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Everyone's take on Pyramid lifting

ChYesman Posts: 12 Joined: 2008/06/29	2008/10/15, 01:47 AM I just wanted to know what everyone thinks about pyramid lifting. I've only been lifting for about 5 years but I swear by it and it's helped me gain size and strength immensely. -------------- Josh Morris
	2008/10/20, 11:35 AM it's a technique..yet another tool in your training...it's fine technique to warm up while building to a working set...
Tinnuk Posts: 291 Joined: 2005/12/19	2008/10/22, 08:56 PM Personally, I think that it generates needless fatigue before the set(s) that really count.
lcmbaseball Posts: 2 Joined: 2008/10/22	2008/10/22, 10:43 PM Personally, I think that is helps you warm up for the bigger wieght. (Depending on how many sets your doing of course)
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2008/10/24, 03:55 PM so I just jump to 275-300 for my working sets? ============ Quoting from Tinnuk: Personally, I think that it generates needless fatigue before the set(s) that really count. ============= -------------- \"The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition\"
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2008/10/24, 05:49 PM I call it ramping the weight and it works great for gains and weight loss. For weight loss when I started off years ago I ramped down using sets of 15 and the weight got lower with each set. Today and for the longest time I ramp up to my max lift. I use a 5 x max for Bench, Squat, Overhead Presses and Back Rows and a 3 x max on deadlifts. So it would go like this. Deadlifts 5 x 200 5 x 240 3 x 280 3 x 320 I just changed this up be cause I got stuck for to long on 310 x 5. I was going for max every week x 5 on all sets and now I speed work for 5 weeks and on the 6th I'll max for 3 and with this I shall start moving the weight up again. Squat 5 x 210 5 x 265 5 x 315 5 x 370 5 x 420 Will do as I did for deadlifts when the time calls for it! Bench 5 x 125 5 x 155 5 x 185 5 x 215 5 x 245 Will do as I did for deadlifts when the time calls for it! -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down!
Tinnuk Posts: 291 Joined: 2005/12/19	2008/10/25, 12:19 AM The pyramid templates that I've seen have around 8 or so sets before the working set; ramping is a much better idea in my opinion. ============ Quoting from bigandrew: so I just jump to 275-300 for my working sets? =============
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2008/10/28, 10:36 AM ok...not all sets are stressing to the body? here's my pyrmid/warm up method 45/20 95/12 135/6 185/5 225/3 275/2 depending on if I get in a shirt or stay raw would depend on where I go from here. Thats 6 warm up sets... My coach who bench 450+ raw would 275/3 315/3 365/1-2 405 work sets Doesn't hurt us any? ============ Quoting from Tinnuk: The pyramid templates that I've seen have around 8 or so sets before the working set; ramping is a much better idea in my opinion. ============= -------------- \"The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition\"
Tinnuk Posts: 291 Joined: 2005/12/19	2008/10/30, 02:29 PM You're asking me? Well, no; not all the sets would be stressing the body necessarily, but it's far more likely to generate premature fatigue that a ramp is. Even if it wasn't doing so at all, it just seems a bit superfluous to me. Your coach's method was something to the effect of a ramp. ============ Quoting from bigandrew: ok...not all sets are stressing to the body? here's my pyrmid/warm up method 45/20 95/12 135/6 185/5 225/3 275/2 depending on if I get in a shirt or stay raw would depend on where I go from here. Thats 6 warm up sets... My coach who bench 450+ raw would 275/3 315/3 365/1-2 405 work sets Doesn't hurt us any? =============