04/09/2019

I want to talk about PYRAMIDS (no not the one in the picture, although I think I NAILED this shot in Egypt)
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But the types of pyramids that you can throw into your lifting or workout routines to give your sets a little variation.
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The ‘pyramid’ provides a great image when you think about WHAT it is you’re actually doing.
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Going from “heavy to light, or light to heavy” or “high reps to low, low to high”
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You can use it for amount of WEIGHT or, the amount of REPS you are completing:
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I’ll keep it simple for now- and give you two examples:
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let’s say you are doing bench presses: you would start out the set with 80lb weight (maybe doing 5 reps) then LOWER the weight down to 60lbs- then doing 5 more reps, then 40bs, 5 more) you get the point…
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You can do it with REPS:
KEEP the 80lb weight and start your set doing 12 reps, then 10, then 8 then 6 and so on. -
This is one thing I love about virtually training people- I’m keepin’ em on their toes (figuratively and literally) hahaa!
I threw in some pyramid sets with my client this morning, and wanted to share this tip with you all- it’s one I love and it’s a great tool to vary your workouts.
If you have any other questions, drop em below and I’ll try and answer. -
NOTE: my hands signs are NOT what you think-
Unless you’re an 80s kid and grew up with an older brother- I doubt you’d know..😂😂🤔