Drop sets are a great way to increase the intensity of your workout. What they are, is a set immediately after your last set, of lower weight. I generally try to go for the highest weight which I can do for 12 reps.

Who should use the drop set? People looking to gain MASS. Drop sets do not add strength, or speed, or any other true athletic ability, they’re essentially solely for a cosmetic purpose.

Whats the science behind drop sets? According to Tom Venuto, drop sets are all about hitting all the muscle fibers within the muscle, to essentially stimulate growth.

The way this works is, with each set you hit different fibers, so after reaching your max weight, each subsequent drop set is hitting “reserved” fibers.

Ensuring you hit all these fibers will stimulate greater muscle growth, as all the fibers have been “ripped” meaning when they are all repaired, they will all be larger than before (i.e. the science behind muscle growth).

Don’t forget an important diet always plays a major roll in fitness however, and you need to consume the proper amount of protein (in food, or whey) to successfully repair your muscles.