Description of Pyramids

Advanced Workout - 5 Week Rotation
Light, Medium, Med/Heavy & Heavy Pyramids

The first exercise for each bodypart is done in a pyramid, where the first 4-6 sets are warm ups and all following sets are done to failure.  Any secondary exercises for the same bodypart are done in a descending order (heavy set first), unless safety or pain dictates otherwise.
Light

100% = 1 rep max
Workouts vary
anywhere from
12 to 100+
repitions per set

Medium

100%
= 2 rep max
 approximately 95% of 1 rep max
 
Set #
Weight
Reps
(optional) warm up
1
10%
20
warm up
2
20%
12
warm up
3
40%
8
warm up
4
60%
5
warm up
5
80%
2
 
6
100%
Failure
 
7
80%
Failure
 
8
60%
Failure
(optional)
9
40%
Failure
(optional)
10
20%
Failure
(optional)
11
10%
Failure
Medium/Heavy

100% = 2 rep max
 approximately 95% of 1 rep max
 
Set #
Weight
Reps
(optional) warm up
1
10%
20
warm up
2
20%
12
warm up
3
40%
8
warm up
4
60%
5
warm up
5
80%
2
 
6
100%
Failure
 
7
90%
Failure
 
8
80%
Failure
9
70%
Failure
(optional)
10
60%
Failure
(optional)
11
50%
Failure
(optional)
12
40%
Failure
Heavy

100% = 1 rep max
 
Set #
Weight
Reps
(optional) warm up
1
10%
10-12
warm up
2
25%
8-10
warm up
3
40%
6-8
warm up
4
55%
4-6
warm up
5
70%
2-4
warm up
6
85%
1-2
 
7
100%
Failure
 
8
95%
Failure
 
9
90%
Failure
 
10
85%
Failure
 
11
80%
Failure
 
12
75%
Failure
(optional)
13
70%
Failure
(optional)
14
65%
Failure
(optional)
15
60%
Failure
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