Dropsets are one of my favorite go-to workout mehods when I want an intense workout that doesn't take a lot of time. I especially like using dropsets when working out on machines. To do them, I pick a weight that is challenging, one that would fatigue me in 10-12 reps. When I feel like I can't do any more reps at that weight, I quickly lower the weights and crank out as many as I can at the lower weight. I then lower the weight again and keep pumping til I can't complete any more with good form, which means it's time to lighten the load again. I usually continue this process until I have churned out 40-50 reps. Today I tried to keep the weights as heavy as possible to really challenge myself so I did 40 reps on each machine. I did an upper body routine and completed dropsets on the following machines:
- Chest press
- Overhead press
- Seated row
- Lat pulldown
- Incline press
- Chest flyes on cable machine
- Triceps pressdown
- Assisted dip
- Assisted pull-up
- Narrow-grip lat pulldown
I finished up my gym time with 5 minutes of various planks and rounded out my fitness today with a 4 mile run a bit later in the morning with my boys in the jogging stroller. It was a great workout that really fueled my appetite today. After a bit of splurging over the weekend, my clean-eating was back on track today.
What's your favorite go-to workout? Do you like relax your healthy habits on the weekends? Let me know how you get things back into gear on Mondays. Hope you had a good one.
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