Dave Draper’s Musclebuilding Q&A

I am a 19-year-old bodybuilder training for an upcoming power meet, and have been training for five years. My training partner and I have been training to failure for about three months. Here is the sets and reps we train with: 1st set-12 reps (warm up), 2nd set-10 reps,  3rd set-8 reps, 4th set-6 reps. What are your thoughts?

This has been my favorite rep scheme (adding a fifth set of 4) since I was your age (like 50 years ago). I like the weight and rep variation for interest and the power, mass, density and shape building qualities they provide.

For your power training, you’re ready to rearrange the reps to  include triples, doubles and one-rep maximums. How you should do this is every lifter’s personal journey and I suggest you seek some advice from masters like Rickey Dale Crain or Lou Simmons… folks like them.

You’re on your merry way. Be alert, be wise, be daring and be safe. There are injuries out there and you do not — I repeat  — you do not want them.

Bombs away… Dave            <<<Godspeed>>>