03-25-2017, 12:33 AM
What kind of methods should be utitlised for pump sets? For knee extensions (just using them as an example) I've played around slightly and started using a format of 5 full reps, followed by 5 partials then back to 5 full reps and so on. I take this to failure and this week decided to then add eccentric holds on top. So I doubled the weight then used the handle to spot the concentric lift before lowering in as slow and controlled a manner as I could. Are these added eccentric holds overkill or are they the kind of thing that can be utilised? I realise that they will increase muscular damage which may not be desired on a programme with such a high training frequency (especially using the turbo version). Are they be fine to use as its only one all out set? I enjoy implementing them as they're so brutal that they've shown me if I fail to meet the criteria to get into heaven, that hell won't be all that bad anyway haha.