69]

Right now, without "warm-up-sets" (but it`s very high reps with middle weigths)

Legs (4)
Chest (3)
Back (4)
Shoulder (3)
Trizeps (2)
Biceps (2)
Calves (2)

For these "stimulus-sets" i go hard,
example from Biceps-today 1. Hammer-Curls (warm up 12,5 kg  20 kg  27,5 kg, 32, 5 kg)
final set 24 reps with 37,5 kg (about 80 lbs.) right arm, 23 x 37,5 left arm

2. SZ-Barbell-Curls Pitt-Set (warm-up 40 kg)
Pitt-Set with 52,5 kg for 50 reps  2 controlled reps, 4-5 seconds rest. 2 reps 4-5 Seconds Rest, after 10 reps 6-7 seconds rest, after 20 reps 8-9 seconds, after 30 reps 10-12 econds, after 40 reps up to the end
(12-15 seconds rest).
it do it in a powerrack, so after every 2 reps i can replace the barbell (only 1-2 inches under my hands, that way it`s easy and fast to replace the barbell and shortly after this grip again...and do another 2 reps)

Try 1 pitt-Set. With a weight you normally can get 8-10 reps, you will be able to do 15-20 reps