When I train to build muscle and make gains,I use different methods but most commonly I use to focus on the intensity of my training and that really brings my training to next level and to make additional gains and you can also use these technique while being in fatloss cycle also.
Experiment with these and change up your training a bit and have some fun.
Supersets
Supersets,you can do this while gaining muscles,bulking,cutting and in fatloss and weightloss too. Its the most versatile form of sets( it can be said that ). This include pairing of two exercises that work on the same muscle group and doing them back to back with minimal or no rest (try to do this without taking any break) in between. They add serious volume to the muscle and force it to recruit those higher threshold fibers as the muscle fatigues to compensate for the lack of force production after fatigue sets. For example,pairing triceps ropepressdown with diamond pushups or bodyweight dips.
Dropsets
Dropsets are one of my favorite thing in training that I usually look for while doing gains and it includes performing a set with a given weight then dropping the weight by 20-60% and immediate performing another set. I usually do three sets,two drops of weight in total. This is a great way to add some serious volume to a muscle.
One+.5
One+.5 reps is something I’ve been doing for quite some time on some isolated biceps and triceps work and have seen awesome results. They involve performing half a rep in between full reps of movement. For biceps curls for example, I bring the weight all the way up, lower to 90 degrees,bring the weight back up to a full constraction and lower the weight back down to full extension.
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