Old School Eddie Robinson Style Workout

[WhiteHulk4]

I was looking through an old (really old) Muscle Media 2000 yesterday, when for some reason, still unknown to me, I started reading an interview with Eddie Robinson.  The MM2K was the January 1994 issue.

Within the interview, Eddie described his workout system.  He gave his chest routine as an example:

Dumbbell Bench Press - start heavy and do 6-8 reps with 150lb DBs.  Immediately drop to 100lb DBs and get 10-12 more reps.  Then immediately drop down to 45lb DBs and do 40 reps!

Then he takes a few minutes to rest and does the whole thing again - though with lighter weights.  He said, that's how he trained each bodypart.  And the article was written after he was kicked out of the IFBB, and he was drug-free.

I "tried" this, this morning.  On my first 40 rep set, I only made it to 30, and I was shaking like a dog!  I felt like comlete jell-o.  And even though I dropped weight on the second "Triple-Drop-Set", I could barely lift anything!  Complete and total muscle exhaustion.

Just curious if any of you guys have tried this kind of training, and if so, do you have any full routines laid out?

[The Squadfather]

i just did a drop set yesterday on my last set of db inclines.

[Mike]

I was looking through an old (really old) Muscle Media 2000 yesterday, when for some reason, still unknown to me, I started reading an interview with Eddie Robinson.  The MM2K was the January 1994 issue.

Within the interview, Eddie described his workout system.  He gave his chest routine as an example:

Dumbbell Bench Press - start heavy and do 6-8 reps with 150lb DBs.  Immediately drop to 100lb DBs and get 10-12 more reps.  Then immediately drop down to 45lb DBs and do 40 reps!

Then he takes a few minutes to rest and does the whole thing again - though with lighter weights.  He said, that's how he trained each bodypart.  And the article was written after he was kicked out of the IFBB, and he was drug-free.

I "tried" this, this morning.  On my first 40 rep set, I only made it to 30, and I was shaking like a dog!  I felt like comlete jell-o.  And even though I dropped weight on the second "Triple-Drop-Set", I could barely lift anything!  Complete and total muscle exhaustion.

Just curious if any of you guys have tried this kind of training, and if so, do you have any full routines laid out?

Nothing new there but sounds like an interesting read.

I definetely incorporate them in various routines, especially when time-crunched.

[WhiteHulk4]

I've obviously done "drop sets" before, but never going from such low reps to such crazy high reps!  It's brutal!

[triple_pickle]

i don't know why the bbuilders of yesterday were so weak.  this is what the pros of today do:

Dumbbell Bench Press - start heavy and do 6-8 reps with 250lb DBs.  Immediately drop to 200lb DBs and get 10-12 more reps.  Then immediately drop down to 150lb DBs and do 40 reps!

Then take a few minutes to rest and do the whole thing again - with same or perhaps higher weights as the first set was "warm-up."

 

[nodeal]

i absolutely love shock routines like this. ive been sticking to more traditional methods of working out since im just coming off of a high intensity training regimen, but you have inspired me to do a week of drop sets. i can just imagine the burn and feeling!