2 sets per exercise

[Juicebox]

Hey guys

Just wondering what your guys thoughts are on this I’ve been working with a coach for my nutrition and he’s an old 55 years old NPC winner and he preaches 2 sets to failure or close to it and using that low volume approach to hit more movements per workout, I was wondering if anyone else uses this approach as I’ve aleays been a high volume 3-5 sets per movement guy

 

[halfjack]

Reminds of the Mike Mentzer training style.

 

[Juicebox]

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Reminds of the Mike Mentzer training style.

Every trained that way ??

 

[flashpass123]

As long as your frequency is high (3x week) then this is a viable method.

 

[GEBP]

It’s like Dogg Crapp Training. That stuff works, provided you eat enough and train at a high frequency.

 

[UnderTheBridge]

I started training like this. Dorian Yates routine and I actually like the change of pace and just going ham to failure.

 

[system]

I don’t see any benefit in going to failure so I wouldn’t be in favor of this but I know a lot of guys (with respectable physiques) are convinced that going to failure is beneficial for them so entirely to each his own. I just don’t see a point in it personally. Seems counter productive to both hypertrophy and recovery. More weekly volume that you can recover from easily = beneficial. Failure = less weekly volume and more fatigue.

 

[halfjack]

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Reminds of the Mike Mentzer training style.

Every trained that way ??

No. Too rough on the joints for me. I take a while to get warmed up. However, it would be a good change of pace for two weeks. You just have to make sure the intensity level is high for those two sets. Honestly, I would probably go three sets. You know…if one is good… then…two…

 

[Checkmatelabs]

I’m a fan of “Failure” on every set.

Our minds fail way before our body does.

Very few people are at the level where they go to real actual failure.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

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I’m a fan of “Failure” on every set.

Our minds fail way before our body does.

Very few people are at the level where they go to real actual failure.

Agreed. I tend to go to “failure,” drop the weight by the next available increment and continue until I get all the reps in, sometimes even more than planned to punish myself for being weak AF because I know there’s more in the tank.

With just two sets, I can’t see the muscles getting appropriately stressed for growth.

 

[Checkmatelabs]

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I’m a fan of “Failure” on every set.

Our minds fail way before our body does.

Very few people are at the level where they go to real actual failure.

Agreed. I tend to go to “failure,” drop the weight by the next available increment and continue until I get all the reps in, sometimes even more than planned to punish myself for being weak AF because I know there’s more in the tank.

With just two sets, I can’t see the muscles getting appropriately stressed for growth.

Totally. Most things come down to conditioning. There’s always more in the tank.

IMO, intensity is top of the list in training.

 

[grungydog]

I agree with Kingofcarbz, completely. I would also add I see no purpose in doing more movements just for the sake of it. Movements have a hierarchy, spend more time on the best movements, less time on the others. If you’re doing five movements per body part, not only are you tired, but you’re doing inferior movements to begin with. What are you really accomplishing?