[quote]rasturai wrote:
damn i hope brick doesn’t actually leave. I ACTUALLY never even fuckin thought about it before I started reading about ramping whatever the word you wanna ues for it.
This is where I am actually confused…and I’m not a beginner I’m just wondering about something.
When I ramp squats, bench, dead…I usually will do between 3-6 heavy reps. So to start lets say squat workout I will go (depending on how hips, and oevrall how i feel) And I warmup you know 135x8, 205x3, 255x3, 295x3, 345x3, 385x1, 405x5, okay I feel good, 450x5.
Okay so thats done, I stop squatting then.
But if I want to do lunges or anything else…what do I do for reps? (this is hypothetical) 3x8 - first 2 sets are lighter (lets say DB LUNGE with back leg on bench) - 50x8, 60x8, 75x (target is 8 rep max) oh okay I only get 7…whoopdi-doo try next time - or do I just do straight sets.
OR if I am going for that target rep range of 8…is it better to warmup with 50x4, 60x5, oaky lets try 80x8 cause that was my target rep range?[/quote]
When I look at this proposed “workout” I see basically a “squat day” with some assistance work. If my analysis is wrong, feel free to correct me rasturai. Back on topic, with assistance work it’s your call on whether to ramp the weight or do straight sets. It would probably depend on what you are trying to accomplish- gaining work capacity, training a new movement pattern or trying to work up to a heavy top set to beat the log book.
I do a 5/3/1 hybrid and use straight sets for things like assistance on squat days where I use 55% of my training max for 5x10. I do this because, in my mind, I need to work on perfecting my squat as well as conditioning. With other movements, say barbell curls, you’d probably want to ramp up to a heavy top set because that will allow for the maximum stimulation of your target muscle group.
So basically it has more to do with your goal for that movement imo.