Pyramid Weight Training | Build Muscle & Strength

Forward or backwards? Which one is most effective for weight training? Let me know your thoughts!
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[rickymurray]

I’ve always done this, helps me feel safe from injuries

[Pippinm]

Same, I start super light and use it as a warm up. I find this great the older it get and then I find I can actually go heavier in the end!

[bigman]

Keep in mind if you do this you’ll probably be able to lift less heavy weights as you’ll be tired out from the buildup, as opposed to starting with the heavy

[alcidesrios]

I started doing reverse pyramid, I’m 43 and I’m feeling I was stuck when pyramiding up but now I broke through that plateau

[tuberwithagun]

I’ve mixed it up so much, and everything has just exploded for me…

Muscular endurance, strength _and_ size. One day I will do straight sets, next session will be pyramid sets and the third and fourth sessions are both drop sets. The other three days are light cardio, and man has it worked well for me.

[BryceSena]

It’s always made the best sense to me to warm up as needed and then do your first working set with the heaviest weight possible that will allow at least 8 reps. Then once you can no longer do 8 reps minimum with that same weight you drop the weight a little.

[Spc]

Same!! Till I wear down! Up and then I go back down if I’m feeling strong which is pointless but I just like to wear myself to total fatigue sometimes for a heck of a burner!

[LARRYNH]

Thank you Jay for helping us.
Appreciate your humility brother!

[CesarGonzalez-ltob]

Younger - pyramid back (more strength)
Older - pyramid forward (less injury)

[martinfedor]

Make sense for muscle grow, strenght and protect injuries.Thanks for secret reveal.Happy new year

[boqueefya]

Love pyramiding backwords after a proper warmup set

[chrisdaniels]

That's interesting because I have always gone down focusing more and more on the contraction as I went less in weight. I will have to try this Jay

[levideadman]

I do both. I warm up to the main lift with lower weight. Then taper off or drop set.

[MrMusclenbrains]

Always, I've never had an injury in 35yrs. I feel I get a lot stronger, grip strength gets better.

[Caineea]

Yup when I intuitively started to pyramid up, my gains exploded.

[nathanielkern]

Yes sir, I always hear about the benefits of other sets but this has always been my go to

[GodlessShredder]

Sounds like a simple way of warming up to a working set tbh but I typically do fewer reps at lighter weights to conserve for the top set while priming the CNS for heavy lifting, focusing on strength and conditioning rather than hypertrophy

[DvornyashkaDiaries]

Pyramiding up for each exercise, pyramiding back for training session as a whole.

[RDB]

Consistently training up or down will build muscle! CONSISTENCY is the key.

[nkodoko]

noted. I pyramid up, but my rep range can be all over the place. I need to work on that.