Originally Posted by dchristiva
Please enlighten me. I thought that pyramids ended with a smaller number, not a larger number. If you finish with 10 reps, how to you know how much weight to use? Do you go smaller than the 6 reps, or back to what you used for the first 10 reps?
I keep record of all my workouts (This is key when doing pryamids so I'm not wasting a set by going too light or too heavy).
Bench would look something like:
Prymids
Warm up
225 x 10
240 x 8
260 x 5-6
215-225 x 10
Sets of 20 (I try to get 20 but usually end up 18ish. If I hit 20 2 weeks in a row I add 5 pounds the next time I do it)
Warm up
205 x 20
185 x 20
Heavy
Warmup
225 x 10
285 x 5
305 x 2
305 x 1