Drop Sets

Drop sets are a great way to shock your body into growth and they can be used with just about any body part that you feel needs a good push. Adding shock training to your workouts not only helps you get over a plateau, it is also a great way to make your workouts a lot more interesting. Nothing is more boring then doing the same thing day after day and year after year. Spice up your workouts with drop sets and you may be pleasantly surprised by how your body responds.I like to use leg exercises for a lot of my shock training examples so to stay true to form I'll use leg extensions as an example for drop sets. To start off the exercise, you will want to use weight that you can normally lift 8 to 10 reps with. Remember, all sets are preformed to failure so you are cheating if you can do 12 reps and you stop at 8. Start the exercise off by lifting the weight to failure (hopefully somewhere around 8 to 10 reps). Once you reach failure, without moving from the exercise machine, drop the weight 10 to 20 pounds.

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