Dropset
A dropset is a set that, on reaching close to failure, immediately continues with a lighter weight and no rest, until approaching failure again. It extends a single set past the point where it would normally end, adding total work without adding rest time.
Dropset
A dropset is a set that, on reaching close to failure, immediately continues with a lighter weight and no rest, until approaching failure again. It extends a single set past the point where it would normally end, adding total work without adding rest time.
In practice
It pays off best at the end of a session and on exercises where dropping the weight is fast and safe: machines, cables, dumbbells. On a heavy barbell compound the logistics ruin it.
Related terms
SupersetA superset is two exercises performed back to back with no rest between them, resting only after the pair is finishedTraining volumeTraining volume is the total amount of work done in a periodRIR (reps in reserve)RIR is how many repetitions someone could still have completed at the end of a set before reaching technical failureDumbbell exercisesSee the whole glossary
