honestly i used to do like 4-5 sets for everything but i just got burnt out. now i do one "warm up" and then one absolute top set to failure where i feel like my soul is leaving my body lol. its way better for recovery

im definitely a "3 sets of 8-12" guy still. i know its basic but it works and i dont feel like i need a nap for three days after leg day. taking every single thing to failure just sounds like a recipe for an injury to me

depends on the movement for me. big compounds like squats or deads i stay a couple reps away from death. but for lateral raises or curls? yeah those are going way past failure every single time

i try to do the "wreck my cns" approach every time and then i wonder why i'm grumpy and tired all week lol. i've been trying to pull back and just do 2 working sets with a focus on the stretch lately... its a game changer for the pump

i switched to the "top set / back off set" style a few months ago and my strength finally started moving again. i do one heavy set of 5-8 then drop the weight 20% and go for 12. simple and it works

i usually go for 2 sets to absolute failure on everything. first set is the heavy hitter and the second one is more about the slow negatives and that deep burn- i tried the "one set and done" thing but i just felt like i didnt do enough work to justify the drive to the gym lol

i'm a huge fan of the "top set" approach personally. i usually do one or two heavy sets to absolute failure and then maybe a back-off set with higher reps just to get a crazy pump. doing 4 or 5 sets of everything just feels like junk volume after a while and i end up being in the gym way too long lol

honestly i tried the "one set to failure" dorian yates style but i just didnt feel like i was doing enough work. now i usually do 2-3 working sets and try to leave maybe one rep in the tank on the first set then go balls to the wall on the last one. seems like a good middle ground for my recovery

i'm definitely in the "wreck my cns" camp lol i know it's probably not the smartest way to train but i just dont feel like i had a good workout unless i'm struggling to walk to my car afterward. i usually take every single set to failure and then throw in some partials at the end just to be safe

mostly top sets for me man. i found that if i try to do 3 sets to failure on big movements like squats or rows i just burn out by the second week and my strength stalls. i'd rather give 100% to one heavy set and then move on to the next thing. plus it saves a lot of time

i guess i'm old school but i still do like 3 sets of 8-12 for basically everything. i don't always hit true failure where the bar stops moving but i get pretty close. it's worked for me for years so i'm kinda scared to change it up and lose my gains lol. keep it simple right?

it really depends on the day for me but i love doing a few "warm up" sets that feel heavy-ish then one big top set where i just lose my mind. then on isolation stuff like curls or lateral raises i'll just do high volume until the burn is unbearable. i think mixing it up keeps the joints from getting too beat up