MESO-Rx
Anabolic Steroids
Ascending or descending pyramids better?
- Thread starter RaveHead
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i am just trying to understand so dont take offense to anything i say but i would think in theory that pre exhausting muscles wouldnt get you good gains. The only reason i say that is if you think about it, usually your 2nd and 3rd exercise your much weaker than your first as you have exhausted the muscle and depleted it. So for me, i do 1 or 2 warm up sets then i go right into heavy reps for 10 for hypertrophy
Pre exhaust is more for size gains. In hypertrophy training you want to isolate and fully stimulate the muscle group being worked. One option. Pre exhaust prevents assisting muscles from contributing to force generation. Of course not best for pure strength and power training. Personal observations.
DragonFlames
New Member
I prefer both. I work my way up in weight then back down to my starting point.
Not even that great for hypertrophy either though. Unless you want to limit your overall gains.
Limit gains?
lunk666
New Member
They are both good and have there place in any training program. Do not forget, drop sets,giant sets, and 21s' too. There are so many ways to attack a muscle. If you no longer get a pump,and the weight stops going up, switch the moves your using. Do not forget some day we all meet our genetic potential and from that point its really a struggle even if you are using PEDS.
You typically pre-exhaust a compound lift with isolation work. Doing so limits the work you end up doing on the compound lift which provides much more homeostatic disruption. It's always better to save your energy for the compound lifts then fill in the blanks after with isolation work.
